Green and red venter harlequin toad

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Green and red venter harlequin toad
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. pinangoi
Binomial name
Atelopus pinangoi
Rivero, 1982

The green and red venter harlequin toad (Atelopus pinangoi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae, endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atelopus pinangoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T54542A109529302. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54542A109529302.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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