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Atelopus balios

Atelopus balios
Atelopus balios in Awashima MARINE PARK
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. balios
Binomial name
Atelopus balios
Peters, 1973[2]

Atelopus balios, the Rio Pescado stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to southwestern Ecuador, with records from Pacific lowlands in Azuay, Cañar, and Guayas Provinces.[1][3] It is a rare species that was already suspected to be extinct,[1] but a single specimen was discovered in 2011 by a team from Conservation International during a hunt for missing amphibians.[4][5][6][7] The decline in amphibian populations is well documented. The Atelopus balios is Critically Endangered as a result of the widespread amphibian Chytridiomycosis fungus that has decimated other amphibian populations.[8] There are only 10 known findings of the tadpole, Atelopus balios.[9]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Atelopus balios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54491A98640710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54491A98640710.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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  6. ^ "Ansonia latidisca". Smugmug.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  7. ^ "Global Search for 'lost' frogs yields few findings, important warnings - Conservation International". Conservation International. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  8. ^ "Rio Pascado Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus balios - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  9. ^ “The Tadpole of Atelopus Balios (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Pacific Lowlands of Ecuador.” Herpetologica, vol. 52, no. 1, 1996, pp. 66–70. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3892957

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