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Ranitomeya aetherea
Ranitomeya aetherea is a species of small frogs 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 light blue and dark brown body and metallic spotted legs.
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Description
Ranitomeya aetherea is characterized by having a dark reddish brown dorsum (upper side) with three light blue stripes running parallel from front to back. The gular region (throat) and venter (underside) are also light blue, with dark spots. The arms and legs are metallic copper in color, with light reddish brown spots and patches of light blue at the base of each appendage. The tadpole does not exhibit the characteristic blue patterns until its final stage (stages 37–38).
In human culture
The specific name, "aetherea", is derived from a Latin word meaning "heavenly". This name was chosen to reference both the blue shade of the animals' dorsal stripes and the enchanting feeling noted by the researchers who discovered the species.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1635946.