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8- Ameerega bilinguis - The Ecuador poison frog   :

 J UNGFER , 1989 
 

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The Ecuador poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis)[1] is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] The flashy and brilliant colors of this species constitutes a warning for its potential predators that its skin produces poison, a feature that makes it an undesirable food source. It is very common to hear the male singing from slightly elevated areas in search of a female. After the eggs hatch, the adults transport the tadpoles on their backs to ponds, where the tadpoles complete their development.

Ecuador poison frog

Conservation status :

 

 

 


Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Amphibia

Order:Anura

Family:Dendrobatidae

Genus:Ameerega

Species:A. bilinguis

Binomial name :

Ameerega bilinguis
Jungfer, 1989

Synonyms :

  • Epipedobates bilinguis Jungfer, 1989

In Ecuador

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Ameerega bilinguis

Care Articles :

 

1- Ameerega bilinguis 

courtesy to :  www.dendrobase.de/index.php

Synonyms: 
Ameerega bilinguis (G RANT , F ROST , C ALDWELL , G AGLIARDO , H ADDAD , K OK , M EANS , N OONAN , S CHARGEL & W HEELER , 2006) 
Epipedobates bilinguis ( J UNGFER , 1989) 

sensu F ROST (2006)

 

English name: Ecuador Poison Frog

 

Classification:
Amphibia-> Anura-> Dendrobatoidea-> Dendrobatidae -> -> Ameerega -> Ameerega bilinguis (J UNGFER , 1989)

 

Annex II of the WA. Annex B of the EUArtschVO. Notifiable according to BArtSchVO. 

 

In the Red List because of its large-scale distribution and the occurrence in some protected areas classified as "not endangered" (IUCN, 2006).

 

size

Small Ameeerega species with a head-hull length of 19-23mm.

 

Grooming:

Red-brown spine, belly patterned in black and white, one yellow dot on each of the front and back thighs

 

Dorsal and ventral view Ameerega bilinguis

Clutch and larvae

 Larva Ameerega bilinguis

 

General behavior:

likes to climb  

Biotope:

Lives in primary rainforests in the foliage layer and near rivers. 

Ameerega bilinguis inhabits the forest floor along small rivulets. Province of Loreto, Peru.

meerega bilinguis is a typical inhabitant of the deciduous layer in the tropical rainforest. Province of Loreto, Peru. 

Herb layer in the rainforest, habitat of various dendrobatids. Province of Loreto, Peru. 

Biotope detail of Ameerega bilinguis . Province of Loreto, Peru

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