Class Amphibia - Amphibians » order Anura » family Bufonidae - Toads - Duméril and Bibron, 1841

Atelopus spumarius - Cope, 1871
Size male: 26 - 29 mm.
Size female: 31 - 39 mm.

Geographic Range
Brasil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Surinam, Guyana.
This species of Atelopus has the largest range of all the atelopus species. No animals have been seen in Venezuela. That's a bit remarkable because in all surrounding countries this species can be found. Often very easily. 

Population
This species can be found in severall countries.

French Guiana;
Healthy population ('Barbotini') was observed (J. v/d Meulen, M. Bartelds) in the surroundings of the village Saül -Central French Guiana. 

Brasil;
Distribution in the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke: The species occurs only in the eastern part of the reserve, where it can be found easily along the banks of streams that drain into Igarapé Tinga, Igarapé Uberê, and Igarapé Ipiranga.

Surinam;
Healthy population of A. spumarius 'Hoogmoedi' was observed at the Brownsberg (R. Schouten 2007) and in the surroundings of Rosevelt Peak (M. Bartelds & R. Schouten). In 2007 C.I. (Conservation International) announced the discovery of severall new species in Surinam (see http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0604-suriname.html). Locality of these new species is Nassau Mountains. Also a black frog with pink markings was showed. The frog (toad) was already known as Atelopus spumarius 'Barbotini'. It was already exporterd out of Surinam some years ago.
A group of Atelopus spumarius (Hoogmoedi and Barbotini) was exported to the Netherlands (2008). These animals were probably collected at Rosevelt Peak and Nassau Mountains. 

Ecuador;
There were no animals seen since 1994.

Guyana;
No data

Peru;
Two healthy but small populations were seen near Iquitos (E. twomey 2007). 

Habitat
This is a species inhabiting the tropical lowland forest. Breeding and larval development takes place in forest streams or permanent rivers (includes waterfalls).