Ameerega pulchripecta
| Ameerega pulchripecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. pulchripecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega pulchripecta (Silverstone, 1976) | |
Ameerega pulchripecta,[1] formerly Epipedobates pulchripecta, is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Grant, T. et al., (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
- ↑ Rodrigues, M.T. & Azevedo-Ramos, C. 2004. Epipedobates pulchripectus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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