Telmatobius atahualpai (common name: Amazonas water frog) is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central of northern Peru and found in the San Martín and Amazonas Regions at 2,600–4,000 m (8,500–13,100 ft) asl.[2]
Telmatobius atahualpai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Telmatobiidae |
Genus: | Telmatobius |
Species: | T. atahualpai
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Binomial name | |
Telmatobius atahualpai Wiens, 1993
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Telmatobius atahualpai occur in humid subalpine páramo where these frogs live under rocks at the edge of small streams. Threats to this little known species are not well known.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Telmatobius atahualpai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57325A89213199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57325A89213199.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Telmatobius atahualpai Wiens, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.