Ameerega planipaleae (Morales & Velazco, 1998)
Oxapampa poison frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Epipedobates planipaleae Morales and Velazco, 1998
Conservation Status
Last record: 1996
Rediscovered in 2007
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Pasco Departamento, Peru
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Morales, V. R. and Velazco, P. M. (1998). Una especie nueva de Epipedobates (Amphibia, Anura, Dendrobatidae) de Perú. Amphibia-Reptilia [1998]: 369-376.
Other references:
Javier Icochea, Edgar Lehr, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Stefan Lötters. 2004. Ameerega planipaleae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T29432A9496764. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T29432A9496764.en. Downloaded on 12 February 2017.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]