Epipedobates | |
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Epipedobates tricolor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Subfamily: | Colostethinae |
Genus: | Epipedobates Myers, 1987 |
Type species | |
Prostherapis tricolor Boulenger, 1899
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Diversity | |
7 species (see text) |
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]