Guajira stubfoot toad [SEP] parent taxon
Guajira stubfoot toad
The Guajira stubfoot toad or Carrikeri harlequin frog, "Atelopus carrikeri", is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is about 5 cm (2.0 in) long and typically black, though some populations have orange coloration. This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range of northern Colombia. It is critically endangered because of the chytrid fungus, "Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis", and habitat destruction due to agriculture. The species had not been seen from 1994 until it
drugs on individuals are high.
See also.
- Emerging infectious diseases
- White nose syndrome
- Gastric-brooding frog
- Golden toad
- Guajira stubfoot toad
- Rabb's Fringe-limbed Treefrog
- Holocene extinction
External links.
- Article in National Geographic Magazine, April 2009
- Wildlife Trade and Global Disease Emergence
- Main preventative management strategies for the Chytrid fungus
- Amphibian chytridiomycosis at Amphibian Diseases Home Page
- 'Amphibian Ark' aims to save frogs from fungus