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Ameerega ignipedis

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Ameerega ignipedis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. ignipedis
Binomial name
Ameerega ignipedis
Brown & Twomey, 2009

Ameerega ignipedis is a species of poison frog found in central Peru. It is similar to Ameerega petersi, but differs from the latter in call and size, by having allopatric distributions, and by not being close relatives (Bayesian phylogeny). It is also similar in appearance to A. pongoensis, although the latter doesn't possess flash marks above its groin and has a different call. It is also related to A. bassleri, a much larger species which usually possesses a yellow or orange dorsum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ameerega ignipedis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T77187792A89226047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T77187792A89226047.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.