Atelopus peruensis

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 peruensis

Name

Atelopus peruensis Gray & Cannatella, 1985: 912

• Holotype: KU 181540, adult ♂, collected by Thomas J. Berger, David C. Cannatella and William E. Duellman on 8 March 1979.
• Type locality: “Perú: Cajamarca: 33 km SW Celendín, 3,200 m (7°00′S, 78°10′W)”.

References

Primary references

• Gray, P. & Cannatella, D.C. 1985. A new species of Atelopus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Andes of northern Perú. Copeia 1985(4): 910–917. DOI: 10.2307/1445241 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. IUCN: Atelopus peruensis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54539A89196220. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54539A89196220.en. Accessed on 25 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Peru Stubfoot Toad