Ameerega picta
Spot-legged Poison Frog (Ameerega picta) was last assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2021. Ameerega picta is listed as Least Concern due to its large distribution and population.[1]
| Ameerega picta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | 'A. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega picta | |
| (Jungfer & Böhme, 2004) | |
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Geographic Range[edit | edit source]
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A. picta can be found between 200m and 1200m above sea level. It inhabits lowland areas in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil with a small subpopulation in Venezuela. The range in Bolivia was expanded to include Caranavi Province, Department of La Paz after further examination. It habitats can be found in the Amazônia, Cerrado and Pantanal biomes where it can be observed in leaf-litter and dead tree branches in seasonal and ephemeral marshes and pools, tropical moist and subtropical lowlands, subtropical and tropical montane forests, and dry lowlands. It is in lightly degraded habitats, primary forests, secondary forests, and forest edges.[1]
Reclassification[edit | edit source]
Certain areas in what was thought to be the Spot-legged Poison Frogs range has been reduced as what was thought to be A. picta was actually Ameerega munduruku and Ameerega imasmari.[1]
Ameerega munduruku[edit | edit source]
Subpopulations in Pará State and Mato Grosso, Brazil were reclassified as A. munduruku.[1]
Ameerega imasmari[edit | edit source]
Subpopulations in east-Andean versant and the lowlands of southern Peru were reclassified as Ameerega imasmari.[1]
Reproduction[edit | edit source]
Similar to the rest of the genus once eggs have been laid the adults will place eggs on their backs and carry them to ephemeral pools.[1]
Threats[edit | edit source]
- Agriculture
- Habitat loss
- Ranching[1]