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Panamanian golden frog
Species of amphibian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki), also known as Cerro Campana stubfoot toad and other names,[lower-alpha 1] is a species of toad endemic to Panama.[5] Panamanian golden frogs inhabit the streams along the mountainous slopes of the Cordilleran cloud forests of west-central Panama.[6] While the IUCN lists it as Critically Endangered,[1] it may in fact have been extinct in the wild since 2007.[7][8] Individuals have been collected for breeding in captivity in a bid to preserve the species. The alternative common name, Zetek's golden frog, and the epithet zeteki both commemorate the entomologist James Zetek.
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Panamanian golden frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Atelopus |
Species: | A. zeteki |
Binomial name | |
Atelopus zeteki Dunn, 1933 | |
Synonyms | |
Atelopus varius zeteki Dunn, 1933[3] |
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