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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ectopoglossus |
| Species: | E. absconditus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectopoglossus absconditus (Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017)
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| Distribution of Ectopoglossus absconditus | |
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ectopoglossus absconditus Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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