The Peru poison frog (Ameerega petersi), also known as Peruvian poison frog, Peruvian poison-arrow frog and emerald poison frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.[2][3] It is found in eastern Peru (Ucayali River and Huallaga River basins) and western Brazil (Acre state).[3] Its natural habitats are primary premontane and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

Peru poison frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. petersi
Binomial name
Ameerega petersi
(Silverstone, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Epipedobates macero Rodríguez & Myers, 1993
  • Ameerega smaragdinus (Silverstone, 1976)

References

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  1. ^ a b Javier Icochea, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Robert Reynolds, Claude Gascon (2004). "Ameerega petersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55230A11276756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55230A11276756.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Grant, T.; Frost, D. R.; Caldwell, J. P.; Gagliardo, R.; Haddad, C. F. B.; Kok, P. J. R.; Means, D. B.; Noonan, B. P.; Schargel, W. E. & Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 299. American Museum of Natural History: 1–262. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 82263880.
  3. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ameerega petersi (Silverstone, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 July 2014.