Atelopus ignescens

Atelopus ignescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. ignescens
Binomial name
Atelopus ignescens
(Cornalia, 1849)
Synonyms

Phryniscus ignescens Cornalia, 1849
Phryniscus laevis Günther, 1858
Atelopus carinatus Andersson, 1945

Atelopus ignescens, the Jambato toad or Quito stubfoot toad or Jambato harlequin frog,[2] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the northern Andes of Ecuador.[1][3][4] This once abundant species was believed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 2016.[1][5][6][7] The specific name ignescens means "to catch fire," presumably in reference to the orange ventral color of this species.[8]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Atelopus ignescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54518A98641865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54518A98641865.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kreier, Freda (2022-11-09). "Some harlequin frogs — presumed extinct — have been rediscovered". ScienceNews. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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  6. ^ Lou Del Bello: Boy finds 'extinct' frog in Ecuador and helps revive species, on: NewScientist, 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ Kreier, Freda (3 December 2022). "These frogs aren't extinct after all". Science News (Paper). 202 (10): 6.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coloma et al. 2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).