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Sign in to saveLithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Lithodytes lineatus, also commonly known as the gold-striped frog or painted antnest frog. It is found in tropical South America where it lives in humid forests among the leaf litter. These frogs build foam nests at the edge of temporary pools, and the tadpoles develop within these. The frogs also associate with certain leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) and breed inside their nests without being attacked by the ants.
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19 sectionsContents
- Description
- Tadpoles
- Distribution and habitat
- Conservation
- Phylogeny
- Close relatives
- Distinct Features
- Ecology and Mutualism
- Parental Care
- Social Behavior
- Reproductive Behavior
- Defensive Behavior
- Foraging Behavior
- Mimicry
- Batesian mimicry
- Müllerian mimicry
- Use in Research
- References
- External links
Lithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Lithodytes lineatus, also commonly known as the gold-striped frog or painted antnest frog. It is found in tropical South America where it lives in humid forests among the leaf litter. These frogs build foam nests at the edge of temporary pools, and the tadpoles develop within these. The frogs also associate with certain leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) and breed inside their nests without being attacked by the ants.
==Description== left|thumb|Amapá, [[Brazil]] left|thumb|Maranhão, [[Brazil]] The female Lithodytes lineatus grows to a length ranging from , and the male is slightly smaller. It has a slender body and blunt snout. The overall color is black apart from a pair of yellow lateral stripes running from the snout to the groin, where there is a red or orange patch. The limbs are brown banded with black.