Natural History:
The Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog is a rather drab species of poison frog native to much of the Amazon basin with populations ranging as far north as Venezuela and Colombia, east into French Guiana and Brazil. Their range stretches south into Peru and Bolivia. Throughout most of their range they are a relatively common species although they have a lower population in the northern extent of their range. Within much of their range, the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog inhabits primary and secondary forests in the lowlands although in areas with excessive flooding they will move to higher ground.
While most species of frog breed during specific times of year, in some parts of their range the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog breeds throughout the year. During courting males produce two distinct calls, the first is made up of three notes and is sung to attract a female. The second call is used by the male to claim his territory and consists of several short notes played in a series. Males are rather territorial during the breeding season and can sometimes be observed exhibiting aggressive behavior towards other males of the same species. females will deposit an average of 22 eggs which are laid in the damp leaf litter where they are periodically looked after by the father. Once the eggs hatch the father will carry the tadpoles on his back to a nearby water source for them to inhabit. From there they go through metamorphosis and are left to fend for themselves.
The scientific name of the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog; "Epipedobates hahneli" is in reference to Paul Hahnel who would collect insects in the Amazon. Hahnel also collected species of frogs with some of them being previously unsubscribed species such as the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog.
These frogs are sometimes called "poison dart frogs", this term, however, is not used in most academic sources due to its inaccuracy. This name came from the use of poison frogs to tip arrows by Indigenous Peoples in South America. Of all the different Indigenous Peoples in South America only the Emberá Chocó Peoples of Colombia use the frogs and only species within the genus; Phyllobates are used. Because of this all other species are only referred to as "poison frogs".
The Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog is a rather drab species of poison frog native to much of the Amazon basin with populations ranging as far north as Venezuela and Colombia, east into French Guiana and Brazil. Their range stretches south into Peru and Bolivia. Throughout most of their range they are a relatively common species although they have a lower population in the northern extent of their range. Within much of their range, the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog inhabits primary and secondary forests in the lowlands although in areas with excessive flooding they will move to higher ground.
While most species of frog breed during specific times of year, in some parts of their range the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog breeds throughout the year. During courting males produce two distinct calls, the first is made up of three notes and is sung to attract a female. The second call is used by the male to claim his territory and consists of several short notes played in a series. Males are rather territorial during the breeding season and can sometimes be observed exhibiting aggressive behavior towards other males of the same species. females will deposit an average of 22 eggs which are laid in the damp leaf litter where they are periodically looked after by the father. Once the eggs hatch the father will carry the tadpoles on his back to a nearby water source for them to inhabit. From there they go through metamorphosis and are left to fend for themselves.
The scientific name of the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog; "Epipedobates hahneli" is in reference to Paul Hahnel who would collect insects in the Amazon. Hahnel also collected species of frogs with some of them being previously unsubscribed species such as the Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog.
These frogs are sometimes called "poison dart frogs", this term, however, is not used in most academic sources due to its inaccuracy. This name came from the use of poison frogs to tip arrows by Indigenous Peoples in South America. Of all the different Indigenous Peoples in South America only the Emberá Chocó Peoples of Colombia use the frogs and only species within the genus; Phyllobates are used. Because of this all other species are only referred to as "poison frogs".