Biology:Atelopus sanjosei

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Atelopus sanjosei
Scientific classification edit
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.[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54547/49342805. 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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Atelopus/Atelopus-sanjosei. Retrieved 27 March 2015. 

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