Atelopus vogli

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Atelopus vogli

Extinct (1959)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. vogli
Binomial name
Atelopus vogli
Müller, 1934
Synonyms[2]

Atelopus cruciger vogli Müller, 1934

The maracay harlequin frog or Vogli stubfoot toad (Atelopus vogli) is an extinct species of harlequin frog in the family Bufonidae. It was endemic to Venezuela. It is known from collections in two localities: its type locality, Las Peñas near Hacienda la Trinidad in Aragua, and Montalbán in Carabobo.[2][3] It was first described as subspecies of Atelopus cruciger.[2][4] The specific name vogli honours Cornelius Vogl, German priest who was a missionary in Venezuela in 1925–1959. Common name Vogl's harlequin toad has been coined for it.[5]

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