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