Poison Frogs - Species - Epipedobates Erythromos

Discovery	Vigle and Miyata, 1980, Breviora, 459: 2.
Type locality	"Centro Científico, Río Palenque, 47 km S of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Provincia Pichincha, Ecuador, 170 m".
Holotype	The holotype is located in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University under number: MCZ 96384.
Etymology
Classification	In the Epipedobates pictus group. Possibly conspecific with the type of Colostethus whymperi according to Coloma, 1995, Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 87: 55.
Synonymy	- Dendrobates erythromos Vigle and Miyata, 1980 - Epipedobates erythromos--Myers, 1987, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 36: 303.
History
Physical description	Size 20-24mm.
Distribution	Ecuador
Biotope
Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 25-27°C.
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