Ameerega pongoensis

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Ameerega pongoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. pongoensis
Binomial name
Ameerega pongoensis
(Schulte, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Epipedobates pongoensis Schulte, 1999

Ameerega pongoensis,[2] formerly Epipedobates pongoensis, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae that is endemic to the San Martín and Loreto Regions of Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by encroaching agriculture and is illegally harvested for the pet trade.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ameerega pongoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55232A89202206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55232A89202206.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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