Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ameerega ingeri, also known commonly as Niceforo's poison frog, Brother Niceforo's poison frog, or Inger's poison frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. The species is endemic to the Colombian Amazon. It is known with certainty only from its type locality in the Caquetá Department. Records from the Putumayo Department ascribed to this species likely refer to Ameerega bilinguis, although other sources continue to include Putumayo in the range of Ameerega ingeri.
Wikipedia contributors, Ameerega ingeri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:05:49.224291+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970)
- Name authority
- (Cochran & Goin, 1970)
- 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 ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970)
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 braccata (Steindachner, 1864) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ameerega flavopicta (Lutz, 1925) | 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 ingeri Cochran & Goin, 1970 Cochran & Goin, 1970 | synonym |
| Epipedobates ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970) (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | synonym |
| Phyllobates ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970) (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | 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=773998 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:CQ6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.