Guajira stubfoot toad
Guajira stubfoot toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. carrikeri
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Binomial name | |
Atelopus carrikeri Ruthven , 1916 | |
Synonyms | |
Atelopus leoperezii Ruiz-Carranza, Ardila-Robayo & Hernández-Camacho, 1994 |
The Guajira stubfoot toad
Taxonomy
This species was initially described by
Description
The frog is about 5.0 cm long.[4] It has at least two color phases, with the rarer orange population being the one recently rediscovered.[4] However, the frog is typically all black, although it is a slightly lighter shade on its belly.[5] In adults, the skin is smooth except for a patch of spiny warts on the side. The area that these warts cover varies, with some specimens displaying them from their eyes to their arms and others displaying it from their eyes to their femurs. One specimen even had the warts covering the entire body. The Guajira stubfoot toad has short legs with rounded fingers and toes. While its fingers are unwebbed, its toes are broadly webbed, though its first toe is distinct. Its head is as broad as it is long.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It is
Ecology
This species lays its eggs in chains in freshwater mountain streams, where its tadpoles develop.[8]
Conservation
While the frog was common historically, it is currently endangered due to
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Waterman, Carly (2008-03-18). "Missing in Action!". EDGE. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus carrikeri Ruthven, 1916". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Critically Endangered Harlequin Frog Rediscovered in Remote Region of Colombia". Wildlife Extra. March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Ruthven, Alexander G. (May 25, 1916). "Description of a new species of Atelopus from the Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia"(PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology. 1 (28): 1–3. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Ruiz-Carranza, P. M.; Ardila-Robayo, M. C.; Hernández-Camacho, J. I. (1994). "Tres nuevas especies de Atelopus A.M.C. Dumeril & Bibron 1841 (Amphibia: Bufonidae) de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. 19: 153–163. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Atelopus carrikeri". Global Amphibian Assessment. NatureServe. May 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Atelopus carrikeri". AmphibiaWeb. October 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-26.