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Ectopoglossus atopoglossus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Ectopoglossus
Species:	E. atopoglossus
Binomial name
Ectopoglossus atopoglossus (Grant, Humphrey, and Myers, 1997)
Distribution of Ectopoglossus atopoglossus
Synonyms
Colostethus atopoglossus Grant, Humphrey, and Myers, 1997 Anomaloglossus atopoglossus (Grant, Humphrey, and Myers, 1997)

Ectopoglossus atopoglossus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Occidental, on the border between the departments of Valle del Cauca and Chocó.

Habitat

This frog has been observed in swamps and near heavily vegetated streams in lowland and premontane forests between 1000 and 2260 meters above sea level.

Scientists believe this frog might exist inside Reserva Natural Cerro El Ingles.

Reproduction

Male frogs perch on plants in the water or on rocks near water and call to the female frogs. Scientists infer that the tadpoles swim in streams.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered. It is threatened by habitat loss from agriculture expansion, water pollution, fumigation of illegal crops and timber extraction. Searches in 1997 found no sign of this species so the current population status is unknown. Very little else is known about this species. It is known next to a stream in sub-Andean forest.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ectopoglossus atopoglossus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55048A49341223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55048A49341223.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anomaloglossus atopoglossus (Grant, Humphrey, and Myers, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
3. "Ectopoglossus atopoglossus (Grant, Humphrey, & Myers, 1997)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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