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==Description==
==Description==
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''Atelopus pastuso'' is a medium-sized member of its genus, with males being an average of {{convert|31.82|mm}} long and females being larger at an average of {{convert|38.68|mm}}. 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.<ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />

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''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.<ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />


==Habitat and Distribution==
==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.<ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />
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" />


==Diet==
==Diet==

''Atelopus pastuso'' eats both vegetation and insects.<ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />
''Atelopus pastuso'' eats both vegetation and insects.<ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />


==History==
==History==

''Atelopus pastuso'' was once a common species in its locality, but it experienced a dramatic decline in the past several decades. The last individuals in Colombia were seen on November 16, 1982. The last living individuals in Ecuador were seen on June 29, 1993. Extensive searches since then have failed to turn up any individuals. In 2010, ''Atelopus pastuso'' was classed as a new species, and was declared Critically Endangered and possibly extinct by the IUCN.<ref name="IUCN" /><ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />
''Atelopus pastuso'' was once a common species in its locality, but it experienced a dramatic decline in the past several decades. The last individuals in Colombia were seen on November 16, 1982. The last living individuals in Ecuador were seen on June 29, 1993. Extensive searches since then have failed to turn up any individuals. In 2010, ''Atelopus pastuso'' was classed as a new species, and was declared Critically Endangered and possibly extinct by the IUCN.<ref name="IUCN" /><ref name="Coloma et al. 2010" />


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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Atelopus/Atelopus-pastuso |title=''Atelopus pastuso'' Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez, and Guayasamin, 2010 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2021 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
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Atelopus pastuso

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. pastuso
Binomial name
Atelopus pastuso
Coloma [fr], Duellman [fr], Almendáriz, Ron [es], Terán-Valdez & Guayasamin, 2010[2]

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 31.82 millimetres (1.253 in) long and females being larger at an average of 38.68 millimetres (1.523 in). 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]

Diet

Atelopus pastuso eats both vegetation and insects.[2]

History

Atelopus pastuso was once a common species in its locality, but it experienced a dramatic decline in the past several decades. The last individuals in Colombia were seen on November 16, 1982. The last living individuals in Ecuador were seen on June 29, 1993. Extensive searches since then have failed to turn up any individuals. In 2010, Atelopus pastuso was classed as a new species, and was declared Critically Endangered and possibly extinct by the IUCN.[1][2]

Disease may have played a role in the species' decline. In Ecuador, several unhealthy and deceased individuals were seen before the disappearance of Atelopus pastuso. In 2001, three specimens were examined, and all tested positive for chytridiomycosis.[4] It's believed that climate change and habitat loss could have also led to Atelopus pastuso's decline.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Merino-Viteri, A. (2001). "Análisis de posibles causas de las disminuciones de poblaciones de anfibios en los Andes del Ecuador". Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: 66.
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