Yea Ameerega Bassleri is pretty radI love Ameerega...
Ameerega pepperi "yellow/gold"Yea Ameerega Bassleri is pretty rad
I love the smaller frogs, but phyllobates is really my favorite. My adult terribs are just so derpy and cute, along with being just AMAZING to look at. That's the perfect description of them as adults.P. terribilis remains the king for me with their group-living-large-prey-eating-loud-calling-mug-you-in-broad-daylight-rowdy lifestyle.
That's gorgeous! I've added another frog to my "get eventually" list.
So I've noticed some variation in froglets. I've reared clutches that contain a mix of shy and aggressive froglets, while some clutches are all 100% aggressive -- sure they'll flee if I get too close, but spend more time in the open and hunt much more aggressively. Same parents, sometimes within days of each other, so maybe it's just a roll of the genetic dice.That's the perfect description of them as adults.As babies, not so much, but when they grow up, they're the boldest (and hungriest) frog I know of.
wowwwww thats a cool frog right there
Lets go Phyllobates gang 👌I chose Phyllobates because it contains two of my favourite species.
Although some large Oophaga are quite stunning visually; P. terribilis remains the king for me with their group-living-large-prey-eating-loud-calling-mug-you-in-broad-daylight-rowdy lifestyle.
I have a comeback to that. Are you ready to get roasted? Ranitomeyas are SMALLRanitomeya
I was going to add that to the list of awesome characteristics of Ranitomeya, but I didn't want to rub it in too hard.I have a comeback to that. Are you ready to get roasted? Ranitomeyas are SMALL![]()
Wouldn't this be more specific to R. imitator?-- Mullerian mimicry. The cool kind.![]()
Yes -- well, sort of, since both species of the mimic pair benefit, both are Mullerian mimics, so R. imitator, fantastica, variabilis and summersi (I think that's all of them) all count.Wouldn't this be more specific to R. imitator?
Indeed - and it is a slightly different definition of Mullerian mimicry than the definition would imply, as the imitators are the only species changing their characteristics (and to multiple different species), rather than having a mutual convergence or change. Imitators were the first amphibians to display monogamy, and some recent studies on imitators also show them as a guide to the evolution of new species, with studies on their transitional zones and on their inclination to reproduce with similar looking imitators, rather than ones displaying mimicry to another species. I love these guys, they are far and beyond my favourite dart species!Yes -- well, sort of, since both species of the mimic pair benefit, both are Mullerian mimics, so R. imitator, fantastica, variabilis and summersi (I think that's all of them) all count.
All the characteristics I listed are specific to one or more but not all species in the genus -- I could've been more clear on that.![]()
Are there studies on this for Ranitomeya? Since Mullerian mimicry is mutualistic, the expectation would be that both the mimic and the model would experience selective pressures driving convergence.Indeed - and it is a slightly different definition of Mullerian mimicry than the definition would imply, as the imitators are the only species changing their characteristics (and to multiple different species), rather than having a mutual convergence or change.
I had thought this about vanzolinii, but looking back I realize that they were the first frog discovered to exhibit pair bonding.Imitators were the first amphibians to display monogamy,
I was trying to find the exact article I read it in, I thought it was one written by Twomey, but I can't find it now. It might have been a smaller portion in a larger article...I try to keep track, but I even find sometimes understanding the scholarly articles difficult sometimes. There are some articles supporting advergence actually being a more common type of Mullerian mimicry (as opposed to mutualistic). The wikipedia (Yea...I know, wikipedia!) article actually has quite a few good sources linked, with this one being the main source:Are there studies on this for Ranitomeya? Since Mullerian mimicry is mutualistic, the expectation would be that both the mimic and the model would experience selective pressures driving convergence.
AmphibiaWeb - Ranitomeya vanzolinii
amphibiaweb.org
Here is one of the articles supporting the above:and some recent studies on imitators also show them as a guide to the evolution of new species, with studies on their transitional zones and on their inclination to reproduce with similar looking imitators, rather than ones displaying mimicry to another species. I love these guys, they are far and beyond my favourite dart species!
Here we go, I think this was the article I had read. This one isn't a free article however:Are there studies on this for Ranitomeya? Since Mullerian mimicry is mutualistic, the expectation would be that both the mimic and the model would experience selective pressures driving convergence.