Atelopus chocoensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. chocoensis |
Binomial name | |
Atelopus chocoensis Lötters, 1992 |
Atelopus chocoensis, the Chocó stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. With the last individual being collected in 1998 it might already be extinct.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus chocoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54499A49534920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54499A49534920.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Atelopus chocoensis |
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