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Ameerega imasmari

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Ameerega imasmari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. imasmari
Binomial name
Ameerega imasmari
Brown et al., 2019[1]

Ameerega imasmari, commonly known as riddle poison frog,[2] is a species of poison dart frog that lives in Peru and was described in 2019.[3] The specific epithet imasmari means "riddle" in the indigenous Quechua language.[1]

Description

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Ameerega imasmari is a small species of Ameerega, adult males are slightly smaller than females (sexual dimorphism): males' size ranges from 18.3 to 19.0 mm and females' size ranges from 19.8 to 21.8 mm.[4]

Habitat

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Ameerega imasmari is found in southern Peru (Cuzco, Junín and Pasco) at elevations of 200–400 m.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, Jason L.; Siu-Ting, Karen; von May, Rudolf; Twomey, Evan; Guillory, Wilson X.; Deutsch, Michael S.; Chávez, Germán (2019). "Systematics of the Ameerega rubriventris complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with descriptions of two new cryptic species from the East-Andean versant of Peru". Zootaxa. 4712 (2): 211–235. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.3. PMID 32230685. S2CID 212808829.
  2. ^ "Ameerega imasmari Brown, 2019". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ^ a b "Ameerega imasmari Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. ^ a b "Ameerega imasmari". dendrowiki. Retrieved 2023-05-16.