Poison Frogs - Species - Epipedobates Bolivianus

Discovery	Boulenger, 1902, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London, (7)10: 397 (Prostherapis bolivianus).
Type locality	"San Carlos, [La Paz,] Bolivia, 1200 m. and...S. Ernesto, [La Paz,] Bolivia, 800 m."; restricted to San Carlos, La Paz, Bolivia, by lectotype designation.
Holotype	The syntypes of Prostherapis under numbers: BM 1947.2.13.89-90 (SanCarlos), 1947.2.13.91 (San Ernesto); BM 1947.2.13.89 are located in the British Museum in London, UK. Designated lectotype by Silverstone, 1976, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Cty., 27: 35.
Etymology
Classification	E. bolivianus is a member of the Epipedobates pictus group.
Synonymy	English name: Bolivian Poison Frog - Prostherapis bolivianus Boulenger, 1902, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London, (7)10: 397 - Phyllobates bolivianus--Barbour and Noble, 1920, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Harvard University, Cambridge, 63: 401; Silverstone, 1976, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Cty., 27: 5. - Colostethus bolivianus--Edwards, 1971, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84: : 148; Rivero, 1990, "1988", Memorias de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales "La Salle". Caracas, 48(129): 3-32. . - Dendrobates bolivianus--Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 161: 332. - Epipedobates bolivianus--Myers, 1987, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 36: 303.
History
Physical description	Size: 22-26mm
Distribution	Bolivia (800 - 1650 m)
Biotope
Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 25-27°C.
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