Atelopus arsyecue

Atelopus arsyecue
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. arsyecue
Binomial name
Atelopus arsyecue
Rueda-Almonacid, 1994

Atelopus arsyecue is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.[2] Its natural habitats are sub-Andean and Andean forests, sub-páramo and páramo at 2,000–3,500 m (6,600–11,500 ft) above sea level. Reproduction takes place in fast-flowing rivers. It is threatened by chytridiomycosis and habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rueda, J.V., Acosta-Galvis, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M.P., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Amézquita, A & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Atelopus arsyecue". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus arsyecue Rueda-Almonacid, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 September 2014.