Atelopus halihelos

Atelopus halihelos, the Morona-Santiago stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

Atelopus halihelos

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. halihelos
Binomial name
Atelopus halihelos
Peters, 1973

References

  1. Santiago Ron; Luis A. Coloma; Martín R. Bustamante (2006). "Atelopus halihelos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T54517A11157024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T54517A11157024.en.
  2. Ron, S., Coloma, L.A. & Bustamante, M.R. 2006. Atelopus halihelos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 July 2007.


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