Atelopus longirostris
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| Atelopus longirostris Cope, 1868
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Atelopus longirostris is a species of harlequin frog, a member of the family of true toads (Bufonidae). It has been recorded only in northern Ecuador (all Colombian records are attributed to different species) and is listed as extinct by the IUCN, but was rediscovered in 2016 after more than a decade with no records.[2] The scientific name of this species means: long-snout; and the species has been named in Spanish as the jambato hocicudo (long-snouted jambato).[3]
The species has been classified as extinct, due to huge declines probably related to the disease chytridiomycosis, climate change and habitat loss. The species was not recorded between 1989 and 2016, despite some searching in historical localities. It was rediscovered in March 2016 when four adults (two males and two females) were located in Imbabura in two small forest patches in an area heavily modified for agriculture and livestock. These individuals tested negative for chytridiomycosis and were brought to the Jambatu Research and Conservation Center in the hope of establishing a captive breeding population.[2]
Type locality
Known from the western slopes of the northern Ecuadorian Andes in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Pichincha, and Cotopaxi, up to 2500 m elevation. It inhabits humid montane forests.
Description
Atelopus longirostris has a slender body with long legs (males up to 35 mm, and females up to 47 mm). The dorsum is brown with yellow or cream rounded spots. The flanks are dark brown or black. The venter is whitish with some brown suffusion in the throat and chest.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is extinct
- ^ a b Tapia; Coloma; Pazmiño-Otamendi; and Peñafiel (2017). Rediscovery of the nearly extinct longnose harlequin frog Atelopus longirostris (Bufonidae) in Junín, Imbabura, Ecuador. Neotropical Biodiversity 3 (1).
- ^ Galvis, P.A. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2005. Atelopus longirostris. In: Rueda-Almonacid et al. Ranas Arlequines[permanent dead link]. Conservation International, Serie Libretas de Campo
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