Ameerega hahneli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Ameerega
Species:
A. hahneli
Binomial name
Ameerega hahneli
(Boulenger, 1884)
Synonyms[2]

Dendrobates hahneli Boulenger, 1884 "1883"[3]
Epipedobates hahneli (Boulenger, 1884)

Ameerega hahneli is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.[2] It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname.[2][4] It is named after Paul Hahnel, the collector of the type series.[3]

Taxonomy

Ameerega hahneli has been mixed with Ameerega picta, and also considered its synonym. It may represent several species; Ameerega altamazonica has already been split off from the former Ameerega hahneli.[2]

Description

Males measure 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in) and females 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The back and limbs are finely granular and brown in colour, with or without black spots. The flanks are black and bordered above by a narrow, white or cream colored dorsolateral line that extends from the tip of the snout to the groin. There is also a white or cream coloured labial stripe that does not extend onto the arm. The venter is blue with black reticulations. There are yellow-orange oval spots on the ventral surfaces of the arms, inner surfaces of the shanks, and in the groin. The iris is dark brown.[5][6]

Original illustration of the holotype (dorsal view, head, and ventral view).

Reproduction

Males are territorial.[6] The territorial call is a long series of short "peep" notes, whereas the courtship call is similar but consists of only three notes. Females lay 6–33 pigmented eggs on the leaf-litter.[1][5][6] Eggs hatch after 4–16 days and are carried on the back of their father to a creek. The tadpoles require running water.[1][6] Tadpoles are brown, with a depressed body, and long tail.[5] They metamorphose after two months.[6]

Habitat and conservation

Ameerega hahneli is a common frog, apart from the Guianas where it is uncommon. It occurs on the forest floor in the tropical rainforest.[1] It is usually associated with fallen palm fronds, branches, and small gaps in the forest.[5] They are active during the day and hide in low vegetation at night.[6]

It can be threatened by habitat loss, but the total population is stable and the species is not threatened.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Fernando Castro, Claude Gascon (2010). "Ameerega hahneli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T55223A11273787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55223A11273787.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Ameerega hahneli (Boulenger, 1884)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 Boulenger, G. A. (1884). "On a collection of frogs from Yurimaguas, Huallaga River, Northern Peru". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883: 635–638.
  4. ↑ Cole, C. J.; Townsend, C. R.; Reynolds, R. P.; MacCulloch, R. D. & Lathrop, A. (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317. S2CID 86665287.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Rodríguez, Lily O. & Duellman, William E. (1994). "Guide to the frogs of the Iquitos Region, Amazonian Perú". Special Publication, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. Asociación de Ecología y Conservación, Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 22: 1–80.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Coloma, L. A.; et al. (2019). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Ameerega hahneli". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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