Ameerega munduruku Neves, Silva, Akieda, Cabrera, Koroiva & Santana, 2017
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ameerega munduruku is a species of poison dart frog in the family Dentrobatidae. It was described in 2017 by the herpetologist Matheus Neves and his colleagues, and is named after the Munduruku, an ethnic group native to Brazil. A medium-sized frog for its genus, it has a snout–vent length of 24.9–27.3 mm (0.98–1.07 in) for adult males and 20.4–28.6 mm (0.80–1.13 in) for adult females. It has black uppersides, with a cream stripe from the snout to the groin, white undersides with worm-like black markings, and brown uppersides to the limbs. There are orange spots on the armpit and lower leg and an orange stripe from the groin to the thigh. Both sexes are similar but can be told apart by the presence of vocal slits in males. The species is endemic to Brazil, where it is known from two localities in the states of Pará and Mato Grosso.
Wikipedia contributors, Ameerega munduruku; 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 munduruku Neves, Silva, Akieda, Cabrera, Koroiva & Santana, 2017
- Name authority
- Neves, Silva, Akieda, Cabrera, Koroiva & Santana, 2017
- 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 munduruku Neves, Silva, Akieda, Cabrera, Koroiva & Santana, 2017
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 ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | 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 |
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=1103975 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:CQ72. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.