Cayenne stubfoot toad
The Cayenne stubfoot toad (Atelopus flavescens), known in French as atélope jaunâtre, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in northeastern French Guiana and in the adjacent Brazilian state Amapá.[2] Its natural habitats are lowland primary forest where it is known from near fast-flowing, small streams. It is locally common. There are no major threats at present.[1]
| Cayenne stubfoot toad | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus flavescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atelopus vermiculatus McDiarmid, 1973 | |
References
- Lescure, J.; Marty, C.; Boistel, R.; Lötters, S.; La Marca, E.; Reynolds, R.; Hoogmoed, M.; MacCulloch, R.; Gaucher, P. & Lötters, S. (2016) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Atelopus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54511A87542009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54511A11155320.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Atelopus flavescens Duméril and Bibron, 1841". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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