Telmatobufo bullocki
Telmatobufo bullocki is a species of frog in the family Calyptocephalellidae.[2] It is endemic to Chile, and is only known from a few locations in the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a part of the Chilean Coast Range. It is extremely rare; extensive fieldwork in 1992–2002 turned up only a single adult. It occurs in fast-flowing streams in temperate Nothofagus forest. The tadpoles are free-swimming and feed on algae growing on submerged rocks. It is threatened by siltation of streams caused by clear-cutting. It occurs within the Nahuelbuta National Park.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Calyptocephalellidae |
| Genus: | Telmatobufo |
| Species: | T. bullocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952 | |
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References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Telmatobufo bullocki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T21623A79810144. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21623A79810144.en. Downloaded on 30 September 2017.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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