Biology:Ameerega imasmari
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. imasmari
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| Ameerega imasmari Brown et al., 2019[2]
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Ameerega imasmari, commonly known as riddle poison frog,[3][4][1] is a species of poison dart frog that lives in Peru and was described in 2019.[5] The specific epithet imasmari means "riddle" in the indigenous Quechua language.[2]
Description
Ameerega imasmari is a small species of Ameerega, adult males are slightly smaller than females (sexual dimorphism): males' size ranges from 18.3 to 19.0 mm and females' size ranges from 19.8 to 21.8 mm.[6]
Habitat
Ameerega imasmari is found in southern Peru (Cuzco, Junín and Pasco) at elevations of 200–400 m,[5][6] especially purma forest.[1]
The frog's range includes many protected areas.[1]
Reproduction
After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as not at least concern of extinction. What danger it faces takes the form of habitat loss from fires and subsistence farming and logging.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Riddle Poison Frog: Ameerega imasmari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T200099644A200099784.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/200099644/200099784. Retrieved December 14, 2024.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |id= identifier (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, Jason L.; Siu-Ting, Karen; von May, Rudolf; Twomey, Evan; Guillory, Wilson X.; Deutsch, Michael S.; Chávez, Germán (2019). "Systematics of the Ameerega rubriventris complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with descriptions of two new cryptic species from the East-Andean versant of Peru". Zootaxa 4712 (2): 211–235. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.3. PMID 32230685. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338048892.
- ↑ "Ameerega imasmari Brown, 2019". https://amphibiaweb.org/species/9116.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Ameerega imasmari Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatoidea/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Ameerega/Ameerega-imasmari.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ameerega imasmari Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019". American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatoidea/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Ameerega/Ameerega-imasmari.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ameerega imasmari". http://dendrowiki.org/ameerega-imasmari.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q118422430 entry
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