Pebas stubfoot toad  (Atelopus spumarius)

Pebas stubfoot toad on moss
Pebas stubfoot toad on moss
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Facts

Previously known as:Atelopus spumarius spumarius, Atelopus spumarius hoogmoedi, Atelopus spumarius barbotini and Atelopus pulcher hoogmoedi
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Bufonidae
Genus Atelopus (1)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU A3ce) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1).

Description

ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.

IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.

View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Find out more

IUCN Red List bannerFor more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring CentreView information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org