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Silverstoneia minima
Silverstoneia minima is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia, having been found in Chocó and in Serranía del Baudó and the area surrounding Alto del Buey. These places are only accessible to humans by air and sea.
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Range & habitat
This frog has been found in forested ridges near rocky streams. However, assessors have heard it calling in the middles of forests, far from water. This frog has been observed between 300 and 1070 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Scientists infer that the female frog lays eggs in leaf litter and that, after the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water, like its congeners, but neither event has yet been reported as observed.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
Scientists named this frog minima, the Latin term for "very small." This is the second smallest frog in Silverstoneia, after Silverstoneia minutissima ("extremely small").
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 476699.