Colostethus beebei
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Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923) |
Colostethus beebei is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.
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- Reynolds, R., Hoogmoed, M., MacCulloch, R. & Gaucher, P. 2004. Colostethus beebei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
This frog inhabits the tank of the giant bromeliad Brocchinia micrantha. It is an opportunistic sit and wait predator whose diet includes small arthropods, mosquitos, and midges.