Atelopus sanjosei
Appearance
Atelopus sanjosei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. sanjosei
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Binomial name | |
Atelopus sanjosei |
Atelopus sanjosei is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia. It is only known from its type locality in Anorí, Antioquia Department, on the Cordillera Occidental.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss, water pollution by mining and development for mining; it is a lowland species. It is considered rare and has not been sighted since 1988.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Atelopus sanjosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T54547A49342805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54547A49342805.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Atelopus sanjosei Rivero and Serna, 1989". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2015.