Atelopus elegans (Boulenger, 1882)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The elegant stubfoot toad or Pacific jambato frog (Atelopus elegans) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in lowlands and Andean slopes of northwest Ecuador to 1,140 m (3,740 ft) asl and on the Gorgona Island, off southwest coast of Colombia. It was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1882 based on a specimen collected by Edward Whymper. It is known in Spanish as rana jambato del Pacífico or simply jambato del Pacífico.
Wikipedia contributors, Elegant stubfoot toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:16:33.243079+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atelopus elegans (Boulenger, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Atelopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusAtelopus Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- speciesAtelopus elegans (Boulenger, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Atelopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Atelopus exiguus (Boettger, 1892) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Panamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zeteki Dunn, 1933 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus ardila Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez & Guayasamin, 2010 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus erythropus Boulenger, 1903 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus angelito Ardila-Robayo & Ruiz-Carranza, 1998 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus arthuri Peters, 1973 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus bomolochos Peters, 1973 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus boulengeri Peracca, 1904 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus carauta Ruiz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1978 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus certus Barbour, 1923 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus chirripoensis Savage & Bolaños, 2009 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atelopus chocoensis Lötters, 1992 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phryniscus elegans Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Atelopus varius elegans (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | synonym |
| Atelopus gracilis Barbour, 1905 Barbour, 1905 | synonym |
| Atelopus elegans gracilis Barbour, 1905 Barbour, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=207212 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:J8Y8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.