Atelopus pachydermus and mean "thick skin". Common name Schmidt's stubfoot toad has been coined for this species, in reference to Eduard Oscar Schmidt who described the species. An alternative common name is Oyacachi jambato toad. Adult males measure and adult females, based on two specimens only, in snout–vent length. The snout is acuminate. The tympanic membrane is absent. The fingers have no webbing whereas the toes are webbed. The dorsum is covered by widely scattered or dense well-defined, rounded warts. The dorsum is yellow and has a dark brown pattern of marks, blotches and/or lines. The venter is white, sometimes orange or
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