Rhinella rostrata

Rhinella rostrata, also known as the Mesopotamia beaked toad, is a species of toad endemic to Colombia. It is only known from its type locality near the village of Mesopotamia, on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental in the south of the Antioquia Department.[2][3]

Mesopotamia beaked toad

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. rostrata
Binomial name
Rhinella rostrata
(Noble, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Bufo rostratus Noble, 1920
  • Rhamphophryne rostratus (Noble, 1920)

Rhinella rostrata is only known from two specimens collected in 1914. Targeted searches of the type locality since then have not found it, and it is possible that it is now extinct.[4][5] It was one of the "Top Ten Most Wanted" species in the Search for Lost Frogs campaign.[6]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhinella rostrata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54881A85876308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54881A85876308.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhinella rostrata (Noble, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Rhinella rostrata (Noble, 1920)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. Wilmar Bolívar; John Lynch (2004). "Rhinella rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54881A11207575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54881A11207575.en.
  5. Moore, Robin (11 September 2014). In Search of Lost Frogs. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 100–129. ISBN 978-1-4081-8635-0.
  6. "The Search for Lost Frogs". amphibians.org. Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) and Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA). 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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