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Peru poison frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species: A. petersi
Binomial name
Ameerega petersi
(Silverstone, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Epipedobates macero Rodríguez & Myers, 1993
  • Ameerega smaragdinus (Silverstone, 1976)

The Peru poison frog (Ameerega petersi), also known as Peruvian poison frog, Peruvian poison-arrow frog and emerald poison frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.

Habitat

It is found in eastern Peru (Ucayali River and Huallaga River basins) and western Brazil (Acre state). Its natural habitats are primary premontane and subtropical or tropical forests, but not in disturbed habitats. It has been observed between 274 and 800 meters above sea level in other places

The frog's known range includes several protected parks: Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, and Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, and Reserva Extrativista do Alto Juruá. It is suspected in San Matias-San Carlos Protected Forest.

Reproduction

The female frog lays her eggs on the leaf litter. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. It is subject to some habitat loss in favor of agriculture.

Academic description

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Peru Poison Frog: Ameerega petersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T154212265A61396801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T154212265A61396801.en. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Kellie Whittaker (April 21, 2008). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Ameerega petersi (Silverstone, 1976)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. Grant, T.; Frost, D. R.; Caldwell, J. P.; Gagliardo, R.; Haddad, C. F. B.; Kok, P. J. R.; Means, D. B.; Noonan, B. P.; Schargel, W. E. & Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 299. American Museum of Natural History: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 82263880.
  4. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ameerega petersi (Silverstone, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Ameerega petersi
Ameerega smaragdina


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