Cainarachi Poison Frog

Taxobox
name = Cainarachi Poison Frog


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Dendrobatidae
genus = "Epipedobates"
species = "E. cainarachi"
binomial = "Epipedobates cainarachi"
binomial_authority = Schulte, 1989
synonyms = "Epipedobates ardens" Jungfer, 1989The Cainarachi Poison Frog or Rana Venenosa ("Epipedobates cainarachi") is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.It was named after the Valley of Rio Cainarache, where it was first discovered.

References

* Monteza, J.I. & Jungfer, K.-H. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/55219/all Epipedobates cainarachi] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 July 2007.