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ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías

SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2010): Número especial por el Año Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica

A new poison frog of the genus Epipedobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) from the north-western Andes of Ecuador

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v2i3.49
Submitted
July 15, 2015
Published
2010-12-08

Abstract

We describe a new species, Epipedobates darwinwallacei sp. nov., from the area of Mindo, on northwestern Ecuador. It inhabits low montane forests in an elevational range of about 1250-1390 m. It differs from all congeneric species by its strong aposematic coloration and tarsal keels. Among species of Epipedobates, the new species has been confused with E. boulengeri and E. espinosai, but it differs from them by its dorsal coloration with bright orange to yellow spots.

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