Atelopus

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Atelopus

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

Costa Rica

Bolivia

French Guiana

Diurnal animal

Stream

Decline in amphibian populations

Species

Common name	Binomial 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 image =\| status = EX \| status_system = IUCN3.1\| regnum = Animalia\| phylum = Chordata\| classis = Amphibia\| ordo = Anura\| familia = Bufonidae\| genus = Atelopus...
	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

Atelopus

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