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Atelopus muisca (Painted frog)

Wikipedia Abstract

Atelopus muisca is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is endemic to Colombia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Atelopus muisca

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atelopus muisca

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

Litter Size [1]  69
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.669 inches (4.24 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
Chingaza Natural National Park 189283 Meta, Colombia  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Chingaza Natural National Park and surrounding areas Colombia

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