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Species of amphibian

Telmatobius atahualpai
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species: T. atahualpai
Binomial name
Telmatobius atahualpai
Wiens, 1993

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Telmatobius atahualpai


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