Duida–Marahuaca National Park

Duida–Marahuaca National Park is a protected area in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an area of 210,000 ha,[1] and includes the Duida–Marahuaca Massif.

Cerro Duida

The national park was established in 1978. It has been included within the Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve,[1] which was designated in 1993.

Endemic fauna

Frogs

Venezuela's tepuys are the home of a number of endemic frog species. Sometimes these species are known from only a single tepuy, as is the case of several which are to be found in the national park.

Several frog species are only known from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, including Pristimantis marahuaka,[2] Metaphryniscus sosai,[3] and Myersiohyla inparquesi.[4]

Birdlife

See also

References
  1. "Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca". BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. César Luis Barrio Amorós; Oswaldo Fuentes-Ramos (2006). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61813A12561243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61813A12561243.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. Enrique La Marca; Celsa Señaris (2004). "Metaphryniscus sosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54834A11213064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54834A11213064.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. Celsa Señaris; Enrique La Marca (2004). "Myersiohyla inparquesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55515A11322624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55515A11322624.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. BirdLife International (2012). "Emberizoides duidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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