Ameerega kuriinti Geralds, Twomey, Deutsch, Chávez, and Brown, 2026

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Dendrobatoidea > Family: Dendrobatidae > Subfamily: Colostethinae > Genus: Ameerega > Species: Ameerega kuriinti

Ameerega kuriinti Geralds, Twomey, Deutsch, Chávez, and Brown, 2026, Zootaxa, 5759: 306. Holotype: KU 211979, by original designation. Type locality: "km 21.8 on road from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas (ca. 11 km east-northeast of Tarapoto, ca. 2 km past the Túnel Carretera Yurimaguas) in the Cainarachi River valley, 970 m elevation . . . , 6° 25’ 55” S, 76° 18’ 30” W", Peru. ZooBank Publication registration: 642E07AF-89A5-4D1F-A69D-019E354D4B33

Common Names

Inti Poison Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Throughout northern regions of San Martin throughout the Cordillera Escalera with a few populations extending south, across the Huallaga river near the buffer zone of Cordillera Azul National Park (e.g. at Sauce) and possibly extending into the park; occurs in the southern part of the Cordillera Escalera and is found at elevations of ca. 316–1278 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Peru

Endemic: Peru

Comment

In the Ameerega bassleri group, the sister taxon of Ameerega yoshini, according to the original publication, where comparative adult and larval morphology, advertisement call, distribution, and were detailed. The authors also detailed  the extensive confusion with Ameerega bassleri in older literature. Formerly referred to as the "yellow morph" of Ameerega bassleri. 

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