Ameerega imasmari | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Ameerega |
Species: | A. imasmari
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Binomial name | |
Ameerega imasmari Brown et al., 2019[1]
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Ameerega imasmari, commonly known as riddle poison frog,[2] is a species of poison dart frog that lives in Peru and was described in 2019.[3] The specific epithet imasmari means "riddle" in the indigenous Quechua language.[1]
Ameerega imasmari is a small species of Ameerega, adult males are slightly smaller than females (sexual dimorphism): males' size ranges from 18.3 to 19.0 mm and females' size ranges from 19.8 to 21.8 mm.[4]
Ameerega imasmari is found in southern Peru (Cuzco, Junín and Pasco) at elevations of 200–400 m.[3][4]