Andinobates cassidyhornae

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

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| image = Andinobates cassidyhornae 9700989.png

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite web |title=Andinobates cassidyhornae |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Andinobates%20cassidyhornae |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}

| genus = Andinobates

| species = cassidyhornae

| authority = (Amézquita et al., 2013)

}}

Andinobates cassidyhornae, commonly known as Cassidy's poison dart frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae{{cite journal |title=A new species of Andean poison frog, Andinobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae), from the northwestern Andes of Colombia |url=https://www.academia.edu/3156167 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3620.1.8 |author1=Adolfo Amezquita |author2=Roberto Marquez |author3=Ricardo Medina |author4=Daniel Mejia-Vargas |author5 =Ted R. Kahn |author6=Gustavo Suarez| author7=Luis Mazariegos |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3620 |year=2013 |issue=1 |pages=163–178 |pmid=26120702 |access-date=1 June 2023 |via=Academia.edu}} found in Antioquia, Colombia at an altitude of 1800–2059 m.{{Cite web |title=Andinobates cassidyhornae |url=http://www.dendrowiki.org/andinobates-cassidyhornae.html |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Dendrowiki}} They have been observed in areas with thick leaf litter and males have been observed calling between 10 and 14 o'clock within these areas. Their call has been described to sound like a "buzz".{{cite web |last1=Mazariegos |first1=Luis A. |title=Andinobates cassidyhornae |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7974 |website=Amphibiaweb |access-date=20 April 2024}} Little is known about the parental tendencies of A. cassidyhornae, but males are known to carry 1-3 tadpoles on their dorsum, and some tadpoles have been found in water containing husks of Wettinia species.{{cite web |title=Andinobates cassidyhornae |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/119560964 |website=Global Biodiversity Information Facility |access-date=20 April 2024}}

A. cassidyhornae is named after Cassidy Horn in honor of her passion for poison dart frogs and conservation in Colombia.

A. cassidyhornae females are slightly bigger than a male (a sign of sexual dimorphism). Their mating season likely occurs during the wet season in March–April.

This species is threatened due to disturbance within its preferred habitat and small range and potential smuggling by the illegal pet trade. It was proposed as critically endangered upon discovery, and is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.{{cite web |title=Andinobates cassidyhornae |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/77318125/85907021 |website=IUCN Red List |publisher=IUCN |access-date=20 April 2024}}