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(Redirected from Marbled water frog) Species of amphibian

Telmatobius marmoratus
At Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species: T. marmoratus
Binomial name
Telmatobius marmoratus
(Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Telmatobius marmoratus, the marbled water frog, is a vulnerable species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. The most widespread species in the genus, it is found in the Andean highlands of Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru. It may also occur in northwestern Argentina, but the taxonomic position of this population is unclear. This semiaquatic frog is found in and near streams, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and ponds.

Among 16 adult T. marmoratus from Isla del Sol, the largest had a snout-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It is very closely related to the larger and less widespread T. gigas, and they might be conspecific. Another close relative (but clearly a separate species) is the Titicaca water frog (T. culeus) and both species are found in Lake Titicaca.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Telmatobius marmoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57349A154334814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57349A154334814.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cossel, Lindquist, Craig, and Luthman (2014). Pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in marbled water frog Telmatobius marmoratus: first record from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Dis Aquat Organ. 112(1):83-7. doi: 10.3354/dao02778
  3. ^ Victoriano, Muñoz-Mendoza, Sáez, Salinas, Muñoz-Ramírez, Sallaberry, Fibla and Méndez (2015). Evolution and Conservation on Top of the World: Phylogeography of the Marbled Water Frog (Telmatobius marmoratus Species Complex; Anura, Telmatobiidae) in Protected Areas of Chile. J.Hered. 106 (S1): 546-559. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esv039
Taxon identifiers
Telmatobius marmoratus


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