Atelopus erythropus Boulenger, 1903
Carabaya stubfoot toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 2004
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Bolivia & Peru
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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