Atelopus petersi

Atelopus petersi

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. petersi
Binomial name
Atelopus petersi
Coloma, 2007

Atelopus petersi is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae.

It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers at elevations of 2660–3300 m above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss, listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is probably extinct; the last confirmed record was in 1996.

References

  1. Luis A. Coloma (2008). "Atelopus petersi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136038A4238016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136038A4238016.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  • Coloma, L. A., Ron, S., Lotters, S., Duellman, W. E. & Miranda-Leiva, A. A Taxonomic revision of Atelopus pachydermus, and description of two new (extinct?) species of Atelopus from Ecuador (Anura: Bufonidae). Zootaxa 1557: 1-32 (2007)
  • Atelopus petersi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 November 2008.


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