Confusing poison frog

The confusing poison frog (Ameerega maculata) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Panama. It is only known from its type locality, "Chiriqui" (which at the time of the description included both Atlantic and Pacific versants of western Panama).^[1][2]

Confusing poison frog
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Ameerega
Species:	A. maculata
Binomial name
Ameerega maculata (Peters, 1873)
Synonyms[2]
Dendrobates trivittatus var. maculata Peters, 1873 Dendrobates maculatus Myers, 1982 Epipedobates maculatus (Peters, 1873)

Its natural habitat is unknown but might be forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and may already be extinct given the level of deforestation within the region of collection.^[1]