Poison Frogs - Species - Epipedobates Pulchripectus

Discovery	Silverstone, 1976, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Cty., 27: 43.
Type locality	"Serra do Navio, Territorio do Amapá, Brazil, about 120 m".
Holotype	The holotype (LACM 42297) is located in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA.
Etymology
Classification	Epipedobates pulchripectus is a member of the Epipedobates pictus group.
Synonymy	English name: Silverstone's Poison Frog / Blue-breasted Poison Frog (CITES) / Beautiful-breasted Poison Frog (CITES). - Phyllobates pulchripectus Silverstone, - Dendrobates pulchripectus--Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 161: 332. - Epipedobates pulchripectus--Myers, 1987, Papeis Avulsos Zoologia. Universidade de São Paulo, 36: 303.
History
Physical description	Size: 22.5-27mm
Distribution	Known only from the type locality in the Guiana region of northern Brazil, near the Rio Amapari (tributary of the Rio Araguari), 100-310 m.
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Care and breeding	They can be kept at a temperature of 25-28°C.
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