Atelopus sernai | |
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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. sernai |
Binomial name | |
Atelopus sernai Ruíz-Carranza & Osorno-Muñoz, 1994 |
Atelopus sernai, the Baldias Harlequin Toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the northern Andes of Colombia. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Rueda, J.V., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C., Maldonado-Silva, R.A., Bolívar, W., Castro, F. & Lynch, J. 2004. Atelopus sernai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
References
- Jose Vicente Rueda; Mariela Osorno-Muñoz; María Cristina Ardila-Robayo; Ruth Adriana Maldonado-Silva; Wilmar Bolívar; Fernando Castro; John Lynch (2004). "Atelopus sernai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54550A11165724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54550A11165724.en.
- Duellman, William Edward. (1999) Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective. JHU Press. pp. 298.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Atelopus sernai |
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