Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Atelopus > Atelopus exiguus

Atelopus exiguus (Harlequin frog)

Synonyms: Atelopus exigua; Atelopus ignescens exigua; Phryniscus laevis exigua

Wikipedia Abstract

Atelopus exiguus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Atelopus exiguus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atelopus exiguus

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
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.394 inches (3.54 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northern Andean páramo Ecuador, Colombia Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cajas National Park II 71186 Azuay, Ecuador  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

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