Lutz's poison frog (''Ameerega flavopicta''; formerly ''Epipedobates flavopicta'') is a species of frog in the family

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found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist

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, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rocky areas. Reproduction occurs in rocky pools and streams. Eggs are laid under a rock and the male transports tadpoles to wet trenches or small rocky pools. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Breeding

Lutz's poison frog males call for females in breeding sites, such as rock crevices, termite nests, low vegetationDias, P. H. D. S. (2018). The Buccopharyngeal Morphology of the Tadpole of Ameerega Flavopicta (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae), with a Redescription of Its External Morphology. Herpetologica., 74(4), 323–328. or trenches.Lima, N. G. S. (2013). Natural History of Ameerega flavopicta (Dendrobatidae) on an Island Formed by Três Marias Hydroelectric Reservoir in Southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology., 47(3), 480–488. Breeding periods for this species were seen to begin with male calling during months of October to December, then sights of tadpoles were during November to April, and finally froglets were recorded during January to April.

References

Ameerega Amphibians described in 1925 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dendrobatidae-stub