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Ameerega planipaleae (Oxapampa Poison Frog)

Synonyms: Epipedobates planipaleae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Oxapampa poison frog (Ameerega planipaleae; formerly Epipedobates planipaleae) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family endemic to Peru near Oxapampa, in the Pasco Region.Its natural habitat is montane tropical rainforest. It is a very rare species threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Ameerega planipaleae

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Ameerega planipaleae

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
60
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.44
EDGE Score: 4.63
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.165 inches (2.96 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Peruvian Yungas Peru Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
San Matias San Carlos Protection Forest 360324 Peru  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Llamaquizú stream Peru

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0