Ameerega Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ameerega Bauer, 1986 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 12 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Dendrobatidae . 2015 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 12 March 2015.
  3. 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. . amp . 2006 . Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 299 . 1–262 . 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2 . 82263880 .

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