Atelopus farci

Atelopus farci
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. farci
Binomial name
Atelopus farci
Lynch, 1993

Atelopus farci, the forest stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality, Granjas del Padre Luna, in Albán, Cundinamarca, on the western flank of the Cordillera Oriental at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level.[1][2][3] Its natural habitat is cloud forest where it lives in streams.[1]

The only known population has undergone a dramatic decline. Once abundant, surveys in 2002–2003 recovered only one tadpole. The species is threatened by both chytridiomycosis and habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rueda, J.V.; Bolívar, W.; Acosta-Galvis, A. (2004). "Atelopus farci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T54510A11154989. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Atelopus farci Lynch, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. Acosta Galvis, A. R.; D. Cuentas (2016). "Atelopus farci Lynch, 1993". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.


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