Ameerega cainarachi

The Cainarachi  poison frog (Ameerega cainarachi) is a frog.  It lives in Peru.

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This frog is awake during the day and lives on the ground in forests.  People see it near small streams in forest that has never been cut down and in forest that has been cut down and is growing back. Scientists saw the frog between 750 and 1500 meters above sea level.

One of the places the frog lives are protected places: Cordillera Escalera Regional Conservation Area. Scientists have also seen it just outside Cordillera Azul National Park.

Young
The tadpoles swim in streams where the water is slow.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is in danger of dying out.  The government of Peru says it is in some danger of dying out. Humans change the places where the frog lives. People cut down forests to make farms, for example coffee, palm oil, and rice farms. They also make places for animals to eat grass. People also catch this frog to sell as a pet.

References

Category:Frogs of South America
Category:Poison dart frogs