Ameerega parvula is a species of poison dart frog that lives in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Ameerega |
Species: | A. parvula
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Binomial name | |
Ameerega parvula Boulenger, 1882
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Description
editThe size of Ameerega parvula ranges between 17.5 and 24 mm. Mature frogs display a black base color and a dark red spotted back. Their body and limb undersides exhibit either black with blue marbling or blue with black marbling. The marbling pattern extends partially onto the body's sides. Additionally, there is an unfinished light blue stripe that starts at the forelimbs, runs along the upper lip, and concludes near the outer edge of the eye or nostril.[1]
Habitat
editAmeerega parvula inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, wetlands (rivers, streams, creeks, waterfalls) usually from 330 to 1000 meters above sea level.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ameerega parvula". amphibiaweb. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
External links
edit- Data related to Ameerega parvula at Wikispecies