Venezuelan Yellow Frog | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Sapito Arlequín de la Carbonera |
Range | Venezuela |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Amphibia |
Order | Anura |
Family | Bufonidae |
Genus | Atelopus |
Species | Atelopus carbonerensis |
Conservation Status | |
Critically Endangered |
The Venezuelan yellow frog (Atelopus carbonerensis), also known as the sapito arlequin de la carbonera, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers, and is threatened by habitat loss.