Cainarachi poison frog
| Cainarachi poison frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. cainarachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega cainarachi Schulte, 1989 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epipedobates ardens Jungfer, 1989 | |
The Cainarachi poison frog (Ameerega cainarachi;[1] formerly Epipedobates cainarachi) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] It was named after the Valley of Rio Cainarache, where it was first discovered.
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
- ↑ Monteza, J.I. & Jungfer, K.-H. 2004. Epipedobates cainarachi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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