Excidobates
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]
| Excidobates | |
|---|---|
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| Excidobates mysteriosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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3 species (see text) | |
Species
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Excidobates Poison frogs, Dendrobates.org
- "Dendrobatidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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