Ameerega pepperi
| Ameerega pepperi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. pepperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega pepperi Brown & Twomey, 2009 | |
Ameerega pepperi is a species of poison frog found in central Peru. It has a red dorsum and is similar morphologically to A. bassleri, A. cainarachi and A. yoshina; but can be distinguished by its advertisement call.[1]
References
- ↑ Brown, Jason L., and Evan Twomey. "Complicated histories: three new species of poison frogs of the genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from north-central Peru." Zootaxa 2049 (2009): 1-38.
Further reading
- Acioli, Ellen Cristina Serrão, and Selvino Neckel-Oliveira. "Reproductive biology of Ameerega trivittata (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in an area of terra firme forest in eastern Amazonia." Acta Amazonica 44.4 (2014): 473-480.
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