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'''''Telmatobufo''''' ('''false toads''') is a genus of [[frog]]s that are [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[Chile]]. Their closest living relative is the [[monotypic]] ''[[Calyptocephalella]]'' ([[helmeted water toad]], ''Calyptocephalella gayi''). These frogs were recently removed from the [[Leptodactylidae]] and placed in a new family, [[Calyptocephalellidae]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Telmatobufo |title=''Telmatobufo'' Schmidt, 1952 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> All three species of ''Telmatobufo'' that have been assessed by the [[IUCN]] are considered [[Threatened species|threatened]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org> |author=IUCN |year=2013 |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
'''''Telmatobufo''''' is a genus of [[frog]]s ('''false toads''') [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[Chile]]. Their closest living relative is the [[monotypic]] [[helmeted water toad]], ''[[Calyptocephalella]] gayi''). These frogs were recently removed from the [[Leptodactylidae]] and placed in a new family, the [[Calyptocephalellidae]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Telmatobufo |title=''Telmatobufo'' Schmidt, 1952 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> All three species of ''Telmatobufo'' that have been assessed by the [[IUCN]] are considered [[Threatened species|threatened]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org> |author=IUCN |year=2013 |accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
There are four species of ''Telmatobufo'':<ref name=frost/>
The four species are:<ref name=frost/>
* ''[[Telmatobufo australis]]'' <small>Formas, 1972</small>
* ''[[Telmatobufo australis]]'' <small>Formas, 1972</small>
* ''[[Telmatobufo bullocki]]'' <small>Schmidt, 1952</small>
* ''[[Telmatobufo bullocki]]'' <small>Schmidt, 1952</small>

Revision as of 21:46, 4 October 2014

Telmatobufo
Telmatobufo bullocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Calyptocephalellidae
Genus: Telmatobufo
Schmidt, 1952
Species

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Telmatobufo is a genus of frogs (false toads) endemic to southern Chile. Their closest living relative is the monotypic helmeted water toad, Calyptocephalella gayi). These frogs were recently removed from the Leptodactylidae and placed in a new family, the Calyptocephalellidae.[1] All three species of Telmatobufo that have been assessed by the IUCN are considered threatened.[2]

Species

The four species are:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Telmatobufo Schmidt, 1952". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ IUCN (2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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