Atelopus spumarius Cope, 1871
Pebas stubfoot toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1977
Since Rediscovered (Plewnia et al., 2024)
Distribution
Brazil, Colombia & Peru
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cope, Edward Drinker. (1871). Ninth contribution to the herpetology of Tropical America. – Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23: 200-224.
Other references:
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
Lötters, S., P. Böning, S. Bailon, J. D. Barros Castañeda, R. Boistel, A. Catenazzi, J. C. Chaparro, G. Chávez, A. Chujutalli, L. Coen, L. A. Coloma, A. J. Crawford, J. Culebras, J. C. Cusi Martínez, J. M. Daza, I. De la Riva, D. J. Ellwein, R. Ernst, S. V. Flechas, A. Fouquet, J. M. Guayasamin, C. H. Heine, R. F. Jorge, A. Jung, K.-H. Jungfer, et al. (In Press). A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius. Zootaxa.
Plewnia, Amadeus et al. (2024). A new species of harlequin toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus) from Amazonian Ecuador. Salamandra 60(4): 237-253.