Ranitomeya aquamarina Mônico, Koch, Dayrell, Moravec & Lima, 2025
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Adult female of Ranitomeya aquamarina in natural posture. Paratype female (INPA-H 47569)
Alexander T. Mônico in A. T. Mônico, E. D. Koch, J. S. Dayrell, J. Moravec & A. P. Lima · CC BY 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ranitomeya aquamarina, also known as the metallic poison frog, is a species of small frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to the Juruá River basin of Brazil. It is one of at least 18 species named in the genus Ranitomeya and is uniquely characterized by its bright blue to yellow-green and black body and metallic spotted legs.
Wikipedia contributors, Ranitomeya aquamarina; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:26:27.970070+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ranitomeya aquamarina Mônico, Koch, Dayrell, Moravec & Lima, 2025
- Name authority
- Mônico, Koch, Dayrell, Moravec & Lima, 2025
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Ranitomeya
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyDendrobatinae Cope, 1865
- genusRanitomeya Bauer, 1986
- speciesRanitomeya aquamarina Mônico, Koch, Dayrell, Moravec & Lima, 2025
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ranitomeya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ranitomeya reticulata (Boulenger, 1884) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya uakarii (Brown, Schulte & Summers, 2006) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya flavovittata (Schulte, 1999) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya defleri Twomey & Brown, 2009 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya cyanovittata Pérez-Peña, Chávez, Twomey & Brown, 2010 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya vanzolinii (Myers, 1982) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya benedicta Brown, Twomey, Pepper & Sanchez-Rodriguez, 2008 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya fantastica (Boulenger, 1884) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya sirensis (Aichinger, 1991) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya summersi Brown, Twomey, Pepper & Sanchez-Rodriguez, 2008 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya toraro Brown, Caldwell, Twomey, Melo-Sampaio & Souza, 2011 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann & Zimmermann, 1988) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1271522 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:V38GM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.