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Atelopus peruensis

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Atelopus peruensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. peruensis
Binomial name
Atelopus peruensis
Gray & Cannatella, 1985

Atelopus peruensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers.

References

  1. ^ Schulte, R.; Salas, A.; Angulo, A.; Lötters, S.; Sinsch, U.; Leiva, A.M. (2006). "Atelopus peruensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. IUCN: e.T54539A11164132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T54539A11164132.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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