Phantasmal poison frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Epipedobates |
Species: | E. tricolor
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Binomial name | |
Epipedobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)
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Synonyms | |
Prostherapis tricolor Boulenger, 1899 |
The phantasmal poison frog or phantasmal poison-arrow frog (Epipedobates tricolor) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the Andean slopes of central Ecuador in Bolívar Province.[2] They have radiant colors. This species is endangered, and there are only a few locations in the wild where they are known to live.