Atelopus monohernandezii
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Atelopus monohernandezii

Atelopus monohernandezii is a species of toads 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.

Animal name origin

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.

Appearance

Adult males measure 24–28 mm (0.9–1.1 in) and adult females 35–41 mm (1.4–1.6 in) 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.

References

1. Atelopus monohernandezii Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelopus_monohernandezii
2. Atelopus monohernandezii on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54528/49536697

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