Ranitomeya amazonica

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Population

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Anura	Dendrobatidae

Scientific Name:	Ranitomeya amazonica
Species Authority:	(Schulte, 1999)
Synonym(s):	<i>Dendrobates amazonicus</i> Schulte, 1999 <i>Dendrobates quinquevittatus</i> <i>Dendrobates ventrimaculatus</i> <i>Ranitomeya amazonicus</i> Schulte, 1999
Taxonomic Source(s):	Frost, D.R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (31 March 2016). New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Date Assessed:	2004-04-30
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor(s):	Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Karl-Heinz Jungfer
Reviewer(s):	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This recently described species is found near to the Iquitos Region in Loreto Department, Peru, where it is present below 200m asl. It is believed that it might range more widely, but further investigations are required to confirm this.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Peru

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Population [top]

Population:

There is nothing known about its population status.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a diurnal species of primary lowland moist forest. Larvae are deposited in phytotelms.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	While this species might be threatened by trade, it is currently not possible to determine whether or not individuals being traded are captive-bred or wild-caught (or, if they are wild-caught, whether or not this species is being over-harvested). This species is threatened by the habitat loss occurring through agricultural activities in the south of the protected area in which it is found.

Major Threat(s):

While this species might be threatened by trade, it is currently not possible to determine whether or not individuals being traded are captive-bred or wild-caught (or, if they are wild-caught, whether or not this species is being over-harvested). This species is threatened by the habitat loss occurring through agricultural activities in the south of the protected area in which it is found.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The only protected area from which it is currently known is the Reserva Nacional Alpahuayo Mishana. The taxonomy of this species requires resolution.

Conservation Actions:

The only protected area from which it is currently known is the Reserva Nacional Alpahuayo Mishana. The taxonomy of this species requires resolution.

Citation:	Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Karl-Heinz Jungfer. 2004. Ranitomeya amazonica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55172A11250249. . Downloaded on 23 July 2017.
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