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iSky-blue Poison Frog
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn3.1 EN.svg Endangered (EN) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Suborder: Neobatrachia Family: Dendrobatidae Genus: Cryptophyllobates Lötters, Jungfer, and Widmer, 2000 Species: C. azureiventris
Binomial name
Cryptophyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985

The Sky-blue Poison Frog (Cryptophyllobates azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog, native to the southern Andes in South America. It is the sole species within the Cryptophyllobates genus.

A recent review proposed merging the Cryptophyllobates genus into a new genus, Hyloxalus.

[edit] References

• Amphibian Species of the World - Cryptophyllobates azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985). Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cryptophyllobates azureiventris. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.