Atelopus cruciger

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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Overview

Critically Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].

Ecology: It is a diurnal species usually found on rocks of rivulets or the surroundings, where they can climb on to plants up to 1.5m above ground . The general habitat is humid forest in montane and lowland environments. It breeds along swift-flowing streams . The recently rediscovered population was found by a cascading mountain stream in cloud forest .[1].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Lichtenstein, H., and E. von Martens. Nomenclator reptilium et amphibiorum Musei Zoologici Berolinensis. Namenverzeichniss der in der zoologischen Sammlung der Königlichen Universität zu Berlin aufgestellten Arten von Reptilien und Amphibien nach ihren Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen. Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin., 1856.

Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009

This species was recently redescribed by Lötters, La Marca and Vences (2004) following the discovery that the original type material represents Atelopus varius of Central America. The former junior synonym A. vogli is considered to be a distinct species following Lötters, La Marca and Vences (2004).[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Atelopus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. bomolochos (Azuay Stubfoot Toad) · A. carauta (Rio Carauta Stubfoot Toad) · A. carbonerensis (Venezuelan Yellow Frog) · A. cruciger (Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog) · A. cruciger cruciger (Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog) · A. flavescens (Cayenne Stubfoot Toad) · A. ignescens (Quito Stubfoot Toad) · A. peruensis (Peru Stubfoot Toad) · A. pinangoi (Green And Red Venter Harlequin Toad) · A. sorianoi (Scarlet Harlequin Toad) · A. spumarius (Pebas Stubfoot Toad) · A. tamaense (Tam? Harlequin Frog) · A. tamaensis (Tamá Harlequin Frog) · A. tricolor (Three-Coloured Harlequin Toad) · A. varius (Clown Frog) · A. varius varius (Harlequin Frog) · A. varius zeteki (Panamanian Golden Frog) · A. zeteki (Cerro Camapana Stubfoot Toad)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 119, p. 290.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 126 1961 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 171, p. 202.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1989 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 11, p. 17.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 240.
• Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 1058.
• Spixiana. München: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 1977- url p. 164, p. 187.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 375, p. 375.
• The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url , , , , p. 119, p. 120, p. 121, p. 226.
• The South American herpetofauna: its origin, evolution, and dispersal / William E. Duellman, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1979. url fig. 4, page 197, p. 443.
• The University of Kansas science bulletin. 35 1952 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 923.
• Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. München: Die Staatssammlung, url p. 21, p. 25.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Jess Manzanilla, Enrique La Marca, Ronald Heyer, Ernesto Fernndez-Badillo 2004. Atelopus cruciger. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Manzanilla, J., La Marca, E., Heyer, R. & Fernández-Badillo, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 26270
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-207210
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 207210
• IUCN ID: 193292
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 137441

Footnotes

1. Jesús Manzanilla, Enrique La Marca, Ronald Heyer, Ernesto Fernández-Badillo 2004. Atelopus cruciger. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]

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