Elegant stubfoot toad

Atelopus gracilis

Atelopus gracilis is a species of amphibian in the family of toads ( Bufonidae ).

Features

Atelopus gracilis resembles Atelopus flavescens very strong. In Atelopus gracilis the hull old female is three times as long as the head, the old male half times as long and the Tibiotarsalgelenk reaches a small piece about the eye away when the hind leg is applied to the body. The body is colored deep brown and has reddish brown longitudinal stripes on. Sometimes even white longitudinal stripes are present from the eye to the switch.

Occurrence

The species is endemic to the island belonging to Colombia Gorgona.

System

Darrel Frost, American Museum of Natural History, Atelopus gracilis leads in its online reference " Amphibian Species of the World" as a synonym for Atelopus elegans Boulenger, 1882, and references another synonym description by Rivero.