Guanujo stubfoot toad

Guanujo stubfoot toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. guanujo
Binomial name
Atelopus guanujo
Coloma, 2002

The Guanujo stubfoot toad (Atelopus guanujo), known in Spanish as puca sapo, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Bustamante, M.R., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Almandáriz, A. 2004. Atelopus guanujo. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.


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