Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog
Atelopus cruciger
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Amphibians
Atelopus cruciger, also known as the Veragua stubfoot toad or Rancho Grande harlequin frog, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and is mainly found in the central Venezuelan Coastal Range. Despite considerable effort, no specimens of Atelopus cruciger could be found for seventeen years after 1986. The species was believed extinct until, in 2003, researchers found a small population at the Cordillera de La Costa. A few other locations were later discovered. Atelopus cruciger is mainly threatened by chytridiomycosis. It is locally called sapito rayado.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Atelopus