Ectopoglossus absconditus

Ectopoglossus absconditus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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)
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] [3]}

Scientists know this frog from three individuals discovered in 1938 and 1939. They were found in humid forests on hills between 800 and 900 meters above sea level. ^[1]

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Specimens were found near Parque Nacional Natural Munchique, and scientists believe it may live within this protected park. ^[1]

Original description

• Grant T; Rada M; Anganoy-Criollo M; Batista A; Dias PH; Jeckel AM; Machado DJ; Rueda-Almonacid JV (2017). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea)". South American Journal of Herpetology (Abstract). 12 (1): S1 –S90. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

References

1. 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.
3. "Ectopoglossus absconditus Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 13, 2024.