Granular poison frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the granular poison frog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oophaga granulifera
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Dendrobatidae

Where does the granular poison frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the granular poison frog in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the granular poison frog endangered?

The granular poison frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the granular poison frog?

The granular poison frog (Oophaga granulifera) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Dendrobatidae, genus Oophaga. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the granular poison frog

The granular poison frog or granular poison arrow frog (Oophaga granulifera) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Originally described as Dendrobates granuliferus, it was moved to Oophaga in 1994. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Granular poison frog (revision 1314353300), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q138758 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).