| Atelopus quimbaya | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. quimbaya |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus quimbaya Ruíz-Carranza & Osorno-Muñoz, 1994 | |
Atelopus quimbaya, the Quimbaya Toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Colombia and known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Central in Risaralda, Quindío, and Caldas Departments. Its natural habitats are sub-Andean and Andean forests at altitudes of 1,650–2,940 m (5,410–9,650 ft) above sea level. Chytridiomycosis is a serious risk to this rare species.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus quimbaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54545A49537609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54545A49537609.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Atelopus quimbaya Ruiz & Osorno, 1994". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Atelopus quimbaya Ruiz-Carranza and Osorno-Muñoz, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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