Ameerega imasmari
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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. imasmari
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| Binomial name | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water.[1]
Threats
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Riddle Poison Frog: Ameerega imasmari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T200099644A200099784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T200099644A200099784.en. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ a b 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. S2CID 212808829.
- ^ "Ameerega imasmari Brown, 2019". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Ameerega imasmari Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ameerega imasmari Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ a b "Ameerega imasmari". dendrowiki. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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