Excidobates condor, the Cóndor poison frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador.[2][3][1]
| Excidobates condor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Excidobates |
| Species: | E. condor
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| Binomial name | |
| Excidobates condor Almendáriz, Ron, & Brito, 2012
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Description
editThe adult male frog measures about 18.5 - 20.6 mm in snout-vent length and one adult female frog measured 21.6 mm. The skin of the frog's dorsum and ventral areas is black in color. The adult male frog's head is red in color from the upper mouth to the eyes. The female frog's head is uniform black. The front legs are orange-brown in color above the elbow, most intensely at the feet. The bottoms of the front feet are orange in color. The bottoms of the back feet are black in color. The iris of the eye is black in color.[3]
Etymology
editScientists named this frog condor for the area in which it lives: la Cordillera del Condor (Condor Range).[3]
Habitat
editThis largely arboreal frog lives in montane cloud forests, both primary and secondary. It is found at the bases of trees with bromeliad plants growing nearby, between 1770 and 2130 meters above sea level.[1]
Young
editScientists believe the male frogs carry tadpoles on their backs from their hatching sites to other pools of water where they develop because this is what other frogs in Excidobates do.[1] Scientists have seen the tadpoles swimming in water in bromeliad plants.[3]
Threats
editThe IUCN classifies this frog as endangered due to habitat loss, especially associated with pit mining, both the mining itself and resulting pollution.[1]
Original description
edit- Almendariz A; Ron SR; Brito J (2012). "Una especie nueva de rana venenosa de altura del genero Excidobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) de la Cordillera del Condor". Pap. Avulsos Zool (Sao Paulo). 52: 387–399.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Cóndor Poison Frog: Excidobates condor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T78500583A98658744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T78500583A98658744.en. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Excidobates condor Almendáriz, Ron & Brito M., 2012". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Adrian Gutierrez; Alicia Hernandez; Thomas Phillips (May 5, 2022). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Excidobates condor Almendáriz, Ron & Brito M., 2012". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 12, 2024.