Atelopus chocoensis

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Atelopus chocoensis, the Chocó stubfoot toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] With the last individual being collected in 1998 it might already be extinct.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
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Atelopus chocoensis
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. chocoensis
Binomial name
Atelopus chocoensis
Lötters, 1992
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