Marbled poison frog

The marbled poison frog or marbled poison-arrow frog (Epipedobates boulengeri) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in western Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Valle del Cauca Departments, including Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador, at elevations of 10–1,500 m (33–4,921 ft) asl. It likely represents a species complex of at least two species.[2][3][4]

Marbled poison frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species:
E. boulengeri
Binomial name
Epipedobates boulengeri
(Barbour, 1909)
Synonyms

Prostherapis femoralis Barbour, 1905 (junior homonym of Prostherapis femoralis Boulenger, 1884
Prostherapis boulengeri Barbour, 1909
Phyllobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Colostethus boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Dendrobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Ameerega boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)

Description

Males measure 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) and females 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in) in snout–vent length. Colouration is variable; dorsum is dark reddish to uniform dark brown, sides are black. There is a pale yellowish or creamy white lateral line and cream-coloured dorsolateral line. Iris is dark coppery black.[4]

Diet

Diet is varied and includes mites, ants, coleopterans, dipterans, homopterans, and colembolas.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are dense moist tropical rainforests as well as altered habitats like gardens and railway tunnels. It is a common species. It is threatened by habitat loss; while a somewhat adaptable species, it disappears if the habitat becomes too open and dry.[1]

References
  1. Bolívar, W.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S. & Grant, T. (2004). "Epipedobates boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. Coloma, L.A.; Ortiz, D.A. & Frenkel, C. (2013). "Epipedobates boulengeri". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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