Duida–Marahuaca National Park

Protected area in Amazonas, Venezuela

Duida–Marahuaca National Park is a protected area in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an area of 210,000 ha,[1] and includes the Duida–Marahuaca Massif.

Cerro Duida

The national park was established in 1978. It has been included within the Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve,[1] which was designated in 1993.

Endemic fauna

Frogs

Venezuela's tepuys are the home of a number of endemic frog species. Sometimes these species are known from only a single tepuy, as is the case of several which are to be found in the national park.

  • Cerro Duida
    • Mount Duida frog (Dischidodactylus duidensis)
  • Cerro Marahuaca

Several frog species are only known from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, including Pristimantis marahuaka,[2] Metaphryniscus sosai,[3] and Myersiohyla inparquesi.[4]

Birdlife

  • Duida grass finch (Emberizoides duidae)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca". BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ César Luis Barrio Amorós; Oswaldo Fuentes-Ramos (2006). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61813A12561243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61813A12561243.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Enrique La Marca; Celsa Señaris (2004). "Metaphryniscus sosai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54834A11213064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54834A11213064.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ Celsa Señaris; Enrique La Marca (2004). "Myersiohyla inparquesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55515A11322624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55515A11322624.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Emberizoides duidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723375A94813935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723375A94813935.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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