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Atelopus gigas Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz, Ron, Terán-Valdez, and Guayasamin, 2010
Atelopus gigas Coloma, Duellman, Almendáriz C., Ron, Terán-Valdez, and Guayasamin, 2010, Zootaxa, 2574: 12. Holotype: KU 140320, by original designation. Type locality: "La Victoria, Departamento Nariño, Colombia".
Common Names
None noted.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (La Victoria, Departamento Nariño, Colombia, ca. 2700 m elevation) very near the Ecuadorian border.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Colombia
Endemic: Colombia
Comment
Likely extinct or nearly so according to the original publication.
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