Atelopus laetissimus
| Atelopus laetissimus | |
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| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. laetissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus laetissimus Ruíz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo & Hernández-Camacho, 1994 | |
Atelopus laetissimus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family endemic to Colombia and only known from the vicinity of its type locality in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.[2] Its natural habitats are sub-Andean forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and chytridiomycosis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ramírez Pinilla, M.P., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Rueda, J.V., Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Atelopus laetissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus laetissimus Ruiz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo, and Hernández-Camacho, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2014.