Atelopus peruensis

Atelopus peruensis
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Atelopus
Species:	A. peruensis
Binomial name
Atelopus peruensis Gray & Cannatella, 1985

General

Atelopus peruensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers. ^[1]

Habitat

Atelopus peruensis inhabit fast-flowing mountain streams at higher altitudes in the Andes mountains, and its tadpoles use ventral suction discs to cling to rocks in the current of the streams. ^[2] This observation was first described by Gray and Cannatella in 1985.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Atelopus peruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T54539A89196220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54539A89196220.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Gray, P.; Cannatella, D. C. (1985). "A new species of Atelopus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Andes of northern Peru". Copeia (4): 910–917.

Sources

• Schulte, R.; Salas, A.; Angulo, A.; Lötters, S.; Sinsch, U.; Leiva, A.M. (2006). "Atelopus peruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T54539A11164132. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T54539A11164132.en .