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Ameerega parvula Boulenger 1882

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Distribution: Lowlands of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. View type locality in Google Maps.
Ecology: This species can be found in extremely high densities in certain areas, yet remain nearly undetectable in others. Most individuals were found near small streams in lowland primary forest, and could be heard calling the entire day. They were heard up to an elevation of roughly 600 meters, presumably where their elevational range ends.
Phylogenetic status: This species seems to be ancestral to a larger group containing A. bassleri, A. pongoensis, and A. bilinguis.
Conservation status: Uncertain. Though there are pockets of thriving populations, in Peru these pockets seem to be rare and scattered. Supposedly this species can be found near Iquitos, though if it is still there, it is exceedingly uncommon. Since this species appears to prefer primary forest, it will be especially sensitive to deforestation.

 

 

 

 

 


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