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Atelopus is a large genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of true toads natively distributed in Costa Rica
Costa Rica

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
 to Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 and French Guiana
French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas department of France, located on the northern coast of South America. Like the other Overseas departments, French Guiana is also an overseas region of France, one of the 26 regions of France, and is an integral part of the French Republic....
. Atelopus are generally brightly colored and diurnal
Diurnal animal

Scientific term refered to as an animal behavior, diurnality indicates an animal that is active during the daytime and rests during the night. Animals that are not diurnal might be Nocturnality or crepuscular .  Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals, insects and birds....
. Most species are associated with mid- to high-elevation stream
Stream

A stream is a body of water less than 60 feet wide with a current , confined within a stream bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as brook, beck, Burn , creek, crick, kill, lick , rill, river syke, bayou, rivu...
s. This genus has been greatly affected by amphibian declines
Decline in amphibian populations

Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinctions, have been noted since the 1980s from locations all over the world....
, and many species are now considered endangered, while others already are extinct. The cause of these declines primarily appears to be the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a chytrid fungus that causes the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis. In the first decade after it was first discovered in amphibians in 1998, the disease devastated amphibian populations around the world, in a global decline towards multiple extinctions, part of the Holocene extinction event....
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Atelopus is a large genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of true toads natively distributed in Costa Rica
Costa Rica

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
 to Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 and French Guiana
French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas department of France, located on the northern coast of South America. Like the other Overseas departments, French Guiana is also an overseas region of France, one of the 26 regions of France, and is an integral part of the French Republic....
. Atelopus are generally brightly colored and diurnal
Diurnal animal

Scientific term refered to as an animal behavior, diurnality indicates an animal that is active during the daytime and rests during the night. Animals that are not diurnal might be Nocturnality or crepuscular .  Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals, insects and birds....
. Most species are associated with mid- to high-elevation stream
Stream

A stream is a body of water less than 60 feet wide with a current , confined within a stream bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as brook, beck, Burn , creek, crick, kill, lick , rill, river syke, bayou, rivu...
s. This genus has been greatly affected by amphibian declines
Decline in amphibian populations

Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinctions, have been noted since the 1980s from locations all over the world....
, and many species are now considered endangered, while others already are extinct. The cause of these declines primarily appears to be the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a chytrid fungus that causes the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis. In the first decade after it was first discovered in amphibians in 1998, the disease devastated amphibian populations around the world, in a global decline towards multiple extinctions, part of the Holocene extinction event....
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Species

Common nameBinomial name
Andes Stubfoot Toad Atelopus andinus
Atelopus andinus

Atelopus andinus or Andes Stubfoot Toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Atelopus angelito
Atelopus angelito

Atelopus angelito is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rivers....
 
Atelopus arsyecue
Atelopus arsyecue

Atelopus arsyecue is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Arthur's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus arthuri
Atelopus arthuri

Atelopus arthuri is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad Atelopus balios
Atelopus balios

Atelopus balios is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Azuay Stubfoot Toad Atelopus bomolochos
Atelopus bomolochos

Atelopus bomolochos is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and pastureland....
 
Boulenger's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus boulengeri
Atelopus boulengeri

Atelopus boulengeri is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Rio Carauta Stubfoot Toad Atelopus carauta
La Carbonera Stubfoot Toad Atelopus carbonerensis
Guajira Stubfoot Toad Atelopus carrikeri
Darien Stubfoot Toad Atelopus certus
Atelopus certus

Atelopus certus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Lewis' Stubfoot Toad Atelopus chiriquiensis
Atelopus chiriquiensis

Atelopus chiriquiensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Chocó Stubfoot Toad Atelopus chocoensis
Atelopus chocoensis

Atelopus chocoensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
 
Atelopus chrysocorallus
Atelopus chrysocorallus

Atelopus chrysocorallus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and intermittent rivers....
 
Rio Faisanes Stubfoot Toad Atelopus coynei
Atelopus coynei

Atelopus coynei is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Veragua Stubfoot Toad Atelopus cruciger
Atelopus dimorphus
Atelopus dimorphus

Atelopus dimorphus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Huila Stubfoot Toad Atelopus ebenoides
Atelopus ebenoides

The painted frog , a species of true toad, lives only in Colombia. It consists of two populations: the southern population lives in the southern Colombian Andes in the Cauca Department and Huila Departments....
 
Elegant Stubfoot Toad Atelopus elegans
Atelopus epikeisthos
Carabaya Stubfoot Toad Atelopus erythropus
Atelopus erythropus

Atelopus erythropus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Malvasa Stubfoot Toad Atelopus eusebianus
Atelopus eusebianus

Atelopus eusebianus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers....
 
Atelopus exiguus
Atelopus exiguus

Atelopus exiguus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, and pastureland....
 
Atelopus famelicus
Atelopus famelicus

Atelopus famelicus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus farci
Atelopus farci

Atelopus farci is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Cayenne Stubfoot Toad Atelopus flavescens
Central Coast Stubfoot Toad Atelopus franciscus
Antado Stubfoot Toad Atelopus galactogaster
Atelopus galactogaster

Atelopus galactogaster is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
 
Pirri Range Stubfoot Toad Atelopus glyphus
Atelopus glyphus

Atelopus glyphus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Colombia and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Guanujo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus guanujo
La Guitarra Stubfoot Toad Atelopus guitarraensis
Atelopus guitarraensis

Atelopus guitarraensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers....
 
Morona-Santiago Stubfoot Toad Atelopus halihelos
Atelopus halihelos

Atelopus halihelos is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Quito Stubfoot Toad Atelopus ignescens
Atelopus ignescens

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Atelopus laetissimus
Atelopus laetissimus

Atelopus laetissimus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Limosa Stubfoot Toad Atelopus limosus
El Tambo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus longibrachius
Atelopus longibrachius

Atelopus longibrachius is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Longnose Stubfoot Toad Atelopus longirostris
Atelopus longirostris

Atelopus longirostris, an arlequin frog or jambato, is a member of the family of true toads: Bufonidae. It has been recorded only in northern Ecuador ....
 
Atelopus lozanoi
Atelopus lozanoi

Atelopus lozanoi is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers....
 
Lynch's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus lynchi
Atelopus lynchi

Atelopus lynchi is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Atelopus mandingues
Atelopus mandingues

Atelopus mandingues is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Mindo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus mindoensis
Atelopus mindoensis

Atelopus mindoensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Colombian Stubfoot Toad Atelopus minutulus
Atelopus minutulus

Atelopus minutulus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Mittermeier's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus mittermeieri
Hernandez's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus monohernandezii
Mucubaji Stubfoot Toad Atelopus mucubajiensis
La Arboleda Stubfoot Toad Atelopus muisca
Atelopus muisca

Atelopus muisca is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Atelopus nahumae
Atelopus nahumae

Atelopus nahumae is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus nanay
Atelopus nanay

Atelopus nanay is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and freshwater spring s....
 
Gualecenita Stubfoot Toad Atelopus nepiozomus
Atelopus nepiozomus

Atelopus nepiozomus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers....
 
Niceforo's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus nicefori
Atelopus nicefori

Atelopus nicefori is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus onorei
Rednose Stubfoot Toad Atelopus oxyrhynchus
Schmidt's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pachydermus
Atelopus pachydermus

Atelopus pachydermus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is found in Ecuador and possibly Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Andersson's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus palmatus
Atelopus palmatus

Atelopus palmatus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
San Isidro Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pedimarmoratus
Atelopus pedimarmoratus

Atelopus pedimarmoratus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Peru Stubfoot Toad Atelopus peruensis
Atelopus peruensis

Atelopus peruensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers....
 
Peters' Stubfoot Toad Atelopus petersi
Atelopus petersi

Atelopus petersi is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers at elevations of 2660-3300 m above sea level....
 
Atelopus petriruizi
Atelopus petriruizi

Atelopus petriruizi is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Painted Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pictiventris
Atelopus pictiventris

Atelopus pictiventris is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, pastureland, heavily degraded former forest, and ....
 
Pinango Stubfoot Toad Atelopus pinangoi
Napo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus planispina
Atelopus planispina

Atelopus planispina is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus pulcher
Atelopus pulcher

Atelopus pulcher is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Atelopus pyrodactylus
Atelopus quimbaya
Atelopus quimbaya

Atelopus quimbaya is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus reticulatus
Atelopus reticulatus

Atelopus reticulatus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Anori Stubfoot Toad Atelopus sanjosei
Atelopus sanjosei

Atelopus sanjosei is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Upper Amazon Stubfoot Toad Atelopus seminiferus
Atelopus seminiferus

Atelopus seminiferus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Pass Stubfoot Toad Atelopus senex
Atelopus senex

Atelopus senex is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Costa Rica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus sernai
Atelopus sernai

Atelopus sernai is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to the northern Andes of Colombia.Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers....
 
Atelopus simulatus
Atelopus simulatus

Atelopus simulatus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Atelopus siranus
Atelopus siranus

Atelopus siranus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers....
 
Sonsón Stubfoot Toad Atelopus sonsonensis
Atelopus sonsonensis

Atelopus sonsonensis is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Cloud Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus sorianoi
Pebas Stubfoot Toad Atelopus spumarius
Condoto Stubfoot Toad Atelopus spurrelli
Atelopus spurrelli

Atelopus spurrelli is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Bogota Stubfoot Toad Atelopus subornatus
Atelopus subornatus

Atelopus subornatus is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Venezuela Stubfoot Toad Atelopus tamaensis
Three-colored Stubfoot Toad Atelopus tricolor
Veragoa Stubfoot Toad Atelopus varius
Atelopus varius

The Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad , also known as the clown frog, is a neo-tropical true toad from the family Bufonidae . Once ranging from Costa Rica to Panama, A....
 
Atelopus vogli
Atelopus vogli

Atelopus vogli was a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It was Endemism to Venezuela.It bred in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers....
 
Walker's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus walkeri
Atelopus walkeri

Atelopus walkeri is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.It is Endemism to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers....
 
Golden Arrow Poison Frog Atelopus zeteki


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