Rio Carauta stubfoot toad
| Rio Carauta stubfoot toad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. carauta
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| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus carauta Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1978
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The Rio Carauta stubfoot toad (Atelopus carauta) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia; this anuran is found only within the Northwestern Andean montane forests.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. The species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus carauta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54494A49534659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54494A49534659.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Northwestern Andean montane forests. ed. P. Saundry. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC