Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Atelopus > Atelopus cruciger

Atelopus cruciger (Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog)

Synonyms: Atelopus cruciger cruciger; Atelopus crucigerum; Atelopus varius cruciger; Phrynidium crucigerum; Phryniscus cruciger

Wikipedia Abstract

The Veragua stubfoot toad or Rancho Grande harlequin frog (Atelopus cruciger) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Venezuela. For years, this species was considered extinct because, despite considerable effort, none had been found since 1986. However, in 2003, a small population was found. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is mainly threatened by chytridiomycosis. It is locally called sapito rayado.
View Wikipedia Record: Atelopus cruciger

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atelopus cruciger

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
63
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.91
EDGE Score: 4.84

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litter Size [1]  271
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cordillera La Costa montane forests Venezuela Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cuenca Alta del Río Cojedes Protective Zone 682011 Venezuela  
El Avila National Park 210514 Venezuela    
Parque Nacional Henri Pittier National Park 218030 Venezuela  
Sierra de Aroa Protective Zone 279229 Venezuela  
Sierra de Nirgua Protective Zone 362232 Venezuela  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0