Atelopus monohernandezii

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| status = CR| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2021 |title=Atelopus monohernandezii |volume=2021 |page=e.T54528A190215410 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T54528A190215410.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| taxon = Atelopus monohernandezii

| authority = Ardila-Robayo, Osorno-Muñoz, and {{interlanguage link multi|Pedro Miguel Ruiz-Carranza|fr|lt=Ruiz-Carranza}}, 2001

| synonyms = *Atelopus mono-hernandezii [original spelling]

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Atelopus monohernandezii is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the vicinity of its type locality on the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental, Santander Department. It has not been observed after 1982 and the remaining population is believed to be very small, if surviving at all.

Etymology

The specific name monohernandezii honours Jorge I. Hernández-Camacho, Colombian zoologist and conservationist nick-named "El Mono" or "El Monito". Common name Hernández's stubfoot toad has been coined for it.

Description

Adult males measure {{convert|24|-|28|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and adult females {{convert|35|-|41|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The snout is projecting and acuminate. No tympanum is present. The forearms are robust in males but slender in females. The fingers have some basal webbing. The hind limbs are slender. The toes are webbed. Dorsal skin is smooth but flanks are granulated. The venter is smooth. Dorsal coloration is uniformly light to dark brown. The head has olive or cinnamon-brown spots. The flanks and the belly are reddish brown in females, variables shades of brown in males, occasionally with whitish or cream spots.

Habitat and conservation

Atelopus monohernandezii occurs in humid cloud forests at elevations of {{convert|1700|–|2200|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Breeding and larval development take place in streams. Specimens in the type series were collected during the day while active on the forest floor and riverbank.

This species was common during surveys in 1979–1982, but it has not been found in later surveys. The remaining population probably contains fewer than 50 individuals. The reasons for the decline are not known, but chytridiomycosis is a likely culprit. The species has been recorded in the {{interlanguage link multi|Santuario de fauna y flora Guanentá Alto Río Fonce|es}}.

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Ardila-Robayo |first1=M. C. |last2=Osorno-Muñoz |first2=M. |last3=Ruiz-Carranza |first3=P. M |name-list-style=amp |year=2002 |title=Una nueva especie del género Atelopus A. M. C. Dumeril & Bibron 1841 (Amphibia: Bufonidae) de la Cordillera Oriental Colombiana |trans-title=A new species of the genus Atelopus A.M.C. Dumeril & Bibron 1841 (Amphibia: Bufonidae) of the colombian Cordillera Oriental |journal=Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales |volume=26 |issue=98 |pages=133–139 |doi=10.18257/raccefyn.26(98).2002.2760 |url=http://www.accefyn.com/revista/Vol_26/98/133-139.pdf |language=es}}

{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |name-list-style=amp |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |pages=94, 147}}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Atelopus/Atelopus-monohernandezii |title=Atelopus monohernandezii Ardila-Robayo, Osorno-Muñoz, and Ruiz-Carranza, 2002 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2018 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=23 September 2018}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/bufonidae/atelopus-monohernandezii/ |title=Atelopus monohernandezii Ardila, Osorno & Ruiz, 2002 |author1=Acosta Galvis, A. R. |author2=Cuentas, D. |name-list-style=amp |year=2018 |work=Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0 |publisher=www.batrachia.com |access-date=23 September 2018}}

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monohernandezii

Category:Amphibians of the Andes

Category:Amphibians of Colombia

Category:Endemic fauna of Colombia

Category:Amphibians described in 2001

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot