Excidobates | |
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Excidobates mysteriosus | |
Scientific 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
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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]
The following species are included in the genus: [2] [4]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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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 |
Excidobates | |
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Excidobates mysteriosus | |
Scientific 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]
The following species are included in the genus: [2] [4]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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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 |