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- Title
Range extension of the critically endangered true poison-dart frog, Phyllobates terribilis (Anura: Dendrobatidae), in western Colombia.
- Authors
MÁRQUEZ, ROBERTO; CORREDOR, GERMÁN; GALVIS, CARLOS; GÓEZ, DANIEL; AMÉZQUITA, ADOLFO
- Abstract
The poison-dart frog Phyllobates terribilis is currently classified as endangered or critically endangered due to its extremely restricted geographic distribution and intensive smuggling by pet traffickers. Based on molecular data, we here report two new localities representing a 60 km northward extension of its previously recognized range. The identity of other Phyllobates populations in western Colombia is discussed, as well as the current morphological criteria used to distinguish P. terribilis and the similar P. bicolor.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; PHYLLOBATES terribilis; FROGS; ANURA; ENDANGERED species; WILD animal trade; WILDLIFE smuggling
- Publication
Acta Herpetologica, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 2, p341
- ISSN
1827-9635
- Publication type
Article