Atelopus ignescens

Atelopus ignescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species: Atelopus ignescens

Name

Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849)

Type locality: Latacunga (2771 m), Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

Holotype: Formerly in MSNM , but likely now lost.

Synonyms

• Phryniscus ignescens Cornalia, 1849
• Phryniscus laevis Günther, 1858
• Phrynidium laeve — Cope, 1867
• Atelopus laevis — Cope, 1868

References

• Cornalia, 1849, Vert. Synops. Mus. Mediolanense: 14.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Atelopus ignescens . Accessed on 27 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Atelopus ignescens  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Quito Stubfoot Toad