Harlequin frog

(Atelopus exiguus)

Description

Atelopus exiguus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is endemic to Ecuador and only known from the area of its type locality in the Azuay Province of southern Ecuador,in the sub-páramo and páramo of Cordillera Occidental

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Amphibia

Order:Anura

Family:Bufonidae

Genus:Atelopus

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