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Telmatobius peruvianus

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Telmatobius peruvianus
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. peruvianus
Binomial name
Telmatobius peruvianus
Wiegmann, 1834

Telmatobius peruvianus, also known as the Peru water frog, is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. This semiaquatic frog is endemic to Andean highlands in southeastern Peru and far northern Chile where found in streams and small rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, collection for human consumption and infection by chytrid fungi, and it has not been seen in Chile since 1986.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Telmatobius peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21584A2775788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21584A2775788.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Telmatobius peruvianus


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