Allobates myersi
Allobates myersi (common name: Myers' poison frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae found in Amazonian Colombia, likely also in adjacent Brazil and northeastern Peru.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is terrestrial and diurnal, and lays its eggs in the leaf-litter. In the southern part of its range, it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Allobates myersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Aromobatidae |
| Genus: | Allobates |
| Species: | A. myersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Allobates myersi (Pyburn, 1981) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrobates myersi Pyburn, 1981 | |
References
- Acosta-Galvis, A. & Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Allobates myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55228A11275865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55228A11275865.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates myersi (Pyburn, 1981)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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