Pebas stubfoot toad

(Atelopus spumarius)

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Description

Atelopus spumarius is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.It is native to Brazil,Colombia,Ecuador,French Guiana,Guyana,Peru and Suriname.Female Pebas stubfoot toads grow to be between 31 and 39 mm long,while their male counterparts only grow to be 26 to 29 mm long.Their heads are narrow and come to a point at the nose,the skin on their back is smooth with pale green and black stripes and black dots.They don't have any tympanum (eardrums)

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Atelopus
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