Epipedobates
Genus of amphibians
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Epipedobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to northern South America (Colombia and Ecuador) west of the Andes, including the western slopes. Common name phantasmal poison frogs has been suggested for the genus.[1]
| Epipedobates | |
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| Epipedobates tricolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Colostethinae |
| Genus: | Epipedobates Myers, 1987 |
| Type species | |
| Prostherapis tricolor Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Diversity | |
| 8 species (see text) | |
Taxonomy
Epipedobates was erected in 1987 in an attempt to split dendrobatids into monophyletic genera, accommodating species that had until then been placed in Phyllobates. In the major revision of poison dart frogs in 2006, most of the species formerly placed in Epipedobates were then transferred to Ameerega, leaving behind just five species.[2] The species count of Epipedobates had increased to eight by early 2025.[3]
Description
Species
There are seven valid described species, listed below.[4] Genetic evidence suggests that there is an eighth valid species that is undescribed as of 2024.[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epipedobates narinensis (Mueses-Cisneros, Cepeda-Quilindo, and Moreno-Quintero, 2008)[6] | Colombia | ||
| Epipedobates currulao[3] | Southwestern Colombia | ||
| Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)[7][8] | marbled poison frog or marbled poison-arrow frog | Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Valle del Cauca Departments, including Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador | |
.jpg) | Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956)[9] | Ecuador | |
| Epipedobates machalilla (Coloma, 1995)[10] | West Ecuador | ||
 | Epipedobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)[11] | Phantasmal poison frog | Ecuador |
 | Epipedobates anthonyi (Noble, 1921)[12] | Anthony's poison arrow frog | Ecuador and Peru. |