Telmatobius atahualpai
Appearance
Telmatobius atahualpai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Telmatobiidae |
Genus: | Telmatobius |
Species: | T. atahualpai
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Binomial name | |
Telmatobius atahualpai Wiens, 1993
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Telmatobius atahualpai (common name: Amazonas water frog) is a species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family. 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.[2]
Telmatobius atahualpai occur in humid sub-alpine páramo where these frogs live under rocks at the edge of small streams. Threats to this little known species are not well known.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2013.2
- ^ 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.