FIGURE 43 in A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) 3083

FIGURE 43. Potential examples of mimicry in Ranitomeya. A. Ranitomeya uakarii and R. toraro from western Brazil. B. Ranitomeya amazonica and R. reticulata from undisclosed locality in Loreto, Peru. C. Ranitomeya imitator, R. variabilis, R. fantastica from Varadero, Loreto, Peru. In this population, individuals of R. imitator display a cline of morphologies, usually closely resembling local morphs of either R. variabilis or R. fantastica. D. Ranitomeya imitator, R. variabilis and R. fantastica from Pongo de Cainarachi, San Martin, Peru. In this population (and surrounding areas), individuals of R. imitator and R. fantastica (nearby populations possess considerably more orange on the head and dorsum and lack the appearance of 2 black stripes down the dorsum) appear similar to widespread lowland morph of R. variabilis. E. Ranitomeya imitator and R. variabilis from Cainarachi Valley, San Martin, Peru. F. Ranitomeya imitator and R. summersi from Sauce, San Martin, Peru. See Symula et al. 2001 for analyses of D, E and F as cases of Müllerian mimicry.