Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Ameerega Higher classification Epipedobates | Phylum Chordata Family Dendrobatidae Scientific name Ameerega cainarachi Rank Species | |
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Similar Poison dart frog, Frog, Pleasing poison frog, Amphibians, Ameerega pongoensis | ||
The Cainarachi poison frog (Ameerega cainarachi) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Amazonian Peru and found in the lowlands adjacent to the northern end of the Eastern Andes. It was named after the Rio Cainarache Valley, where it was first discovered.
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Taxonomy
Ameerega cainarachi was described as Epipedobates cainarachi by Rainer Schulte in a publication that appeared in May 1989, and as Epipedobates ardens by Karl-Heinz Jungfer in a publication that appeared in July 1989. The species was placed in Ameerega in the major revision of dendrobatids in 2006.
Description
Males measure 25–26 mm (0.98–1.02 in) and females 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in) in snout–vent length. The back of this species is red. The sides are black.
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are lowland tropical moist forests and "rolling hills" at elevations to about 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture (e.g., coffee and livestock production) and subsistence wood collection.