Atelopus longirostris

Atelopus longirostris
Female Atelopus longirostris from Junín, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. longirostris
Binomial name
Atelopus longirostris
Cope, 1868
Synonyms[2]

Phryniscus longirostris (Cope, 1868)
Phryniscus boussingaulti Thominot, 1889
Atelopus longirostris marmorata Werner, 1901

Atelopus longirostris is a species of harlequin frog, a member of the family of true toads (Bufonidae). It has been recorded only in northern Ecuador. Records from Colombia probably represent different species.[2] Once listed as extinct by the IUCN,[3] it was rediscovered in 2016 after more than two decade with no sightings.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. Atelopus longirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T54522A98641996. Accessed on 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Martín R. Bustamante, Wilmar Bolívar, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Fernando Castro, Jose Vicente Rueda, Stefan Lötters, Andrés Acosta-Galvis (2004). "Atelopus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54522A11158637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54522A11158637.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)