Ameerega panguana
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| Ameerega panguana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Ameerega |
| Species: | A. panguana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameerega panguana Brown, Siu-Ting, von May, Twomey, Guillory, Deutsch, and Chávez, 2019 | |
Ameerega panguana is a species of poison dart frog found in Peru that was first described in 2019.[2][3][1][4][5]
Ameerega panguana is a small species of Ameerega, adult males are slightly smaller than females (the only sign of sexual dimorphism): males' size ranges from 16.9 to 19.7 mm and females' size ranges from 16.6 to 22.1 mm.[6][7]
Habitat
Ameerega panguana is found at elevations of 200–400m in Huánaco, Peru in small streams in disturbed forested habitats,[7] especially purma forest.[1]
The frog's known range includes four protected areas: San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest, El Sira Communal Reserve, Yánesha Communal Reservation, and a private concession called ACP Panguana.[1]
