Epipedobates
Epipedobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to northern South America west of the Andes, including the western slopes. Common name phantasmal poison frogs has been suggested for the genus.
Taxonomy
Epipedobates was erected in 1987 in an attempt to split dendrobatids into monophyletic genera, accommodating species that had until then been placed in Phyllobates. In the major revision of poison dart frogs in 2006, most of the species formerly placed in Epipedobates were then transferred to Ameerega, leaving behind just five species. With description of new species, the species count had increased to seven by early 2015.Description
colouration is cryptic, brown. A pale oblique lateral stripe is present. Dorsal skin is smooth or with irregularly scattered granules or tubercles, most distinct and prevalent posteriorly. In adult males, third finger is swollen.Species
There are seven species:| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Epipedobates anthonyi | Anthony's poison arrow frog | Ecuador and Peru. | |
| Epipedobates boulengeri | marbled poison frog or marbled poison-arrow frog | Colombia and northwestern Ecuador | |
| Epipedobates darwinwallacei Cisneros-Heredia and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011 | Darwin Wallace Poison-Frog | Ecuador | |
| Epipedobates espinosai | Ecuador | ||
| Epipedobates machalilla | West Ecuador | ||
| Epipedobates narinensis Mueses-Cisneros, Cepeda-Quilindo, and Moreno-Quintero, 2008 | Colombia | ||
| Epipedobates tricolor | Phantasmal poison frog | Ecuador |