The Guajira stubfoot toad or Carrikeri harlequin frog (Atelopus carrikeri), is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is about 5 cm (2.0 in) long and typically black, though some populations have orange coloration. It is species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range of northern Colombia. It is critically endangered because of the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, and habitat destruction due to agriculture. The species had not been seen from 1994 until it was rediscovered in early 2008.
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