The three-coloured harlequin toad (Atelopus tricolor) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. tricolor
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| Atelopus tricolor Boulenger, 1902
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Characteristics edit
They have slim body; head is longer than broad; snout acuminate; nostril lateral not visible from above; eye width is about the same length as distance from nostril to anterior corner of eye. Loreal area barely convex; upper lip fleshy; immediate lateral postorbital are convex; temporal area slightly convex; tympanum absent; dorsal postorbital crest developed but not prominent. Tibia long; foot shorter than tibia; relative length of toes: 1<2<3<5<4; metatarsal tubercles poorly developed.[2]
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atelopus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54559A89196685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54559A89196685.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Lötters, Stefan; De la Riva, Ignacio (1998). "Redescription of Atelopus tricolor Boulenger from Southeastern Peru and Adjacent Bolivia, with Comments on Related Forms". Journal of Herpetology. 32 (4): 481–488. doi:10.2307/1565201. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1565201.
Sources edit
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atelopus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54559A89196685.
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