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