Ranitomeya defleri Twomey & Brown 2009

Ranitomeya defleri species group

Figs. 3, 4, 9, 10–14, Tables 4–7

A monophyletic assemblage of two divergent species: Ranitomeya defleri Twomey & Brown 2009 and R. toraro sp. nov. (this paper).

Definition and diagnosis. Adult SVL 13 – 18 mm; black dorsum; largely complete yellow dorsolateral and middorsal stripes present; cream spots near body on upper surfaces of legs and forearms; limbs and venter black with pale to bright blue reticulation forming round black spots on limbs and irregular spots on venter; large intestine entirely pigmented; LTRF either 2(2)/2(1) (R. toraro sp. nov.) or 2(2)/3(1) (R. defleri), oral disc emarginated (Table 2); larvae gray; eggs dark (Table 6). Vocalizations known only in R. defleri and consist of a series of short, insect-like buzzes, notes 0.41 – 0.62 sec in length, repeated at approximately 27 notes per minute (Table 5).