Peru poison frog

Peru poison frog
Scientific classification
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

The Peru poison frog (also Peruvian poison frog or Peruvian poison-arrow frog; Ameerega petersi) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae[2][3] It is found in eastern Peru (Ucayali River and Huallaga River basins) and western Brazil (Acre state).[3] Its natural habitats are primary premontane and lowland moist tropical forests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Javier Icochea; Karl-Heinz Jungfer; Robert Reynolds; Claude Gascon (2004). "Ameerega petersi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55230A11276756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55230A11276756.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 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. American Museum of Natural History. 299: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2.
  3. 1 2 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.


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