''Excidobates'' is a genus of

poison dart frog Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America. These species are ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Marañón River The Marañón River (, , ) is the principal or mainstem source of the Amazon River, arising about 160 km (100 miles) to the northeast of Lima, Peru, and flowing northwest across plateaus 3,650 m (12,000 feet) high, it runs through a deeply ero ...

drainage in Peru and Ecuador, South America. At one time members of this genus were classified as '' Dendrobates''. A characteristic of this genus is the presence of pale, ovoid spots on the under surface of the thighs.''Excidobates''
Poison frogs, Dendrobates.org

Species

The following species are included in the genus:

References

Poison dart frogs Amphibians of South America Amphibian genera {{Dendrobatidae-stub