Quito stubfoot toad
| Atelopus ignescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. ignescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phryniscus ignescens Cornalia, 1849 | |
The Quito stubfoot toad or Jambato toad, Atelopus ignescens, is an extinct species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Ecuador.[1][2] However, closely related, perhaps undescribed species may exist in Colombia.[2][3] Alexander G. Ruthven believed it to be the closest relative of the Guajira stubfoot toad (Atelopus carrikeri).[4]
Atelopus ignescens was formerly abundant along streams, but has not been seen since 1988. It inhabited cloud forests, humid sub-páramo bushland, and páramo grassland, and bred in streams. It is assumed that the disappearance of this species was caused by a combined effect of chytridiomycosis (confirmed in this species) and climatic change (warming and droughts), with some contribution from habitat loss too.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Ron, S., Coloma, L.A., Lötters, S., Duellman, W., Bustamante, M.R., Bolívar, W. & La Marca, E. (2004). "Atelopus ignescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.03.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ 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 (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan) 1 (28): 1–3. Retrieved 2008-03-26.