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Rio Carauta stubfoot toad

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Rio Carauta stubfoot toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. carauta
Binomial name
Atelopus carauta
Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1978

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. ed. P. Saundry. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC