Duida-Marahuaca National Park

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

The national park is within the Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare biosphere reserve which was designated in 1991.^[1]

Endemic fauna

• Cerro Duida
  • Duida grass finch (Emberizoides duidae)^[2]
  • Mount Duida frog (Dischidodactylus duidensis)
• Cerro Marahuaca

Several frog species are only known from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, including Pristimantis marahuaka,^[3] Metaphryniscus sosai,^[4] and Myersiohyla inparquesi.^[5]

See also

• Cerro Huachamacari

References

1. "Important Bird and Biodiversity Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca.". Birdlife International. Retrieved 8 March 2016. (Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org)
2. BirdLife International (2012). "Emberizoides duidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. Barrio-Amorós, C.L. & Fuentes-Ramos, O. (2006). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
4. La Marca, E. & Señaris, C. (2004). "Metaphryniscus sosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
5. Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. (2004). "Myersiohyla inparquesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 October 2014.