Oxapampa poison frog
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| Oxapampa poison frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. planipaleae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega planipaleae (Morales and Velazco, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Epipedobates planipaleae Morales and Velazco, 1998 | |
The Oxapampa poison frog (Ameerega planipaleae;[2] formerly Epipedobates planipaleae) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Peru near Oxapampa, in the Pasco Region.[3] Its natural habitat is montane tropical rainforest. It is a very rare species threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ameerega planipaleae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T29432A2790184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T29432A2790184.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ameerega planipaleae (Morales and Velazco, 1998)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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