Ameerega braccata (Steindachner, 1864)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Ameerega braccata - Mato Grosso Poison Frog in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by Reuber Brandão. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336690413
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ameerega braccata, formerly Epipedobates braccatus, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Central-West Region of Brazil and is known from southern Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and southwestern Goiás states; however, it is likely that its true range extends into adjacent Bolivia and Paraguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Ameerega braccata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:04:45.265542+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ameerega braccata (Steindachner, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1864)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Ameerega
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyColostethinae Cope, 1867
- genusAmeerega Bauer, 1986
- speciesAmeerega braccata (Steindachner, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ameerega. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ameerega pongoensis (Schulte, 1999) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega hahneli (Boulenger, 1884) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega berohoka Vaz-Silva & Maciel, 2011 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega bilinguis (Jungfer, 1989) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega boliviana (Boulenger, 1902) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega flavopicta (Lutz, 1925) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega munduruku Neves, Silva, Akieda, Cabrera, Koroiva & Santana, 2017 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega pepperi Brown & Twomey, 2009 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega petersi (Silverstone, 1976) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega planipaleae (Morales & Velazco, 1998) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega trivittata (Spix, 1824) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrobates braccatus Steindachner, 1864 Steindachner, 1864 | synonym |
| Epipedobates braccatus (Steindachner, 1864) (Steindachner, 1864) | synonym |
| Dendrobates pictus braccatus Steindachner, 1864 Steindachner, 1864 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773993 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:CQ6P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.