Biology:Ameerega
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Short description: Genus of amphibians
| Ameerega | |
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| Ameerega trivittata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Colostethinae |
| Genus: | Ameerega Bauer, 1986 |
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Ameerega is a genus of poison dart frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. These frogs live around rocks that are nearby streams.[1][2] They are found in central South America north to Panama.[1] It contains many former species of the genus Epipedobates.[3]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Ameerega:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ameerega Bauer, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Ameerega. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dendrobatidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Dendrobatidae.shtml. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Grant, T.; Frost, D. R.; Caldwell, J. P.; Gagliardo, R.; Haddad, C. F. B.; Kok, P. J. R.; Means, D. B.; Noonan, B. P. et al. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA2.0.CO;2]. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5803/1/B299.pdf.
- ↑ Vaz-Silva, W. & Maciel, N.M. (2011). "A new cryptic species of Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Brazilian Cerrado." Zootaxa 2826: 57-68.
Wikidata ☰ Q2703130 entry
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