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 Táchira states of Venezuela, and Norte de Santander Department on the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia.
Its natural habitats are sphagnum bogs within the páramo ecosystems and upper montane forests at elevations of above sea level.
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.