Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Dendrobatidae
Subfamilia: Colostethinae
Genus: Silverstoneia
Species: Silverstoneia nubicola
Name
Silverstoneia nubicola (Dunn, 1924)
Type locality: "rain forest above Boquete on the trail to Chiriquí Grande, 4500 feet [1372 m]", Provincia Chiriquí, Panama.
Holotype: UMMZ 58292.
Synonyms
Phyllobates nubicola Dunn, 1924
Phyllobates nubicola nubicola — Dunn, 1933
Colostethus nubicola — Savage, 1968
Silverstoneia nubicola — Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel & Wheeler, 2006
References
Dunn, E.R. 1924. Some Panamanian frogs. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 151: 1–16.
Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 299: 167.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Silverstoneia nubicola . Accessed on 24 May 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Silverstoneia nubicola (Least Concern) Downloaded on 24 May 2008. (as Colostethus nubicola)
Vernacular names
English: Boquete Rocket Frog
Silverstoneia nubicola (Boquete rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in western Colombia, Panama, and southwestern Costa Rica.[2][3][4][5]
Description
Males measure 15–21 mm (0.59–0.83 in) and females 16–22 mm (0.63–0.87 in) in snout–vent length.[6] Males have a swollen middle finger. The dorsum is dark brown, becoming black along the sides. A thin cream-colored line, extending from the groin to the eye, separates the brown and black areas. A second light line extends from the upper lip to the groin, bordering the black sides below; the latter line is more evident in males because of their black throat and chest. The ventral surface is pale yellow in females.[4]
Reproduction
Breeding occurs throughout the year. Males call from their territories on the forest floor in early morning and late afternoon. Eggs are laid in leaf litter in the male territories. Males carry the newly hatched tadpoles to streams where they continue development.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are humid lowland, premontane and montane forests. It is threatened by chytridiomycosis and habitat loss.[1]
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Silverstoneia nubicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55121A3024457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55121A3024457.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Silverstoneia nubicola (Dunn, 1924)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Silverstoneia nubicola (Dunn, 1924)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
"Silverstoneia nubicola". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
Luis Humberto Elizondo C.; Federico Bolaños V. (2011). "Silverstoneia nubicola". Biodiversidad de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
Grant, T.; Myers, C. W. (2013). "Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Chocó (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae)". American Museum Novitates (3784): 1–58. doi:10.1206/3784.2. hdl:2246/6450. S2CID 84059309.
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