{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = DirkvdM frog santa fe.jpg | image_caption = ''Silverstoneia flotator'' in Panama | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Silverstoneia flotator | authority = (Dunn, 1931) | synonyms = ''Phyllobates flotator'' <small>Dunn, 1931</small><br /> ''Colostethus flotator'' <small>(Dunn, 1931)</small> |status_ref=<ref name=IUCN /> }}
'''''Silverstoneia flotator''''', the '''rainforest rocket frog''', is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is considered to be of least concern by the IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.<ref name=AMNH>{{BioRef|ASW6 |title=''Silverstoneia flotator'' (Dunn, 1931) |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatoidea/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Silverstoneia/Silverstoneia-flotator |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Amph>{{BioRef|amphibiaweb |title=''Silverstoneia flotator'' (Dunn, 1931) |author1= |editor1= |editor2= |date= |language= |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1562 |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=IUCN>{{cite IUCN |title= Rainforest Rocket Frog: ''Silverstoneia flotator'' |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55082/54343502 |article-number= e.T55082A54343502 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T55082A54343502.en |id=55082 |year=2015 |author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>
This frog has been observed between 10 and 865 meters above sea level, near rocky-bottomed streams. The frog has been observed in secondary forest, so scientists infer that it may tolerate some habitat disturbance.<ref name=IUCN />
The female frog lays eggs in leaf litter. After the eggs hatch, the male frog carries the tadpoles to streams.<ref name=IUCN />
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction because of its large range, large population, and tolerance to habitat disturbance. What threat it faces comes from deforestation associated with agriculture, logging, and urbanization.<ref name=IUCN />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Colostethus flotator}} *{{Wikispecies-inline|''Silverstoneia flotator''}}
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flotator Category:Amphibians described in 1931 Category:Amphibians of Costa Rica Category:Amphibians of Panama Category:Taxa named by Emmett Reid Dunn
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