Excidobates

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Excidobates
Excidobates mysteriosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
Genus: Excidobates
Twomey and Brown, 2008[1]
Type species
Dendrobates mysteriosus
Myers, 1982
Species

3 species (see text)

Excidobates is a genus of poison dart frogs endemic to the Marañón River drainage in Peru and Ecuador, South America.[2] At one time members of this genus were classified as Dendrobates. A characteristic of this genus is the presence of pale, ovoid spots on the under surface of the thighs.[3]

Species[edit]

The following species are included in the genus:[2][4]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Excidobates captivus (Myers, 1982) Santiago poison frog Peru and Ecuador
Excidobates condor Almendáriz, Ron, and Brito M., 2012 Ecuador
Excidobates mysteriosus (Myers, 1982) Marañón poison frog Peru

References[edit]

  1. ^ Twomey, E.; Brown, J. L. (2008). "Spotted poison frogs: rediscovery of a lost species and a new genus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from northwestern Peru". Herpetologica. 64: 121–137. doi:10.1655/07-009.1. S2CID 55898618.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Excitobates Twomey and Brown, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ Excidobates Poison frogs, Dendrobates.org
  4. ^ "Dendrobatidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.