Cayenne stubfoot toad

Cayenne stubfoot toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. flavescens
Binomial name
Atelopus flavescens
Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Synonyms

Atelopus vermiculatus McDiarmid, 1973

The Cayenne stubfoot toad (Atelopus flavescens), known in French as atélope jaunâtre, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in northeastern French Guiana and in the adjacent Brazilian state Amapá.[2] Its natural habitats are lowland primary forest where it is known from near fast-flowing, small streams. It is locally common. There are no major threats at present.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lescure, J.; Marty, C.; Boistel, R.; Lötters, S.; La Marca, E.; Reynolds, R.; Hoogmoed, M.; MacCulloch, R.; Gaucher, P. & Lötters, S. (2004). "Atelopus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Atelopus flavescens Duméril and Bibron, 1841". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.


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