Peru Stubfoot Toad
Atelopus peruensis
Atelopus peruensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers.
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Range & habitat
Atelopus peruensis inhabit fast-flowing mountain streams at higher altitudes in the Andes mountains, and its tadpoles use ventral suction discs to cling to rocks in the current of the streams.This observation was first described by Gray and Cannatella in 1985.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 21714.