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Atelopus lynchi (Painted frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

Atelopus lynchi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is endemic to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Atelopus lynchi

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atelopus lynchi

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]  1.606 inches (4.08 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Chocó-Darién moist forests Colombia, Panama Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northwestern Andean montane forests Colombia, Ecuador Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
La Reserva de la Planada   Colombia      

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
El Angel-Cerro Golondrinas and surrounding areas 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
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
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