| Atelopus balios | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. balios |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus balios Peters, 1973 |
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Atelopus balios, also known as the Rio Pescado stubfoot toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.[1] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was previously thought to be extinct[2], and was recently rediscovered in a hunt for missing amphibians.
