Marañón poison frog

Marañón poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
Genus: Excidobates
Species: E. mysteriosus
Binomial name
Excidobates mysteriosus
(Myers, 1982)
Distribution of the Maranon Poison Frog
Synonyms

Dendrobates mysteriosus Myers, 1982
Ranitomeya mysteriosus (Myers, 1982)

The Marañón poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus; rana venenosa in Spanish) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Cordillera del Condor in the upper Marañón River drainage of the Cajamarca Department, Peru.[2] At the type locality its natural habitat is primary premontane forest. Breeding takes place in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may also be collected for international trade.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Monteza, J.I.; Jungfer, K.-H.; Lötters, S.; Arizabal, W. & Martinez, J.L. (2004). "Excidobates mysteriosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Excidobates mysteriosus (Myers, 1982)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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