Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog

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Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. cruciger
Binomial name
Atelopus cruciger
(Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)

The Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog or Sapito Rayado (Atelopus cruciger) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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