Atelopus tamaense

Atelopus tamaense, the Tamá harlequin frog or Venezuela stubfoot toad, is a toadspecies in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Páramo de Tamá on the Venezuelan-Colombian border and is found in Apure and (likely) Táchira states of Venezuela, and Norte de Santander Department on the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia.^[1][2][3]

Atelopus tamaense
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Atelopus
Species:	A. tamaense
Binomial name
Atelopus tamaense La Marca, García-Pérez, and Renjifo, 1990
Synonyms
Atelopus tamaensis La Marca, García-Pérez, and Renjifo, 1990

Its natural habitats are sphagnum bogs within the páramo ecosystems^[1] and upper montane forests^[3] at elevations of 2,950–3,200 m (9,680–10,500 ft) above sea level.^[1][3]

The species is present in the Tamá National Natural Park in Colombia and El Tamá National Park in Venezuela. Habitat degradation due to fire is a major threat, however, the primary threat to this specie is chytridiomycosis, which has negatively impacted many other montane Atelopus species.^[1]