Atelopus gigas, the Giant Stubfoot Toad, is a species of frog in the family Bufonidae.[2] It has not been seen since 1970 and is considered possibly extinct.

Atelopus gigas

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Atelopus
Species:
A. gigas
Binomial name
Atelopus gigas
Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez & Guayasamin, 2010

Taxonomy

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Atelopus gigas was described in 2010. The specific name gigas comes from the Greek word for giant. It was given for the species' large size.[3]

Description

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Atelopus gigas is one of the largest species in its genus, with males ranging from 43 to 48 mm long and females being larger at 43–57 mm long. Females have longer, more slender limbs than males, while males possess vocal slits.[3]

Habitat and distribution

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Atelopus gigas is only known from the type locality of La Victoria, Departamento Nariño near the border between Colombia and Ecuador.[3]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Atelopus gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18435526A56602058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18435526A56602058.en. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Atelopus gigas Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez, and Guayasamin, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Coloma, Luis A.; Duellman, William E.; Almendáriz C., Ana; Ron, Santiago R.; Terán-Valdez, Andrea & Guayasamin, Juan M. (2010). "Five new (extinct?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru". Zootaxa. 2574: 1–54. doi:10.5281/zenodo.197448.