Atelopus palmatus
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| Atelopus palmatus | |
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| Atelopus palmatus in Morona-Santiago, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Atelopus |
| Species: | A. palmatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelopus palmatus Andersson, 1945 | |
Atelopus palmatus (common name: Andersson's stubfoot toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Oriental of eastern Ecuador and is known from the Napo and Pastaza Provinces at elevations of 1,150–1,740 m (3,770–5,710 ft) above sea level. Its type locality is "Rio Pastaza".[2][3]