Atelopus nahumae
| Atelopus nahumae | |
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| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. nahumae |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus nahumae Ruíz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo & Hernández-Camacho, 1994 | |
Atelopus nahumae is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Colombia, only known from humid montane forest of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.[2] It inhabits sub-Andean forests and breeds in streams. It is primarily threatened by chytridiomycosis, but also by habitat loss. It occurs within the Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as well as the adjacent El Dorado Nature Reserve.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ramírez Pinilla, M.P., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Rueda, J.V., Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Atelopus nahumae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus nahumae 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 1 March 2014.