Excidobates

Excidobates
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

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

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

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Excidobates captivus (Myers, 1982)Santiago poison frogPeru and Ecuador
Excidobates condor Almendáriz, Ron, and Brito M., 2012Ecuador
Excidobates mysteriosus (Myers, 1982)Marañón poison frogPeru

References

  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.
  2. 1 2 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.

[1] www.dendrowiki.org

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