Manú poison frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Manú poison frog
| image = ManuPoisonFrog.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Ameerega macero
| authority = (Rodríguez & Myers, 1993)
| synonyms = Epipedobates macero Rodríguez & Myers, 1993
}}
The Manú poison frog (Ameerega macero) is a frog species in the family Dendrobatidae{{cite journal |author=Grant, T. |author2=Frost, D. R. |author3=Caldwell, J. P. |author4=Gagliardo, R. |author5=Haddad, C. F. B. |author6=Kok, P. J. R. |author7=Means, D. B. |author8=Noonan, B. P. |author9=Schargel, W. E. |author10=Wheeler, W. C. |name-list-style=amp |year=2006 |title=Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae) |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume=299 |pages=1–262 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History
|doi=10.1206/0003-0090(2006)299[1:PSODFA]2.0.CO;2 |s2cid=82263880 |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5803/1/B299.pdf}} found in southern Peru{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Colostethinae/Ameerega/Ameerega-macero |title=Ameerega macero (Rodriguez and Myers, 1993) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=7 July 2014}}{{BioRef|amphibiaweb
|title=Ameerega macero (Rodriguez and Myers, 1993)
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|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1665
|access-date=November 30, 2024}} and Brazil.
Habitat
This frog can be found in the drainages of the Manú, Urubamba, Upper Purus and Ucayali Rivers. It can also be found in Serra do Divisor National Park and Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve. Its natural habitats are lowland tropical moist forests and montane forests, in particular bamboo forests, at elevations of 150–1,450 m.
Reproduction
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. It is locally threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture, and is illegally harvested for the pet trade.
References
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Category:Amphibians described in 1993
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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