Ameerega ingeri

Ameerega ingeri, sometimes known as the Niceforo's poison frog, Brother Niceforo's poison frog,[1][2] or Inger's poison frog,[4] is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Colombian Amazon.[1][2][5] It is known with certainty only from its type locality in the Caquetá Department.[1] Records from the Putumayo Department ascribed to this species likely refer to Ameerega bilinguis,[1] although other sources continue to include Putumayo in the range of Ameerega ingeri.[2][5]

Ameerega ingeri

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. ingeri
Binomial name
Ameerega ingeri
(Cochran and Goin, 1970)
Synonyms[2]

Dendrobates ingeri Cochran and Goin, 1970[3]
Phyllobates ingeri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)
Epipedobates ingeri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)

Etymology

The specific name ingeri honors Robert F. Inger, an American zoologist from the Field Museum of Natural History.[4] "Niceforo" in the common name refers to Brother Nicéforo María[4] who collected the type series.[3]

Description

The type series consists of four specimens, the largest of which (the holotype) is at 27.5 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The body is elongate. The eyes are large and prominent. The tympanum is small but distinct. The fingers are long and they relatively small discs and slight lateral fringes; no webbing is present. The toes are long and have slight basal webbing. Skin is dorsally coarsely granular. dorsum in preserved specimens is slate black, but the top of head is little lighter and there are traces of a gray chevron mark in front of eyes. The venter is slate black, with slight indications of a coarse, light reticulation on belly.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Ameerega ingeri occurs in tropical rainforest at 200 m (660 ft) above sea level,[1] or if more broadly defined, at 100–400 m (330–1,310 ft).[2][5] It is threatened by habitat loss—the area of the type locality is already deforested.[1]

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References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Ameerega ingeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T55224A85885599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55224A85885599.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ameerega ingeri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. Cochran, Doris M. & Goin, Coleman J. (1970). "Frogs of Colombia". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 288: 1–678. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.6346.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. (Inger: p. 102, Nicéforo: p. 155)
  5. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & Cuentas, D. (2017). "Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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