Atelopus varius: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the atelopus varius lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atelopus varius
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Bufonidae

Where does the atelopus varius live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the atelopus varius in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the atelopus varius endangered?

The atelopus varius’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the atelopus varius?

The atelopus varius (Atelopus varius) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Bufonidae, genus Atelopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the atelopus varius

Atelopus varius, the Costa Rican variable harlequin toad or clown frog, is a small Neotropical true toad from the family Bufonidae. Once ranging from Costa Rica to Panama, A. varius is now listed as critically endangered and has been reduced to a single remnant population near Quepos, Costa Rica (rediscovered in 2003), and has only relict populations in western Panama. Recent variation in air temperature, precipitation, stream flow patterns, and the subsequent spread of a pathogenic chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) linked to global climate change have been the leading cause of decline for A. varius. A. zeteki has been considered a subspecies of A. varius, but is now generally considered a separate species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atelopus varius (revision 1339239420), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q310885 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).