Atelopus epikeisthos

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Atelopus epikeisthos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. epikeisthos
Binomial name
Atelopus epikeisthos
Lötters, Schulte & Duellman, 2005

Atelopus epikeisthos, the Peruvian harlequin frog, is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru. [2]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Atelopus epikeisthos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T136162A89221263. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136162A89221263.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Lötters, S., Schulte, R., & Duellman, W.E. "A new and critically endangered species of Atelopus from the Andes of northern Peru (Anura: Bufonidae)." Rev. Esp. Herp. 18 (2004): 108-109.