Atelopus chocoensis
Appearance
Atelopus chocoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. chocoensis
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Binomial name | |
Atelopus chocoensis Lötters, 1992
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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.[1] With the last individual being collected in 1998 it might already be extinct.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.