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Cayenne stubfoot toad

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Cayenne stubfoot toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. flavescens
Binomial name
Atelopus flavescens
Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Synonyms

Atelopus vermiculatus McDiarmid, 1973

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.