Atelopus glyphus

Atelopus glyphus
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Atelopus
Species:	A. glyphus
Binomial name
	Atelopus glyphus; Dunn, 1931

Atelopus glyphus, the Pirri harlequin frog

montane forests and rivers.^[1]

Morphology and behaviour

This species is terrestrial, and breeds in forest streams. The reproductive biology is not well-known, but other Atelopus species are known to attach their eggs to the undersides of rocks in swift-moving streams during dry seasons when the water level is low. The eggs are laid in strings, and the larvae develop as the wet season begins. All Atelopus tadpoles have large ventral suckers, allowing them to hang on to rocks even in torrents.

Conservation

The biggest threat to this and other, similar species is chytridiomycosis. The disease has affected many other species of Atelopus, particularly those associated with montane streams. This toad lives in two protected areas in Panama and Colombia. This guarantees some suitable habitat, but does not protect it from the chytrid fungus.

It is also threatened by

critically endangered by the IUCN. In addition, at least 30 known species are extinct. Of the surviving species, and those on which enough data exist to evaluate population trends, 81% have population sizes reduced by at least half from historical levels. The higher-elevation species, those living at or above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), have been hit the worst, with 75% having disappeared entirely.^[2]

References

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doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54514A49535891.en
. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b Atelopus glyphus. AmphibiaWeb.
^ Hogan, C. M. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. In: Saundry, P., Ed. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, DC.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54514A49535891.en
. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[AW-2] Atelopus glyphus. AmphibiaWeb.

[3] Hogan, C. M. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. In: Saundry, P., Ed. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, DC.

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