A new poison frog of the genus Epipedobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) from the north-western Andes of Ecuador

Resumen

We describe a new species, Epipedobares danvinwa/lacei sp. nov. , from the area of M indo, on north we tern Ecuador. It inhabits low montane forests in an clcvational range of about 1250- 1390 m. lt differs from al l congeneri c species by its strong aposematic coloration and tarsal keel . Among species of /:.pipeclobares, the new specie has been confu sed with E. boulengeri and E. espinosai, but it differ from them by it · dorsal coloration w ith bright orange to yellow spots.