Epipedobates

Description

Epipedobates machalilla,formerly Colostethus machalilla,is a slender species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.Endemic to West Ecuador,it lives in dry and low forests and was first described by Luis A.Coloma in 1995.With a decreasing population,IUCN have classed it as Near ThreatenedEpipedobates machalilla has a snout-vent length of 14.4 to 16 millimetres (0.57 to 0.63 in) for males and 15.0 to 17.6 millimetres (0.59 to 0.69 in) for females.Their heads are longer than they are wide,and the tympanum is small.The forelimbs have a moderate length and the fingers are unwebbed.The toes do not have lateral fringes and the terminal discs are expanded.It is dark-coffee in colour with a gold iris and cream ventral surfaces