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	Atelopus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atelopus is a large genus of true toads natively distributed in Costa Rica to Bolivia and French Guiana.
		Atelopus mittermeieri Velasquez-Alvarez, Sanchez-Pacheco, Pena Prieto et al., 2006.
		Atelopus reticulatus Lötters, Haas, Schick and Böhme, 2002.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atelopus (115 words)

	Operation Atelopus - About Us
		This project was developed with the goal of educating people on the perils facing these animals by documenting a fascinating and beautiful group of tropical amphibians, the harlequin frogs (toads) of Central and South America.
		Atelopus are extremely vulnerable to disease and to the pressures placed on them from habitat destruction.
		As a coalition of conservationists, scientists, hobbyists, and breeders, we are an international community dedicated to the preservation and study of these animals.
	www.atelopus.org /content/view/3/2 (565 words)

	Atelopus
		I believe that Atelopus peruensis is nearly immpossible to keep, it requires cool and dry conditions.
		Atelopus flavescens is the pink and orange one and supposedly inhabits tropical lowlands and doesn't breed in running water.
		Atelopus varius does inhabit running water and is variable in color.
	www.kingsnake.com /forum/frog/messages/21929.html (376 words)

	www.myspace.com/operationatelopus
		The first of the series is called Operation Ecuadorian Atelopus and films the decline of one of the last two (of some perhaps 40 species) in Ecuador.
		You are about my age and I wish I had a buddy at the time when I had 10 atelopus in captivity.
		It was an amazing experience...and I had them for 3 years as adults...I would love to get a copy of the DVD and even visit what you are doing.
	www.myspace.com /operationatelopus (682 words)

	Rio Atelopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I was simultaneously on the Caribbean side chasing the ghosts of Atelopus past along the Rio Atelopus.
		I was there to perform a ritual of return- returning one of of Tracy's glow in the dark Atelopus casts to the river.
		He said it was fun to name things and "Atelopus" appealed to his sense of the weird and what was unique about the place.
	www.tracyhicks.com /rioatelopus.htm (316 words)

	DendroBoard.com :: View topic - Atelopus spumarius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the rainforest females "walk" several miles away from the breeding-stream and I think space to roam around is one of the basics which female atelopus need.
		The main problem with atelopus seems to be that they get beat up pretty badly shipped to us and the fact that the male ratio is REALLY high when you import them...like you said Chris, they are generally imported during breeding season when all you'll find is males congregating...
		I think a mantella breeder may have better luck breeding them as they are stream dwellers during that time and mantella breeders are used to that for their own.
	www.dendroboard.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14615 (1547 words)

	Colombian frog believed extinct found alive
		The discovery of what could be the last population of the painted frog (Atelopus ebenoides marinkellei) indicates the species has survived the fungus, providing hope that other species also might avoid elimination from the epidemic caused by a pathogenic fungus of unknown origin.
		Professor Carlos Rocha and a team of researchers from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Boyacá - UTPC supported by Conservation International, the Darwin Initiative and the Fund for Environmental Action and Childhood made the discovery in early May in the deserts of Sarna and Toquilla in Boyacá in eastern Colombia.
		The research was conducted as part of the Atelopus Initiative, a regional program that monitors the state of amphibian populations in the Tropical Andes Hotspot.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-05/ci-cfb051806.php (450 words)

	Biology Abstract 10 - Sacred Heart University
		Amphibian populations are in decline worldwide due to habitat alteration, climate change and infection with pathogens.
		Atelopus varius is a toad species that was considered extinct for 13 years until recent rediscovery in 2003
		Atelopus varius range was extended by the discovery of two individuals outside of the originally described section of stream.
	www.sacredheart.edu /pages/13255_biology_abstract_10.cfm (569 words)

	Project Golden Frog - Species Information
		The montane slopes of the Central Cordilleran rainforests of west-central Panama are home to the few remaining populations of the endangered Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki.
		Dunn, an early 20th century herpetologist, described the animals as a subspecies of Atelopus varius found in the mid-montane rainforests of El Valle de Anton in the Coclé Province of Panama.
		An account on Central American Atelopus that included A. eteki was completed by Miller, who made some observations and notes on spatial interspersal patterns and provided a non-technical census in a remote population of Golden Frogs.
	www.ranadorada.org /species-info.htm (587 words)

	PROYECTO ATELOPUS
		Los Atelopus son unos pequeños sapos (a veces llamados ranas) que se caracterizan por presentar coloraciones llamativas (aposemáticas); poseer altas concentraciones de toxinas dérmicas, ser de hábitos diurnos y movimientos lentos.
		Aunque no todos los anfibios se encuentran En Peligro, es evidente que los representantes del género Atelopus, altamente diversificado a lo largo de la Cordillera Andina, han demostrado ser particularmente sensibles a ciertos cambios ambientales que aún son desconocidos por los científicos.
		A pesar de la notoria disminución de las especies del género Atelopus en Los Andes de Venezuela, creemos que su supervivencia todavía puede ser garantizada, ya que contamos con reportes de observaciones recientes de al menos tres especies.
	www.andigena.org /proyecto_atelopus (709 words)

	Bufonidae
		Atelopus zeteki from Panama have skin toxins (Brown et al.
		Bufo spinulosus is among the highest ranging amphibians; it is known from about 5000 m elevation in the Andes of South America.
		Griffiths (1954) stated that the "otic element" is diagnostic of bufonids, but his observations on its development were limited to seven species of Bufo and two species of Atelopus.
	www.zo.utexas.edu /research/salientia/bufonidae/bufonidae.html (521 words)

	Undergraduate’s Study-Abroad Leads to Rediscovery
		The amateur herpetologist rediscovered the Harlequin frog (Atelopus varius), an amphibian species thought to be extinct in the tropical rainforest of that country.
		“Atelopus varius was common to the Costa Rican rainforest until a decade ago when a fungus resulted in their decline.
		Photographs of Yeager and the Harlequin frog can be viewed on his Web site at [www.yeagersfrogs.com and clicking on the Atelopus gallery].
	ag.udel.edu /Horizons/JustinYeager.htm (700 words)

	Atelopus varius
		Atelopus varius loomisi Taylor, 1952, Univ. Kansas Sci.
		Type locality discussed by discussed by Savage, 1974, Rev. Biol.
		Atelopus varius ambulatorius Taylor, 1952, Univ. Kansas Sci.
	home.earthlink.net /~itec1/Anura/Bufonidae/Atelopus/varius.html (385 words)

	Amphibian Species of the World - Atelopus Duméril and Bibron, 1841
		The species groups noted in the species accounts were defined by Lynch, 1993, Alytes, 11: 77-87, of which the Atelopus ignescens group is united solely by plesiomorphy.
		Hist., 297: 129, suggested that Atelopus is the sister taxon of Osornophryne (among the exemplars studied) and that the Atelopus + Osornophryne is the sister taxon of remaining bufonids, with the exception of Melanophryniscus and likely Truebella.
		Toad Genus Atelopus,, 143 pp., for recent summary of taxonomy and distribution.
	research.amnh.org /herpetology/amphibia/references.php?g_id=193 (351 words)

	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - 2005 Scott Fund Recipients
		The methodology designed here is used first to continue searching for remnant populations of the Atelopus species and second for the inventory and structure of the amphibian community taking into account natural history observations.
		The presence of trout and climatic changes are both possible threats to amphibian populations; this data will allow analysis of the relationship between these threats.
		Those who attended were taught how to identify and collect frogs and a trout population control plan was discussed with park officials.
	www.clemetzoo.com /conservation/grants/scott/2005/tovar.asp (381 words)

	INIBICO > Projects > Atelopus project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Currently we are monitoring original habitats of Atelopus pulcher (in severe decline due to Chytrid impact), Atelopus seminiferus (suspected Chytrid presence), Atelopus sp.
		The goal of the Atelopus project is to monitor the long term environmental changes in the original habitats, which are considered to trigger the Chytrid fungus outbreak.
		Rainer Schulte from INIBICO has however another theory, that the Chytrid fungus in South America is distributed in feathers of migrating water birds, due to the spotty pattern of infection outbreaks with long distances of several hundred to thousand km between them.
	www.inibico.org /DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=39 (240 words)

	Bufonidae (Gray, 1825) True Toads
		The genus Atelopus possess Tetradotoxin, the same neurotoxin found in toxic newts of the caudate family Salamandridae.
		True toads are typically robust, with thick glandular skin, thick front and hind legs, and most lead terrestrial lives, with the exception of a few species.
		Genus Atelopus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) Stubfoot Toads
	www.livingunderworld.org /anura/database/bufonidae (286 words)

	Atelopus
		I had no concern for the safety of "Atelopus".
		My only regrets were the empty plastic wine cups that accumulated on her belly.
		The Atelopus group of frogs were first described and published in the
	www.tracyhicks.com /atel.htm (785 words)

	Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus) - MavicaNET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When disturbed by a potential predator, the frog often arches its back while rocking on its belly with the bright orange palms and soles turned upward.
		Esta especie se conoce en Panamá como "rana dorada", por el color amarillo oro de su piel, que muchas veces cubre totalmente su cuerpo; sin embargo, también puede tener manchas color café a veces borrosas.
		Estimación de la población del sapito arlequín de La Carbonera (Atelopus carbonerensis) y categorización de las causas de su declinación en Los Andes de Venezuela.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/fra/33479.html (294 words)

	High Resolution Image: Panamanian Golden Frog - Atelopus zeteki - Dreamstime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wild populations of this frog are currently threatened by habitat loss, illegal collection for the pet trade, and a fungal outbreak that's destroying many amphibian populations in Central America and around the world.
		Without human intervention, it's possible that this species may be extinct within the next five years.
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	www.dreamstime.com /panamaniangoldenfrog-atelopuszeteki-image1129955 (135 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Extinct Amphibians
		A few species that were thought to be Extinct were subsequently rediscovered in remnant populations.
		For example, Atelopus cruciger was not seen in its native Venezuela after 1986, until a tiny population was found in 2003.
		Of 77 Atelopus species, three are Extinct (two since 1980), and 18 are Possibly Extinct (all since 1980).
	www.petermaas.nl /extinct/amphibians.htm (562 words)

	Detroit Zoological Society - Zmail
		One group that has been particularly hard hit is the frogs of the genus Atelopus, colorful members of the toad family.
		Atelopus are especially susceptible to the associated lethal fungal infection known as chytridiomycosis.
		Chytrid fungi are common throughout the world and are mostly harmless inhabitants of soil.
	www.detroitzoo.org /dzs/2006/aug06/golden_frog.html (792 words)

	Global Amphibian Assessment - Detailed Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Range Comments: This species occurs in the southern part of the Colombian Andes in Cauca and Huila Departments, with a separate northern population (Atelopus ebenoides marinkellei) at the Páramo de las Papas, in the Department of Boyacá, in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia.
		The major threat is likely to be chytridiomycosis, leading to a catastrophic population decline, as has occurred in many other montane species of Atelopus.
		Habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion and cattle ranching, illegal crops, fumigation, and water sources loss are all threats, but there may be other unknown threats.
	www.globalamphibians.org /servlet/GAA?searchName=Atelopus+ebenoides (597 words)

	Yeager's Frogs v4.0 - The Site of Sites! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is especially fitting that we get these up now as I leave in a few days to go back...
		Finally, we are able to accept donations for conservation work via paypal (operationecuadorianatelopus@yahoo.com).
		If you're one of those uber hip kids on Myspace, well then you can look cool by putting Operation Atelopus as your friend in your top 8...
	www.yeagersfrogs.com (159 words)

	Descriptions of Atelopus tadpoles and their relevance to atelopodid classification - W. E. & J. D. Lynch: Duellman
		Descriptions of Atelopus tadpoles and their relevance to atelopodid classification - W. and J. Lynch: Duellman
		Descriptions of Atelopus tadpoles and their relevance to atelopodid classification by Duellman, W. and J. Lynch:
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	www.biblio.com /books/26430423.html (236 words)

	Gale Schools - Environment - Endangered Species - Golden Frog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Panamanian golden frog occurs only in Panama.
		Atelopus varius ranges more widely in Central America.
		The Panamanian golden frog has declined due to the loss of most of its natural habitat through logging and conversion into cultivated, pasture, and urbanized land-uses.
	www.galeschools.com /environment/endangered/golden_frog.htm (315 words)

	MavicaNET - Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Catalogo / Natura / Vita / Animali / Anfibi (Amphibia) / Tailless Amphibians (Anura [Salientia]) / True Toads (Bufonidae) / Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus)
		They often occur in the vicinity of streams, where they breed.
		Habitat: tropical rain forest, found in terre firme forest usually near flwater streams.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/ita/33479.html (299 words)

	Bufonidae
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		Atelopus varius, Costa Rica; photo © 1995 David Cannatella
		Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to David Cannatella at
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Atelopus (630 words)

	The structure of zetekitoxin AB, a saxitoxin analog from the Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki: A potent ...
		The structure of zetekitoxin AB, a saxitoxin analog from the Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki: A potent sodium-channel blocker -- Yotsu-Yamashita et al.
		The structure of zetekitoxin AB, a saxitoxin analog from the Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki: A potent sodium-channel blocker
		Bufonid anurans of the genus Atelopus contain both steroidal
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/abstract/101/13/4346 (314 words)

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