Spot-legged poison frog

Spot-legged poison frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Ameerega
Species:	A. picta
Binomial name
Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)
Synonyms [2]
Hylaplesia picta Tschudi, 1838 Dendrobates pictus Duméril and Bibron, 1841 Dendrobates eucnemis Steindachner, 1864 Dendrobates pictus pictus Lutz, 1952 Dendrobates pictus eucnemis Lutz, 1952 Dendrobates pictus guayanensis Heatwole, Solano, and Heatwole, 1965 Phyllobates pictus Silverstone, 1975 Dendrobates pictus Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978 Epipedobates pictus Myers, 1987 Epipedobates guayanensis Barrio-Amorós, 2004 Epipedobates yungicola Lötters, Schmitz, and Reichle, 2005 Ameerega yungicola Frost, 2006 Ameerega picta Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006

The spot-legged poison frog (Ameerega picta; ^[3] formerly Epipedobates picta) is a species of dendrobatid frog found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. ^{[2] [4] [1]}

Home

This frog has been observed on dead branches and leaf litter in primary and secondary tropical lowland and montane forests. It has also been observed at the edges of forests and in degraded habitats. Scientists observed the frog between 200 and 2500 meters above sea level. Its range includes many protected areas. ^{[2] [1]}

Reproduction

The female frog lays her eggs on the ground. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction because its large range contains considerable suitable habitat. There are some localized threats associated with farming and livestock cultivation. It is possible that this frog may be sold on the international pet trade, but it is not clear that this poses a threat to the wild population. ^[1]

Original publication

• Avila-Pires, T. C.; Hoogmoed, M.; Rocha, W. (January–April 2010). "Notas sobre os vertebrados do norte do Pará, Brasil: uma parte esquecida da Região das Guianas, I. Herpetofauna" [Notes on the Vertebrates of northern Pará, Brazil: a forgotten part of the Guianan Region, I. Herpetofauna]. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais. 5 (1): 13–112. doi: 10.46357/bcnaturais.v5i1.647 . pp. 65–66: Lötters et al. (2007) reporting E. cf. guayanensis (as Ameerega pictus guayanensis) from Venezuela and Guyana, reached the same conclusions as we do, and suggested that this may be a good species. We can not yet eliminate the possibility we are dealing with a new species here, and further study is needed to provide a decisive answer.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Spot-legged Poison Frog: Ameerega picta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T154021719A61396913. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T154021719A61396913.en . Retrieved November 17, 2024.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
3. Grant, T. et al., (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
4. Kellie Whittaker (April 21, 2008). "Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 17, 2024.