Marañón poison frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Excidobates |
Species: | E. mysteriosus |
Binomial name | |
Excidobates mysteriosus (Myers, 1982) |
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Distribution of the Maranon Poison Frog | |
Synonyms | |
Dendrobates mysteriosus Myers, 1982 |
Dendrobates mysteriosus Myers, 1982
Ranitomeya mysteriosus (Myers, 1982)
The Marañón poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus; rana venenosa in Spanish) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Cordillera del Condor in the upper Marañón River drainage of the Cajamarca Department, Peru. At the type locality its natural habitat is primary premontane forest. Breeding takes place in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may also be collected for international trade.