Atelopus onorei
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Atelopus onorei is a small species of bright yellow and green toad
in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador
. It has not been seen since 1990 and may now be extinct, but it is possible that overlooked populations remain. The reasons for its decline are likely climate change
s and the disease chytridiomycosis
.
Toad
A toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It has not been seen since 1990 and may now be extinct, but it is possible that overlooked populations remain. The reasons for its decline are likely climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
s and the disease chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease of amphibians, caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a non-hyphal zoosporic fungus. Chytridiomycosis has been linked to dramatic population declines or even extinctions of amphibian species in western North America, Central America, South...
.