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Duida Marahuaca National Park

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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.

Endemic fauna

  • Cerro Duida
  • Duida grass finch (Emberizoides duidae)
  • Mount Duida frog (Dischidodactylus duidensis)
  • Cerro Marahuaca

    • Several frog species are only known from the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, including Pristimantis marahuaka, Metaphryniscus sosai, and Myersiohyla inparquesi.

    References

    Duida-Marahuaca National Park Wikipedia
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