Ectopoglossus absconditus

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Ectopoglossus absconditus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ectopoglossus
Species:
E. absconditus
Binomial name
Ectopoglossus absconditus
(Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017)
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Distribution of Ectopoglossus absconditus

Ectopoglossus absconditus is a sparsely-researched species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is known to only be endemic to Cordillera Occidental, Cauca Department, Colombia. [2] It is known from only 3 individuals discovered in 1938 and 1939. [1] It is a poorly known species.

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ectopoglossus absconditus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T138004852A138004935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T138004852A138004935.en . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ectopoglossus absconditus (Myers, Ibáñez, Grant & Jaramillo, 2012)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2022.