| Discovery | Myers and Burrowes, 1987, American Museum Novitates, New York, 2899: 2 (see comment). |
| Type locality | "in montane forest at 1780 m elev., in the Reserva Natural La Planada (approx. 1°10'N, 78°00'W), Municipio de Ricuarte, Department of Nariño, Colombia." |
| Holotype | The holotype: IND-AN 1556 is located in the Amphibian Collection, Instituto Nacional de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y del Ambiente, Bogotá, Colombia.. |
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| Synonymy | Dendrobates andinus--Myers and Burrowes, 1987, American Museum Novitates, 2899: 2. Alternative combination. |
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| Physical description | Size: 19.5-21mm. Closely related to Epipedobates erythromos according to the original description . |
| Distribution | Western slope of the western Andes, Nariño, Colombia, 700-2020 m elevation. |
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