Cainarachi poison frog
| Cainarachi poison frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. cainarachi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega cainarachi (Schulte, 1989)
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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Epipedobates cainarachi Schulte, 1989[2] | |
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.[4] It was named after the Rio Cainarache Valley, where it was first discovered.[2]
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.[5] The species was placed in Ameerega in the major revision of dendrobatids in 2006.[6]
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.[2][3] The sides are black.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Habitat for this species includes lowland forests between 150 m (490 ft) to 1,051 m (3,448 ft) above sea level.[1][7] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation, as its native forests are cleared for agriculture (e.g., coffee and livestock production) and subsistence wood collection.[1][7] Poison dart frogs, in general, are threatened by the capture and sale of wild individuals for the pet trade; A. cainarachi is also likely affected by this poaching.[1][8]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ameerega cainarachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T55219A175790147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55219A175790147.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Schulte, R. (1989). "Nueva especie de rana venenosa del genero Epipedobates registrada en la Cordillera Oriental, Departamento de San Martin". Boletín de Lima. 11: 41–46.
- ^ a b Jungfer, K.-H. (1989). "Pfeilgiftfrösche der Gattung Epipedobates mit rot granuliertem Rücken aus dem Oriente von Ecuador und Peru". Salamandra. 25: 81–98.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Ameerega cainarachi (Schulte, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Duellman, William Edward (1993). Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections. Special Publication. Vol. 21. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. p. 62. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16179. ISBN 978-0-89338-045-8.
- ^ Grant, Taran; Frost, Darrel R.; Caldwell, Janalee P.; Gagliardo, Ron; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Kok, Philippe J.R.; Means, D. Bruce; Noonan, Brice P.; Schargel, Walter E.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2006). "Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 299: 1–262. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.693.8392. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5803.
- ^ a b Catenazzi, Alessandro; von May, Rudolf (2014). "Conservation Status of Amphibians in Peru". Herpetological Monographs. 28 (1): 1–23.
- ^ Junaid, Ahmed (2024). "Global online trade is driving poison dart frogs (family: Dendrobatidae) towards extinction". Biodiversity. 25 (4): 300–308.