Vol. 7 No. 2 (2012)
Short Note

Range extension of the critically endambersngered true poison-dart frog, <em>Phyllobates terribilis</em> (Anura: Dendrobatidae), in western Colombia

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  • Roberto Márquez,
  • Germán Corredor,
  • Carlos Galvis,
  • Daniel Góez,
  • Adolfo Amézquita
Roberto Márquez
Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, AA 4976. Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Germán Corredor
Biology Department, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia.
Carlos Galvis
Cali Zoological Foundation, Carrera 2 oeste Calle 14 esquina, Barrio Santa Teresita. Cali, Colombia.
Daniel Góez
Biology Department, Universidad del Valle, AA 25360, Cali, Colombia.
Adolfo Amézquita
Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, AA 4976. Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-11387

Published 2012-12-26

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Márquez, R., Corredor, G., Galvis, C., Góez, D., & Amézquita, A. (2012). Range extension of the critically endambersngered true poison-dart frog, <em>Phyllobates terribilis</em> (Anura: Dendrobatidae), in western Colombia. Acta Herpetologica, 7(2), 341–345. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-11387
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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.
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