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Rio Abiseo Morph Of The Pepperi Poison Dart Frog

Scientific Name Ameerega pepperi

IUCN Red List Status Vulnerable

Population

It is locally abundant around its riverine habitat (Brown and Twomey 2009). The population appears to be continuous and therefore is not considered to be severely fragmented. Due to ongoing decline in the extent and quality of habitat, the population is suspected to be decreasing. Read More

Threats

There has been some habitat loss in the Cordillera Azul and in the upper Huallaga Valley caused by agricultural conversion to coffee, coca and banana plantations (J. Brown pers. comm. April 2017), which may be causing local declines. Read More

Geographic Range

This species is known from throughout the upper Huallaga Valley, south of Río Huayabama (near Huicungo) to the southern border of San Martín, Peru, at elevations from 380–1,000 m asl. While most of the known localities are primarily on the eastern side of Río Huallaga (i.e., the western slope of the Cordillera Azul), it also occurs on the western side of Río Huallaga (i.e., the eastern slope of the Andes) in San Francisco and Huicungo, and likely occurs throughout the area between these two sites (Brown and Twomey 2009). It occurs in fewer than 10 threat-defined locations and its extent ... Read More

Habitat

This species occurs in undisturbed premontane forests and secondary premontane forest, particularly in habitats adjacent to streams. During the day, adults tend to hide amongst streamside boulders. Calling activity seems to peak during late evening. Males call from elevated positions on boulders, although courtship and oviposition appears to take place on the ground in the leaf litter. Clutches contain 22–44 eggs and are guarded by males (M. Pepper pers. comm. in Brown and Twomey 2009) and typically hatch in ca 18 days. Tadpoles have been found in shallow eddies or streamside pools, often left by receding water levels. Clay-bottomed streams ... Read More

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IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2018. Ameerega pepperi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T77187813A89226052. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T77187813A89226052.en

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