Poison Frogs - Species - Minyobates Virolinensis


Discovery Ruiz-Carranza en Ramírez-Pinilla, 1992, Lozania, 61: 1-16 [2].
Type locality "Colombia, Departamento de Santander, vertiente occidental de la Cordillera Oriental, Municipio de Charalá, Virolín (= Inspección de Policía de Cañaverales), Vereda "El Reloj", 6°13' latitud N, 73°05' W de Greenwich, 1750 m de altitud."
Holotype The holotype: ICN 16145 is located at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Etymology
Classification
Synonymy English name: Santander Poison Frog
History
Physical description Size 14.5 - 19 mm
Distribution
Biotope Western slope of the Eastern Andes (Cundinamarca and Santander), Colombia, 1300-1850 m elevation.
Care and breeding They can be kept at a temperature of 23-25°C.
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