Phantasmal poison frog

Phantasmal poison frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species:
E. tricolor
Binomial name
Epipedobates tricolor
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms

Prostherapis tricolor Boulenger, 1899
Phyllobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)
Dendrobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)
Ameerega tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)
Colostethus paradoxus Rivero, 1991

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.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Epipedobates tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55239A98647137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T55239A98647137.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epipedobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2015.