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The range of ''Atelopus pastuso'' extends from [[Nariño Department]] in southern [[Colombia]] and [[Imbabura Province]] in northern Ecuador. They inhabit the [[páramo]], and are terrestrial. <ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" /> |
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Revision as of 15:00, 7 December 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. pastuso
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Atelopus pastuso is a species of frog in the family Bufonidae.[3] It has not been seen since 1993, and is possibly extinct.[1]
Taxonomy
Atelopus pastuso was described in 2010. The specific name pastuso is from a Spanish word for inhabitants of the Pasto region of southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.[2]
Description
Atelopus pastuso is a medium-sized member of its genus, with males being an average of 31.82mm long and females being larger at an average of 38.68mm long. Males and females also differ in that females have long, slender limbs, while males have much shorter and stouter ones. The color of their dorsal side ranges from a bright green, to a grayish color, to nearly black. [2]
Habitat and Distribution
The range of Atelopus pastuso extends from Nariño Department in southern Colombia and Imbabura Province in northern Ecuador. They inhabit the páramo, and are terrestrial. [2]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Atelopus pastuso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18435537A56602339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T18435537A56602339.en. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Coloma, Luis A.; Duellman, William E.; Almendáriz C., Ana; Ron, Santiago R.; Terán-Valdez, Andrea & Guayasamin, Juan M. (2010). "Five new (extinct?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru". Zootaxa. 2574: 1–54. doi:10.5281/zenodo.197448.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Atelopus pastuso Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez, and Guayasamin, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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