Batrachophrynus
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| Batrachophrynus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Telmatobiinae |
| Genus: | Batrachophrynus Peters, 1873 |
| Species | |
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2 species, see text. | |
Batrachophrynus is a genus of leptodactylid frogs. They live at altitudes of 3,200–4,600 metres (10,500–15,100 ft) in the Andes of Junín and Pasco in central Peru. The genus includes one completely aquatic and one semi-aquatic species. Both have declined in recent years and are now considered endangered mainly due to capture for human consumption and predation by introduced species (trouts), but also pollution. Batrachophrynus resembles Telmatobius (another Andean genus), and based on genetic evidence the former should be merged into the latter.
Species
- Batrachophrynus brachydactylus Peters, 1873.
- Batrachophrynus macrostomus Peters, 1873.
References
- Angulo (2009). Conservation Needs of Batrachophrynus and Telmatobius Frogs of the Andes of Peru. Conservation and Society. 6(4): 328-333.
- Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani and Young, editors (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. ISBN 978-84-96553-41-5
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