Atelopus sernai

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Atelopus sernai
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. sernai
Binomial name
Atelopus sernai
Ruíz-Carranza & Osorno-Muñoz, 1994

Atelopus sernai is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the northern Andes of Colombia. [2] Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Jose Vicente Rueda; Mariela Osorno-Muñoz; María Cristina Ardila-Robayo; Ruth Adriana Maldonado-Silva; Wilmar Bolívar; Fernando Castro; John Lynch (2004). "Atelopus sernai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T54550A11165724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54550A11165724.en .
  2. Duellman, William Edward. (1999) Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective. JHU Press. pp. 298.