Rio Carauta stubfoot toad
Appearance
Rio Carauta stubfoot toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. carauta
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Binomial name | |
Atelopus carauta Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1978
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The Rio Carauta stubfoot toad (Atelopus carauta) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia; this anuran is found only within the Northwestern Andean montane forests.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus carauta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54494A49534659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54494A49534659.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. ed. P. Saundry. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC