Epipedobates narinensis[1] is a species of poison dart frog (family Dendrobatidae). It was first described as a distinct species in 2008.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Epipedobates |
| Species: | E. narinensis
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| Epipedobates narinensis Mueses-Cisneros JJ, Cepeda-Quilindo B, and Moreno-Quintero V, 2008
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After a major reclassification of poison dart frogs in 2006, Epipedobates had only 5 species remaining in the genus.[2] E. narinensis is one of two species since discovered and described in Epipedobates, the other being Epipedobates darwinwallacei.[3]
Description edit
No females were identified in the initial description. Males have a snout-vent length of 15-17mm, with a dark green dorsum and black flanks. A light green to blue-green ventrolateral line extends from the lip to the groin. The abdomen is yellow to yellow-green, mottled and reticulated. E. narinensis is similar to E. boulengeri and E. espinosai. E. narinensis is distinguishable by its forefinger being much longer than its second finger, compared to the forefinger being only slightly longer than the second finger in other species.[4]
Distribution edit
Little is known about the distribution of E. narinensis. It was first described in Nariño, Colombia, from which it derives its name.
References edit
- ^ Mueses-Cisneros, Jonh Jairo; Cepeda-Quilindo, Belisario; Moreno-Quintero, Viviana (9 April 2008). "Una nueva especie de Epipedobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) del suroccidente de Colombia". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (in Spanish). 48 (1). Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo: 1–10. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492008000100001.
- ^ Grant, Taron; Frost, Darrel R.; Caldwell, Janalee P.; Gagliardo, Ron; Haddad, Celio F. B.; Kok, Philippe J. R.; Means, D. Bruce; Noonan, Brice P.; Schargel, Walter E.; Wheeler, Ward C. (15 August 2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2006 (299): 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 82263880.
- ^ Cisneroes-Heredia, Diego F.; Yanez-Munoz, Mario H. (8 December 2010). "A new poison frog of the genus Epipedobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) from the north-western Andes of Ecuador" (PDF). Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias. 3: B83–B86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Epipedobates narinensis Narino Poison Frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley.
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