La Planada poison frog
| La Planada poison frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. andinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega andinus (Myers & Burrowes, 1987) | |
The La Planada poison frog (Ameerega andina;[1] formerly Epipedobates andinus) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ 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., and 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
- ↑ Lötters, S. & Lynch, J. 2004. Epipedobates andinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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