Rediscovery of the nearly extinct longnose harlequin frog Atelopus longirostris (Bufonidae) in Junín, Imbabura, Ecuador

We report the recent finding of four adults of Atelopus longirostris, a Critically Endangered species that was last seen in 1989, when catastrophic Atelopus declines occurred. The rediscovery of A. longirostris took place in a new locality, Junín, 1250–1480 m asl, Provincia Imbabura, Ecuador, on 28–...

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Main Authors: Elicio Eladio Tapia, Luis Aurelio Coloma, Gustavo Pazmiño-Otamendi, Nicolás Peñafiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Neotropical Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2017.1327000