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La Arboleda Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus muisca)

Amphibians

The La Arboleda stubfoot toad was a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia, known only from Chingaza Natural National Park, where it lived in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, high altitude grassland, and rivers at elevations between 2,900 and 3,350 meters. Described in 1992 by Rueda-Almonacid and Hoyos and named for the Muisca people of the region, it occupied a range of only about 10 square kilometers. Habitat destruction drove the species to extinction, and it is now classified as extinct after having earlier been assessed as critically endangered.

Facts
Scientific Name
Atelopus muisca 3
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 3
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Atelopus, Taxa
Source Atelopus muisca (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Atelopus muisca (Wikipedia)
River, Biomes
Source Atelopus muisca (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Atelopus muisca
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99930
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99930
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2024-02-19T09:11:28.646Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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3. Atelopus muisca (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q2236844 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q2236844
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Atelopus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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Atelopus muisca (Wikipedia)
  • In Biome: Grassland, Lead
    Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.
  • In Biome: River, Lead
    Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.
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