Atelopus mindoensis Peters, 1973
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 Mindo stubfoot toad or Mindo harlequin toad (Atelopus mindoensis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Ecuador in Pichincha, Santo Domingo and Cotopaxi Provinces. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It has a unique appearance and color pattern, being green and red with white speckles, and due to this it was once considered an emblematic species of the Mindo Valley. It is threatened by chytridomycosis and habitat loss, and was previously feared extinct, being last seen in Pichincha Province on May 7, 1989. It was not seen again for over 30 years, and any hopes for its survival and rediscovery were considered "unlikely", as the cloud forests it lived in were the most well-documented in the country. However, a remnant breeding population was discovered in 2019 in a privately owned cloud forest preserve, and this discovery was documented in 2020. This makes A.
Wikipedia contributors, Atelopus mindoensis; 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 mindoensis Peters, 1973
- Name authority
- Peters, 1973
- 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 mindoensis Peters, 1973
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 |
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=661694 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:J8ZC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.