Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes
<p>We report the presence of new populations of arlequín toads belonging to <em>Atelopus palmatus</em> and <em>A. nepiozomus</em> species in the provinces of Pastaza and Loja respectively. These new findings allow us to re-evaluated and verify the conservatio...
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| author | Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz David A. Veintimilla Eric N. Smith Marco Altamirano-Benavides Carl J. Franklin |
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| description | <p>We report the presence of new populations of arlequín toads belonging to <em>Atelopus palmatus</em> and <em>A. nepiozomus</em> species in the provinces of Pastaza and Loja respectively. These new findings allow us to re-evaluated and verify the conservation status of these two species. The information herein reported is a contribution to the knownlodge of the genus <em>Atelopus </em>on which still exist important information gaps on its taxonomy, systematics and natural history.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c10d1d68b25848179934926683b155cd2024-03-02T14:13:50ZengUniversidad San Francisco de Quito USFQACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías1390-53842528-77882010-12-012310.18272/aci.v2i3.4747Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian AndesMario H. Yánez-Muñoz0David A. Veintimilla1Eric N. Smith2Marco Altamirano-Benavides3Carl J. Franklin4Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias NaturalesDepartamento de Zoología, Universidad Nacional de LojaAmphians and Reptiles Diversity Research Center, Department of Biology, University of TexasMuseo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias NaturalesAmphians and Reptiles Diversity Research Center, Department of Biology, University of Texas<p>We report the presence of new populations of arlequín toads belonging to <em>Atelopus palmatus</em> and <em>A. nepiozomus</em> species in the provinces of Pastaza and Loja respectively. These new findings allow us to re-evaluated and verify the conservation status of these two species. The information herein reported is a contribution to the knownlodge of the genus <em>Atelopus </em>on which still exist important information gaps on its taxonomy, systematics and natural history.</p>http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/47Sapos arlequinesAtelopuspoblacionesestado de conservación |
| spellingShingle | Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz David A. Veintimilla Eric N. Smith Marco Altamirano-Benavides Carl J. Franklin Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías Sapos arlequines Atelopus poblaciones estado de conservación |
| title | Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_full | Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_fullStr | Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_short | Discovery of two surviving populations of Harlequin Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: <em>Atelopus</em>) in Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_sort | discovery of two surviving populations of harlequin toads amphibia bufonidae em atelopus em in ecuadorian andes |
| topic | Sapos arlequines Atelopus poblaciones estado de conservación |
| url | http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/47 |
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