Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The marbled poison frog or marbled poison-arrow frog (Epipedobates boulengeri) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in western Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Valle del Cauca Departments, including Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador, at elevations of 10–1,500 m (33–4,921 ft) asl. It likely represents a species complex of at least two species.
Wikipedia contributors, Marbled poison frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:08:13.069128+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Barbour, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Epipedobates
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyColostethinae Cope, 1867
- genusEpipedobates Myers, 1987
- speciesEpipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Epipedobates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Epipedobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Epipedobates narinensis Mueses-Cisneros, Cepeda-Quilindo & Moreno-Quintero, 2008 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Epipedobates anthonyi (Noble, 1921) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909) (Barbour, 1909) | synonym |
| Phyllobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909) (Barbour, 1909) | synonym |
| Prostherapis boulengeri Barbour, 1909 Barbour, 1909 | synonym |
| Ameerega boulengeri (Barbour, 1909) (Barbour, 1909) | synonym |
| Colostethus boulengeri (Barbour, 1909) (Barbour, 1909) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662274 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6FVNX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.