Atelopus calima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: Atelopus calima

Name

Atelopus calima Velásquez-Trujillo, Castro-Herrera, Lötters & Plewnia, 2024: 68

• Holotype: ICN 35832, adult ♂, collected by John D. Lynch and Joaquín Romero on 14 July 1994.
• Type locality: “Colombia, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Municipio de Yotoco, ca. km 18 on Buga–Buenaventura road, Bosque Reserva Forestal Yotoco (approximately 3°52’ N, 76°25’ W), 1530 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Velásquez-Trujillo, D.A., Castro-Herrera, F., Lötters, S. & Plewnia, A. 2024. A new species of harlequin toad from the Western Cordillera of Colombia (Bufonidae: Atelopus), with comments on other forms. Salamandra 60(1): 67–81. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Calima Harlequin Toad