Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Dendrobatidae
Subfamilia: Colostethinae
Genus: Epipedobates
Species: Epipedobates boulengeri
Name
Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Type locality: "Gorgona Island", Departamento Nariño, Colombia.
Lectotype: BM 1947.2.13.93.
Synonyms
Prostherapis femoralis Barbour, 1905
Prostherapis boulengeri Barbour, 1909
Phyllobates boulengeri — Barbour & Noble, 1920
Colostethus boulengeri — Savage, 1968
Dendrobates boulengeri — Myers, Daly & Malkin, 1978
Epipedobates boulengeri — Myers, 1987
Ameerega boulengeri — Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green & Wheeler, 2006
References
Barbour, 1905, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 46: 101.
Myers, 1987, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 36: 303.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Epipedobates boulengeri . Accessed on 24 May 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Epipedobates boulengeri (Least Concern) Downloaded on 24 May 2008.
Vernacular names
English: 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]
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
Wilmar Bolívar, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Taran Grant (2010). "Epipedobates boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55217A11271234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55217A11271234.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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.
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.
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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