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Atelopus sanjosei

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Species of amphibian

Atelopus sanjosei
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. sanjosei
Binomial name
Atelopus sanjosei
Rivero & Serna, 1989

Atelopus sanjosei is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia. It is only known from its type locality in Anorí, Antioquia Department, on the Cordillera Occidental. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss, water pollution by mining and development for mining; it is a lowland species. It is considered rare and has not been sighted since 1988.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Atelopus sanjosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T54547A49342805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54547A49342805.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Atelopus sanjosei Rivero and Serna, 1989". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Atelopus sanjosei


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