Venezuelan yellow frog
| Venezuelan yellow frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. carbonerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus carbonerensis Rivero, 1972 | |
The Venezuelan yellow frog (Atelopus carbonerensis) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is known locally as sapito arlequin de la carbonera.[1]
References
- ↑ La Marca, E., Rodríguez, A. & García-Pérez, J.E. 2004. Atelopus carbonerensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.