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Atelopus petersi
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Information
Range Ecuador
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Bufonidae
Genus Atelopus
Species Atelopus petersi
Conservation Status
CRSpecies
Critically Endangered

Atelopus petersi is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers at elevations of 2660–3300 m above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss and probably extinct; the last confirmed record was in 1996.

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