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Harlequin Toads
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Harlequin Toads

Atelopus

Atelopus is a large genus of true toads, commonly known as harlequin toads or stubfoot toads, from Central and South America, ranging as far north as Costa Rica and as far south as Bolivia. Atelopus species are small, generally brightly colored, and diurnal (opposite of nocturnal). Most species are associated with mid-to-high elevation streams. This genus has been greatly affected by amphibian declines, and many species are now considered endangered, while others already are extinct. While...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 97 known species

Cayenne Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus flavescens

Panamanian Golden Frog

speciesAtelopus zeteki

Condoto Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus spurrelli

Variable Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus varius

Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus hoogmoedi

San Lorenzo Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus laetissimus

Pebas Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus spumarius

Jambato Toad

speciesAtelopus ignescens

Coloma’s Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus colomai

Limosa Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus limosus

San Lorenzo Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus nahumae

Pirri Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus glyphus

Borderlander Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus fronterizo

Guajira Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus carrikeri

Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus balios

Andersson's stubfoot toad

speciesAtelopus palmatus

Río Huallaga Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus pulcher

Manaus Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus manauensis

Rio Faisanes Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus coynei

Scrawny Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus longirostris

Darien Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus certus

Elegant Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus elegans

Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus cruciger

Mazán Jambato Toad

speciesAtelopus exiguus

Sad harlequin frog

speciesAtelopus nanay

Andes stubfoot toad

speciesAtelopus andinus

Azuay Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus bomolochos

Lynch's Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus lozanoi

Mindo Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus mindoensis

Peru Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus peruensis

Upper Amazon Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus seminiferus

Atelopus epikeisthos

speciesAtelopus epikeisthos

Chiriquí Harlequin Frog

speciesAtelopus chiriquiensis

Nocturnal Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus nocturnus

Schmidt's Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus pachydermus

Pastuso Harlequin frog

speciesAtelopus pastuso

Peters' Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus petersi

Arthur's Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus arthuri

Three-coloured Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus tricolor

Purple Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus barbotini

Atelopus monohernandezii

speciesAtelopus monohernandezii

Oxapampa Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus oxapampae

Starry Night Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus arsyecue

Atelopus patazensis

speciesAtelopus patazensis

Flat-spined Atelopus

speciesAtelopus planispina

Guanujo Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus guanujo

Gualecenita Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus nepiozomus

Rednose Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus oxyrhynchus

Atelopus eusebiodiazi

speciesAtelopus eusebiodiazi

Huila Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus ebenoides

Venezuelan Yellow Frog

speciesAtelopus carbonerensis

Atelopus moropukaqumir

speciesAtelopus moropukaqumir

San Isidro Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus pedimarmoratus

Central Coast Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus franciscus

Atelopus loettersi

speciesAtelopus loettersi

Vogl's harlequin toad

speciesAtelopus vogli

Pass Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus senex

Guácharo Harlequin Toad

speciesAtelopus guacharo

Bogota Stubfoot Toad

speciesAtelopus subornatus

Atelopus famelicus

speciesAtelopus famelicus

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