Atelopus chocoensis, the Chocó stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] With the last individual being collected in 1998 it might already be extinct.[1]

Atelopus chocoensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. chocoensis
Binomial name
Atelopus chocoensis
Lötters, 1992

References edit

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus chocoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54499A49534920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54499A49534920.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.