ORG.one project - <Atelopus bomolochos>. ORG.one project - <Atelopus bomolochos>

Rapid sequencing of the critically endangered Atelopus bomolochos as part of the ORG.one project https://org.one/oo. We are working with toads of the genus Atelopus. Those toads are endemic from the Neotropics, located mostly in tropical forests and highlands along Central and South America. I´m located in the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador, near to four hours from the capital city, Quito. Our aim is to sequence the genome of the toad Atelopus bomolochos This species is known from the highlands of southwestern Andes of Ecuador. This species has been registered from scattered localities, reaching four thousand meters above sea level in the páramos habitat. Specimens are commonly found during the day under rocks or in vegetation nearby to streams and lagoons, where their reproduction takes place. Accordingly with the last Red List Assessment, is considered as Critically Endangered under the criteria A2aceB1a(≤5)b(iii) This project is developed in collaboration by the Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Amaru Biocenter, The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) and University College Ghent

作为ORG.one项目（https://org.one/oo）的组成部分，本研究针对极危物种Atelopus bomolochos开展快速基因组测序。本研究聚焦花蟾属（Atelopus）蟾蜍：该类群为新热带界特有类群，主要栖息于中美洲与南美洲沿线的热带森林及高地生境中。项目团队驻扎于厄瓜多尔亚马逊低地，距离首都基多车程约四小时。本研究的核心目标为完成Atelopus bomolochos的全基因组测序，该物种仅分布于厄瓜多尔安第斯山脉西南部的高地区域。该物种的分布点较为零散，可在海拔4000米的帕拉莫（páramos）生境中被记录到；日间通常可在溪流与泻湖周边的石块下或植被丛中发现该物种个体，其繁殖活动即发生于此类水域周边。根据最新的《濒危物种红色名录》评估，该物种依据标准A2aceB1a(≤5)b(iii)被列为极危物种。本项目由厄瓜多尔亚马逊区域大学（Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam）、阿马鲁生物中心（Amaru Biocenter）、国家生物多样性研究所（Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, INABIO）、厄瓜多尔滨海理工大学（Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL）以及根特大学学院（University College Ghent）联合实施。