Poison Frogs - Species - Epipedobates Myersi

Discovery	Pyburn, 1981, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 94: 67.
Type locality	"near Wacará (elev. 216 m, long. 69° 53' W, lat. 1° 08' N), Comisaria de Vaupés, Colombia".
Holotype	The holotype is located under number: UTA A-3989 in the University of Texas at Arlington.
Etymology
Classification	E. myersi is a member of the Epipedobates femoralis group.
Synonymy	English name: Myers' Poison Frog - Dendrobates myersi Pyburn, 1981 - Epipedobates myersi--Myers, 1987, Papeis Avulsos Zoologia. Universidade de São Paulo, 36: 303.
History
Physical description	Size about 19mm
Distribution	Amazonian Colombia (Caquetá and Vaupés), ca. 200 m elevation.
Biotope
Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 23-25°C.
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