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Ameerega smaragdina Silverstone 1976

Distribution: Central Peru, eastern foothills of the Cordillera Azul. This species is known only from its original type locality, the Iscozacin valley northeast of Oxapampa, 380 m elevation. View type locality in Google Maps.
Ecology: Unknown, though assumed to be similar to other species of Ameerega.
Phylogenetic status: Related to A. petersi and A. cainarachi, but A. smaragdina is likely ancestral to both.
Conservation status: Fragile. This species is only know from its type locality, although it may be more widely distributed.
Notes: Can be distinguished from A. petersi due to its lack of ventral marbling and restricted range.

 

 

 

 

 


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