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Atelopus eusebianus Rivero and Granados-Díaz, 1993

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Bufonidae > Genus: Atelopus

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Atelopus eusebianus Rivero and Granados-Díaz, 1993, Caribb. J. Sci., 29: 12. Holotype: ICN 20010, by original designation. Type locality: "Malvasa, Municipio de Totoró, 2° 3′ N, 76° 24′ W, 2995 m, Depto. de Cauca, Colombia".

English Names

Malvasa Stubfoot Toad (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 39).

Distribution

Cloud forest on the western slope of the Central Andes in the Department of Cauca, Colombia, 2830-3250 m elevation.

Comment

In the Atelopus ignescens group according to the original publication; not addressed by Lynch, 1993, Alytes, 11: 77-87. Bolívar-García and Restrepo-Toro, 2004, in Rueda-Almonacid et al. (eds.), Libro Rojo Anf. Colombia: 185-188, provided an account and map. Valencia-Rojas and López-López, 2005, Nov. Colomb., N. Epoca, 8: 71-74, reported an additional locality. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 165. López-López and Granados-Díaz, 2005, in Rueda-Almonacid et al. (eds.), Ranas Arlequines: 74, provided a brief account, photograph, and map

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