Rio Carauta stubfoot toad
The Rio Carauta stubfoot toad (Atelopus carauta) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia; this anuran is found only within the Northwestern Andean montane forests.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
| Rio Carauta stubfoot toad | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. carauta |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus carauta Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1978 | |
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. ed. P. Saundry. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Atelopus carauta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T54494A49534659. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54494A49534659.en. Downloaded on 03 January 2019.
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