Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Atelopus Higher classification Atelopus | Phylum Chordata Family Bufonidae Scientific name Atelopus mucubajiensis Rank Species | |
Similar Atelopus, Venezuelan yellow frog, Frog, Amphibians, Veragua stubfoot toad | ||
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Atelopus mucubajiensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Geographic Range
This species of toad has a very limited range of a merely few square kilometers at the type locality, in the Páramo de Mucubají, in the Sierra de Santo Domingo, Venezuelan Andes. Its altitudinal (height) range is 2,300 - 3,500 meters asl.
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