Ranitomeya sirensisAichinger, 1991 - Peru, Bolivia

Description

Ranitomeya sirensis is a small frog, slightly granulated skin.

Nominal Morph:
The head and dorsum are red and lack spots or stripes. The arms and legs are turquoise. However the coloration is lighter on the anterodorsal side of the proximal half of the upper arm and on the proximal part of the thigh extending to the body. The venter is turquoise-green or gray with a five by three mm red patch on the belly. The area below the rectangular patch and on the ventral surface of the legs are turquoise. The surface of the palms and soles are black. Iris is black (Aichinger 1991).

'Tingo Maria' Morph:
Ground color black, yellow stripes, blue legs.

Panguana Morph:
Ground color black, yellow, green, orange, or red stripes, grayish or pale yellow legs.

"Biolat" Morph:
Ground color black, small yellow stripes, middorsal stripe often pale yellow, pale blue or grayish; grayish or pale blue legs. Smallest morph

Diagnosis

Ranitomeya sirensis

Size

Small sized frog. Adult males measure about 15-22mm, depending on its distribution. Females are slightly larger.

Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is exhibited only by males being slightly smaller than females.

Call


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Natural history

Ranitomeya sirensis can be found breeding in bamboo stands, Xanthosoma and Heliconia plants.

Geografic distribution

Ranitomeya sirensis is distributed in Peru (Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali, Pasco, Junín, Huánuco, Cusco, Madre de Dios), Brazil (State of Acre) and Bolivia (Department of Pando) at elevations between 150 and 1560m.
distribution by IUCN.

Conservation Status

LC - least concern
Smugglers have been hitting some populations hard for several years and appear to have made a significant negative impact on wild populations.

Note

In 2011 R.biolat and R.lamasi were synonymized with R.sirensis (Brown & Twomey). The species is named after the type locality, Serranía de Sira (Aichinger 1991).

References

amphibiaweb.org
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobates.org
iucnredlist.org

 Aichinger, M. (1991). ''A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura:Dendrobatidae) from the Serrania de Sira, Peru.'' Herpetologica, 47, 1-5. PDF

Brown, J., Twomey, E., Amézquita, A., Barbosa, M., Caldwell, JP., Lötters, S., Von May, R., Melo-Sampaio, P., Mejia-Vargas, D., Perez-Peña, P., Pepper, M., Poelman, E., Sanchez-Rodriguez, M., Summers, K. 2011. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1-120. PDF

MORALES, V. R. (1992): Dos Especies Nuevas de Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) para Peru. Caribbean Journal of Science. 28 (3-4): 191-199. PDF

Von May, R., Catenazzi, A., Angulo, A., Brown, J. L., Carrillo, J., Chávez, G., Córdova, J. H., Curo, A., Delgado, A., Enciso, M. A., Gutiérrez, R., Lehr, E., Martinez, J. L., Medina-Müller, M., Miranda, A., Neira, D. R., Ochoa, J. A., Quiroz, A. J., Rodríguez, D. A., Rodríguez, L. O., Salas, A. W., and Seimon, T. (2008). Current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. PDF

Descripción

Ranitomeya sirensis

Diagnosis

Ranitomeya sirensis

Tamaño

Se trata de una especie muy pequeña, los machos adultos miden 15-22 mm; las hembras son ligeramente más grandes que los machos.

Diferencias sexuales

El dimorfismo sexual es exhibido solo por los machos ligeramente más pequeños que las hembras.

Canto


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Historia natural

Ranitomeya sirensis is a very small Peruvian dendrobatid,

Distribución geográfica

Ranitomeya sirensis
distribución por IUCN

Estatus de Amenaza

LC - preocupación menor

Nota

Detrás ese nombre se esconden hace 2011 (Brown & Twomey) las especies antiguas Ranitomeya biolat (Dendrobates biolat) y Ranitomeya lamasi (Dendrobates lamasi).

Referencias

amphibiaweb.org
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobates.org
iucnredlist.org

 Aichinger, M. (1991). ''A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura:Dendrobatidae) from the Serrania de Sira, Peru.'' Herpetologica, 47, 1-5. PDF

Brown, J., Twomey, E., Amézquita, A., Barbosa, M., Caldwell, JP., Lötters, S., Von May, R., Melo-Sampaio, P., Mejia-Vargas, D., Perez-Peña, P., Pepper, M., Poelman, E., Sanchez-Rodriguez, M., Summers, K. 2011. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1-120. PDF

MORALES, V. R. (1992): Dos Especies Nuevas de Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) para Peru. Caribbean Journal of Science. 28 (3-4): 191-199. PDF

Von May, R., Catenazzi, A., Angulo, A., Brown, J. L., Carrillo, J., Chávez, G., Córdova, J. H., Curo, A., Delgado, A., Enciso, M. A., Gutiérrez, R., Lehr, E., Martinez, J. L., Medina-Müller, M., Miranda, A., Neira, D. R., Ochoa, J. A., Quiroz, A. J., Rodríguez, D. A., Rodríguez, L. O., Salas, A. W., and Seimon, T. (2008). Current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. PDF

Beschreibung

Ranitomeya sirensis

Diagnose

Ranitomeya sirensis

Größe

Es handelt sich um eine sehr kleine bis kleine Art, die erwachsenen Männchen messen zwischen 15-22mm, die Weibchen werden geringfügig größer als die Männchen.

Geschlechtsunterschiede

Der Geschlechtsunterschied zeigt sich nur in den etwas kleineren Männchen.

Ruf


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Lebensweise

Ranitomeya sirensis

Geografische Verbreitung

Ranitomeya sirensis < br>Verbreitung nach IUCN

Schutzstatus

LC - nicht gefährdet

Bemerkung

Hinter diesem Namen verbergen sich seit 2011 (Brown & Twomey) die ehemaligen Arten Ranitomeya biolat (Dendrobates biolat) und Ranitomeya lamasi (Dendrobates lamasi).

Referenzen

amphibiaweb.org
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobase.de
dendrobates.org
iucnredlist.org

 Aichinger, M. (1991). ''A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura:Dendrobatidae) from the Serrania de Sira, Peru.'' Herpetologica, 47, 1-5. PDF

Brown, J., Twomey, E., Amézquita, A., Barbosa, M., Caldwell, JP., Lötters, S., Von May, R., Melo-Sampaio, P., Mejia-Vargas, D., Perez-Peña, P., Pepper, M., Poelman, E., Sanchez-Rodriguez, M., Summers, K. 2011. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1-120. PDF

MORALES, V. R. (1992): Dos Especies Nuevas de Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) para Peru. Caribbean Journal of Science. 28 (3-4): 191-199. PDF

Von May, R., Catenazzi, A., Angulo, A., Brown, J. L., Carrillo, J., Chávez, G., Córdova, J. H., Curo, A., Delgado, A., Enciso, M. A., Gutiérrez, R., Lehr, E., Martinez, J. L., Medina-Müller, M., Miranda, A., Neira, D. R., Ochoa, J. A., Quiroz, A. J., Rodríguez, D. A., Rodríguez, L. O., Salas, A. W., and Seimon, T. (2008). Current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. PDF