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Atelopus chocoensis

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. With the last individual being collected in 1998 it might already be extinct.

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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

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

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  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus chocoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T54499A49534920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54499A49534920.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.