Telmatobufo bullocki
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| Telmatobufo bullocki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Calyptocephalellidae |
| Genus: | Telmatobufo |
| Species: | T. bullocki |
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| Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952 | |
Telmatobufo bullocki (Bullock’s mountains false toad) is a species of frog in the Calyptocephalellidae family, recently moved from the Leptodactylidae family.[2] It is endemic to Chile. It is only known from a few locations in the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a part of the Chilean Coast Range. It is extremely rare; extensive fieldwork in 1992–2002 turned up only a single adult. It occurs in fast-flowing streams in temperate Nothofagus forest. The tadpoles are free-swimming and feed on algae growing on submerged rocks. It is threatened by siltation of streams caused by clear-cutting. It occurs within the Nahuelbuta National Park.[1]
Range of Telmatobufo bullocki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Veloso, A., Núñez, H. & Formas, R. (2010). "Telmatobufo bullocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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