Biology:Ameerega ingeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. ingeri
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| Ameerega ingeri | |
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Dendrobates ingeri Cochran and Goin, 1970[2] | |
Ameerega ingeri, sometimes known as the Niceforo's poison frog, Brother Niceforo's poison frog,[1][3] or Inger's poison frog,[4] is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Colombian Amazon.[1][3][5] It is known with certainty only from its type locality in the Caquetá Department.[1] Records from the Putumayo Department ascribed to this species likely refer to Ameerega bilinguis,[1] although other sources continue to include Putumayo in the range of Ameerega ingeri.[3][5]
Etymology
The specific name ingeri honors Robert F. Inger, an American zoologist from the Field Museum of Natural History.[4] "Niceforo" in the common name refers to Brother Nicéforo María[4] who collected the type series.[2]
Description
The type series consists of four specimens, the largest of which (the holotype) is at 27.5 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The body is elongate. The eyes are large and prominent. The tympanum is small but distinct. The fingers are long and they relatively small discs and slight lateral fringes; no webbing is present. The toes are long and have slight basal webbing. Skin is dorsally coarsely granular. dorsum in preserved specimens is slate black, but the top of head is little lighter and there are traces of a gray chevron mark in front of eyes. The venter is slate black, with slight indications of a coarse, light reticulation on belly.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Ameerega ingeri occurs in tropical rainforest at 200 m (660 ft) above sea level,[1] or if more broadly defined, at 100–400 m (330–1,310 ft).[3][5] It is threatened by habitat loss—the area of the type locality is already deforested.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ameerega ingeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55224A85885599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55224A85885599.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55224/85885599. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cochran, Doris M.; Goin, Coleman J. (1970). "Frogs of Colombia". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 288: 1–678. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.6346. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32604.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ameerega ingeri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)". 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/Dendrobatoidea/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Ameerega/Ameerega-ingeri. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA102. (Inger: p. 102, Nicéforo: p. 155)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. 2017. https://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/dendrobatidae/ameerega-ingeri/. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1348923 entry
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