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Scarlet harlequin toad

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Species of amphibian

Scarlet harlequin toad
Conservation status

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: A. sorianoi
Binomial name
Atelopus sorianoi
La Marca, 1983

The scarlet harlequin toad or sapito arlequin de Soriano (Atelopus sorianoi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. The scarlet harlequin toad was a bright orange, with males growing up to 38-41.5mm and females growing up 42-50mm. It is threatened by habitat loss, and may already be extinct. The toad is among the 25 “most wanted lost” species that are the focus of Re:wild’s “Search for Lost Species” initiative.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atelopus sorianoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54554A109529463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54554A109529463.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "atelopus.com - Atelopus sorianoi". www.atelopus.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. "The Search for Lost Species". Global Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Atelopus sorianoi


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