Nephelobates

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Nephelobates
La Marca, 1994
Species
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Nephelobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to South America. This genus is relatively new (1994), created from the former Colostethus alboguttatus group.

A recent review proposed that Nephelobates is paraphyletic and should be invalidated, meaning that the included species belong in different taxonomic groups.

[edit] Taxonomy

Nephelobates contains eight species which used to be classified in the Colostethus genus. These are:

  • Nephelobates alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1903)
  • Nephelobates duranti (Péfaur, 1985)
  • Nephelobates haydeeae (Rivero, 1978)
  • Nephelobates mayorgai (Rivero, 1980)
  • Nephelobates meridensis (Dole and Durant, 1973)
  • Nephelobates molinarii (La Marca, 1985)
  • Nephelobates orostoma (Rivero, 1978)
  • Nephelobates serranus (Péfaur, 1985)

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