Guajira stubfoot toad

Guajira stubfoot toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. carrikeri
Binomial name
Atelopus carrikeri
Ruthven, 1916
Synonyms

Atelopus leoperezii Ruiz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo & Hernández-Camacho, 1994

The Guajira stubfoot toad[1] or Carrikeri harlequin frog[2] (Atelopus carrikeri) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[3] It is about 5 cm (2.0 in) long and typically black, though some populations have orange coloration.[4] This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range of northern Colombia.[1][3] It is critically endangered because of the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and habitat destruction due to agriculture. The species had not been seen from 1994 until it was rediscovered in early 2008.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus carrikeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54496A49534770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54496A49534770.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Waterman, Carly (2008-03-18). "Missing in Action!". EDGE. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  3. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus carrikeri Ruthven, 1916". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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