Atelopus nanay

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Overview

Critically Endangered

Interesting Facts

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].

Ecology: This species is an inhabitant of herbaceous páramo. Some specimens have been found active close to streams and springs in an area of many interconnected pools , while others have been found on land under rocks (Coloma 2002). There is no specific information available on their breeding habits, but they are likely to be similar to other Atelopus species, with breeding and larval development taking place in streams.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.7     Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.7     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)   
  
•     5.9     Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009

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

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Coloma, L.A. 2002. Two species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Ecuador. Herpetologica.
• IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
• La Marca, E., K.R. Lips, S. Lotters, R. Puschendorf, R. Ibanez, J.V. Rueda-Almoncid, R. Schulte, C. Marty, F. Castro, J. Manzanilla-Puppo, J.E. Garca-Perez, E.Toral, F.Bolanos, G. Chaves, A. Pounds, B. Young 2005. Catastrophic population declines and extinctions in Neotropical harlequin frogs (Bufonidae: Atelopus). Biotropica 37(2): 190-201.
• La Marca, E., Lips, K.R., Ltters, S., Puschendorf, R., Ibez, R., Rueda-Almonacid, J.V., Schulte, R., Marty, C., Castro, F., Manzanilla-Puppo, J., Garca-Perez, J.E., Toral, E., Bolaos, F., Chaves, G., Pounds, J.A. and Young, B. 2005. Catastrophic population declines and extinctions in Neotropical harlequin frogs (Bufonidae: Atelopus). Biotropica: 190-201.
• Merino-Viteri, A. 2001. Análisis de posibles causas de las disminuciones de poblaciones de anfibios en los Andes del Ecuador. Tesis de Licenciatura. Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
• Merino-Viteri, A. 2001. Anlisis de posibles causas de las disminuciones de poblaciones de anfibios en los Andes del Ecuador. Tesis de Licenciatura. Pontifica Universidad Catlica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
• Pounds, J.A., Bustamante, M.R., Coloma, L.A., Consuegra, J.A., Fogden, M.P.L., Foster, P.N., La Marca, E., Masters, K.L., Merino-Viteri, A., Puschendorf, R., Ron, S.R., Snchez-Azofeifa, G.A., Still, C.J. and Young, B.E. 2006. Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming. Nature: 161-167.
• Ron, S.R., Duellman, W.E., Coloma, L.A. and Bustamante, M.R. 2003. Population decline of the Jambato Toad Atelopus ignescens (Anura: Bufonidae) in the Andes of Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology: 116-126.

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.
• Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Bustamante, M.R. & Lötters, S. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Martn R. Bustamante, Stefan Ltters 2004. Atelopus nanay. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• 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.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 26299
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-661700
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 661700
• IUCN ID: 193325
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 136314

Footnotes

1. Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Martín R. Bustamante, Stefan Lötters 2004. Atelopus nanay. 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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