Atelopus mucubajiensis
| Atelopus mucubajiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. mucubajiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus mucubajiensis Rivero, 1974 | |
Atelopus mucubajiensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Geographic Range
This species of toad has a very limited range of a merely few square kilometers at the type locality, in the Páramo de Mucubají, in the Sierra de Santo Domingo, Venezuelan Andes. Its altitudinal (height) range is 2,300 - 3,500 meters asl.[1]
References
- ↑ "Atelopus mucubajiensis (Mucubaji Stubfoot Toad)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
Sources
- La Marca, E., Santiago, S., Lötters, S. & García-Pérez, J.E. 2004. Atelopus mucubajiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Atelopus mucabajiensis
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