Atelopus quimbaya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. quimbaya
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Binomial name | |
Atelopus quimbaya Ruíz-Carranza & Osorno-Muñoz, 1994
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Atelopus quimbaya is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Colombia and known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Central in Risaralda, Quindío, and Caldas Departments. [2] [3] Its natural habitats are sub-Andean and Andean forests [1] at altitudes of 1,650–2,940 m (5,410–9,650 ft) above sea level. [2] Chytridiomycosis is a serious risk to this rare species. [1]