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Excidobates mysteriosus

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
Ranitomeya 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.



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