Amarakaeri Poison Frog
Ameerega shihuemoy
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Amphibians
Ameerega shihuemoy, the Amarakaeri poison frog, is a species of dart frog endemic to a small region in southeastern Peru in the Manú District where it lives in the transition zone between montane rainforest and the lowland rainforest. The frog is a member of the Ameerega picta group. It was discovered at the Manú Learning Centre where it is known to occur in pieces of selectively logged forest. This species is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture, gold mining, oil extraction, road construction, and logging. Currently the frog is only known from nine locations globally; three sites in the Manú Biosphere Reserve, and six in Amarakaeri Communal Reserve.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Ameerega