Biology:Atelopus spumarius

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Short description: Species of amphibian


Pebas stubfoot toad
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. spumarius
Binomial name
Atelopus spumarius
Cope, 1871

Atelopus spumarius (Pebas stubfoot toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is native to Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname.

Description

Female Pebas stubfoot toads grow to be between 31 and 39 mm long, while their male counterparts only grow to be 26 to 29 mm long. Their heads are narrow and come to a point at the nose, the skin on their back is smooth with pale green and black stripes and black dots. They don't have any tympanum (eardrums).[2]

Distribution and habitat

The atelopus spumarius is native to South America, and lives in the rainforest near blackwater streams and the Tahuayo River.[2]

References

  1. Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Santiago Ron, Luis A. Coloma, Martín R. Bustamante, Antonio Salas, Rainer Schulte, Stefan Lötters, Ariadne Angulo, Fernando Castro, Jean Lescure, Christian Marty, Enrique La Marca, Marinus Hoogmoed (2010). "Atelopus spumarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T54555A11166846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54555A11166846.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54555/11166846. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Atelopus spumarius « Rainforest Conservation Fund" (in en-US). http://www.rainforestconservation.org/species-data-sheets/frogs/atelopus-spumarius/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q970942 entry