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Emerald poison frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Ameerega

Higher classification
  
Ameerega

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Dendrobatidae

Scientific name
  
Ameerega smaragdinus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Ameerega, Ameerega pongoensis, Palenque poison frog, Poison dart frog, Frog

The emerald poison frog (Ameerega smaragdinus; formerly Epipedobates smaragdinus) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Emerald poison frog Wikipedia