Duida–Marahuaca National Park

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

• List of national parks of Venezuela
• Cerro Huachamacari

References

1. "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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