Poison Frogs - Species - Minyobates Opisthomelas

Discovery	Boulenger, 1899, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7)3: 275.
Type locality	"Santa Inés, N. of Medellin, [Departamento Antioquia,] Republic of Colombia, altitude 3800 feet [1160 m]".
Holotype	The syntypes: BM 1947.2.15.21-34 and BM 1947.2.15.29 of Dendrobates opisthomelas are located at the British Museum in London. Designated lectotype by Silverstone, 1975, Science Bulletin. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 21: 32.
Etymology
Classification
Synonymy	English name: Andean Poison Frog - Dendrobates opisthomelas, Boulenger, 1899 - Minyobates opisthomelas--Myers, 1987, Papeis Avulsos Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 36: 304.
History
Physical description	Size 14.5-19.5mm
Distribution	Northern Cordillera Occidental and Central of Colombia (Antioquia) to the eastern slope of the Cordillera Central in Caldas, Colombia, 1160-2200 m elevation.
Biotope
Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 23-25°C.
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