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Elegant Stubfoot Toad
The elegant stubfoot toad or Pacific jambato frog (''Atelopus elegans'') is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae found in lowlands and Andes, Andean slopes of northwest Ecuador to Above sea level, asl and on the Gorgona Island, Colombia, Gorgona Island, off southwest coast of Colombia. It was species description, described by George Albert Boulenger in 1882 based on a specimen collected by Edward Whymper. It is known in Spanish as ''rana jambato del Pacífico'' or simply ''jambato del Pacífico''. History and taxonomy The species was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1882 based on a female specimen collected by Edward Whymper during his expedition to Ecuador in 1879–1880. Toads from the Gorgona Island were described by Thomas Barbour in 1905 as a new species, ''Atelopus gracilis'', but later authors have considered them to be the same species as ''Atelopus elegans''. Analyses using molecular methods have not included ''Atelopus elegans'', and the colour difference b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgona Island, Colombia
Gorgona is a Colombian island in the Pacific Ocean situated about off the Colombian Pacific coast. The island is long and wide, with a maximum height of and a total area of . Gorgona is separated from the continent by a deep underwater depression. Administratively the island is part of the Municipality of Guapi, Cauca, Guapí in the Department of Cauca. Gorgona functioned as a prison from 1959 until 1984 when it was turned into a National Natural Park. The island, noted for its many endemic species and unique ecosystems, was established as Gorgona Island National Park in 1985, in order to preserve its richly varied wildlife of the sub-tropical forest and the coral reefs offshore. History Early settlements Gorgona was first inhabited by people possibly associated with the Tumaco-Tolita culture. The indigenous Kuna or Cuna of Urabá Antioquia, Urabá (Colombia) and San Blas (Panama), have the tradition of being the first settlers of the island. They left archeological remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
