Palenque poison frog
| Palenque poison frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. erythromos |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega erythromos (Vigle & Miyata, 1980) | |
The Palenque poison frog (Ameerega erythromos;[1] formerly Epipedobates erythromos) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland 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
- ↑ Cisneros-Heredia, D., Almandáriz, A., Yánez-Muñoz, M., Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. 2004. Epipedobates erythromos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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