Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
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 "Dendrobates auratus in Panama."
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| Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855) |
Dendrobates auratus, also known as the green and black poison dart frog is a brightly-coloured member of the order Anura native to Central America and north-western parts of South America and was introduced to Hawaii. It is one of the most variable of all poison dart frogs next to Dendrobates tinctorius.
Hawaii Dendrobates auratus was introduced to Hawaii in the 1950s by biologist as a ways and means of controlling the mosquito population in Manoa Valley. Given the humid and ideal temperatures, the frog population proliferated. This is one of the scientific experiments in introducing alien species to counter alien pest that did not significantly negatively impact indigenous Hawaiian species, (unlike the mongoose).
Given the geographic isolation of the Hawaii's dendrobate auratus, the species are considered a subspecies.
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- Solís et al (2004). Dendrobates auratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
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