Cainarachi poison frog

The Cainarachi poison frog (Ameerega cainarachi) is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Amazonian Peru and found in the lowlands adjacent to the northern end of the Eastern Andes.[2] It was named after the Rio Cainarache Valley, where it was first discovered.[3]

Cainarachi poison frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. cainarachi
Binomial name
Ameerega cainarachi
(Schulte, 1989)
Synonyms[2]

Epipedobates cainarachi Schulte, 1989[3]
Epipedobates ardens Jungfer, 1989[4]

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.[3][4] The sides are black.[3]

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.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Jungfer, K.-H. (1989). "Pfeilgiftfrösche der Gattung Epipedobates mit rot granuliertem Rücken aus dem Oriente von Ecuador und Peru". Salamandra. 25: 81–98.
  5. 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 978-0893380458.
  6. 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.
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