Scarlet harlequin toad

Scarlet harlequin toad

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Atelopus
Species: A. sorianoi
Binomial name
Atelopus sorianoi
La Marca, 1983

The scarlet harlequin toad or sapito arlequin de Soriano (Atelopus sorianoi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may already be extinct. The toad is among the 25 “most wanted lost” species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation’s “Search for Lost Species” initiative.[2]

References

  1. Enrique La Marca; Argelia Rodríguez; Juan Elías García-Pérez (2010). "Atelopus sorianoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T54554A11166503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54554A11166503.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "The Search for Lost Species". Global Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved 10 July 2017.


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