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Marañón Poison Frog
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Information
Common Name Rana Venenosa
Range Cordillera del Condor in the upper Marañón River drainage of the Cajamarca Department, Peru.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Dendrobatidae
Genus Excidobates
Species Excidobates mysteriosus
Conservation Status
ENSpecies
Endangered

The Marañón poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus; rana venenosa in Spanish), is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Cordillera del Condor in the upper Marañón River drainage of the Cajamarca Department, Peru. At the type locality its natural habitat is primary premontane forest. Breeding takes place in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may also be collected for international trade.

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