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Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838) is a animal in the Dendrobatidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)

Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)

Ameerega picta, the spot-legged poison frog, is a dendrobatid frog found in four South American countries.

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Family
Genus
Ameerega
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Ameerega picta (Tschudi, 1838)

Taxonomic History

Ameerega picta, commonly known as the spot-legged poison frog, was previously classified under the name Epipedobates picta.

Species Identification and Distribution

It is a species of dendrobatid frog that occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela.

Oviposition

For reproduction, female spot-legged poison frogs lay their eggs on the ground.

Tadpole Transport

Once the eggs hatch, adult frogs carry the hatched tadpoles to a body of water.

Photo: (c) Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Dendrobatidae Ameerega

More from Dendrobatidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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