Ameerega
Encyclopedia
Ameerega is a genus
of poison dart frog
s in the family Dendrobatidae. It contains many former species of the extant genus Epipedobates
. There are 26 described species in this genus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of poison dart frog
Poison dart frog
Poison dart frog is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly-colored bodies...
s in the family Dendrobatidae. It contains many former species of the extant genus Epipedobates
Epipedobates
Epipedobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to northern South America. Recently, many of the species were placed in the revived genus, Ameerega.-Species:Selected species:*Epipedobates anthonyi -...
. There are 26 described species in this genus.
Species
- Ameerega andina (Myers & Burrowes, 1987) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega bassleri (Melin, 1941) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega berohoka Vaz-Silva & Maciel, 2011
- Ameerega bilinguis (Jungfer, 1989) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega bolivianaEpipedobates bolivianusEpipedobates bolivianus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Bolivia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, pastureland, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former...
(Boulenger, 1902) (fomerly in Epipedobates) - Ameerega braccata (Steindachner, 1864)
- Ameerega cainarachi (Schulte, 1989) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega erythromos (Vigle & Miyata, 1980) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega flavopicta (Lutz, 1925) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega hahneliEpipedobates hahneliEpipedobates hahneli is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname....
(Boulenger, 1883) (fomerly in Epipedobates) - Ameerega ingeriEpipedobates ingeriEpipedobates ingeri is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Cochran & Goin, 1970) (fomerly in Epipedobates) - Ameerega labialis (Cope, 1874)
- Ameerega macero (Rodriguez & Myers, 1993) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega maculata (W. Peters, 1873)
- Ameerega parvula (Boulenger, 1882)
- Ameerega peruviridis (Bauer, 1986)
- Ameerega petersi (Silverstone, 1976) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega planipaleae (Morales & Velazco, 1998) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega pongoensisEpipedobates pongoensisEpipedobates pongoensis is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.-Source:* Monteza, J.I.,...
(Schulte, 1999) (fomerly in Epipedobates) - Ameerega pulchripectaEpipedobates pulchripectusEpipedobates pulchripectus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
(Silverstone, 1976) (fomerly in Epipedobates) - Ameerega rubriventris (Lotters, Debold, Henle, Glaw & Kneller, 1997)
- Ameerega silverstonei (Myers & Daly, 1979) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega simulans (Myers, Rodriguez & Icochea, 2000)
- Ameerega smaragdina (Silverstone, 1976) (fomerly in Epipedobates)
- Ameerega trivittata (Spix, 1824) (fomerly in Epipedobates)