Atelopus elegans (Boulenger, 1882)
Elegant stubfoot toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1994
Rediscovered in 2006
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Colombia & Ecuador
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Boulenger, G. A. (1882). Account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. Edward Whymper in Ecuador in 1879-80. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser 5, ix(54): 457-467.
Other references:
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2019). Atelopus elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T54505A49535183. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54505A49535183.en. Accessed on 30 November 2022.
Jaynes, Kyle E. et al. (2022). Harlequin frog rediscoveries provide insights into species persistence in the face of drastic amphibian declines. Biological Conservation 276: 109784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109784