Telmatobius atahualpai
Telmatobius atahualpai (common name: Amazonas water frog) is a species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family. 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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Telmatobiidae |
| Genus: | Telmatobius |
| Species: | T. atahualpai |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatobius atahualpai Wiens, 1993 | |
Telmatobius atahualpai occur in humid sub-alpine 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
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Telmatobius atahualpai. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57325A89213199. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57325A89213199.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2019.
- 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.
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