Atelopus elegans

Atelopus elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: Atelopus elegans

Name

Atelopus elegans (Boulenger, 1882)

Type locality: "Tanti, 2000 feet [=588 m]", Ecuador.

Holotype: BM 82.7.13.2.

Synonyms

• Phryniscus elegans Boulenger, 1882
• Atelopus gracilis Barbour, 1905
• Atelopus elegans gracilis — Rivero, 1963
• Atelopus varius elegans — Cochran & Goin, 1970

References

• Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 155.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Atelopus elegans . Accessed on 27 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Atelopus elegans  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Stubfoot Toad