Atelopus sernai

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Atelopus sernai
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Atelopus Species: A. sernai
Binomial name
Atelopus sernai Ruíz-Carranza & Osorno-Muñoz, 1994

Atelopus sernai is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to the northern Andes of Colombia.^[1] Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Rueda, J.V., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C., Maldonado-Silva, R.A., Bolívar, W., Castro, F. & Lynch, J. 2004. Atelopus sernai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

[edit] References

1. ^ Duellman, William Edward. (1999) Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective. JHU Press. pp. 298.