Atelopus longirostris Cope, 1868
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.
Atelopus longirostris female from Junín, Provincia Imbabura, Ecuador
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Open encyclopedia reference
Atelopus longirostris is a species of harlequin frog, a member of the family of true toads (Bufonidae). It has been recorded only in northern Ecuador. Records from Colombia probably represent different species. Once listed as extinct by the IUCN, it was rediscovered in 2016 after more than two decade with no sightings.
Wikipedia contributors, Atelopus longirostris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:17:14.616238+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atelopus longirostris Cope, 1868
- Name authority
- Cope, 1868
- 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 longirostris Cope, 1868
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 boussingaulti Thominot, 1889 Thominot, 1889 | synonym |
| Atelopus longirostris marmoratus Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
| Phryniscus longirostris (Cope, 1868) (Cope, 1868) | synonym |
| Atelopus longirostris marmorata Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | 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=207218 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.
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:J8Z6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.