Lake Junin frog
| Lake Junin (giant) frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Telmatobiidae |
| Genus: | Batrachophrynus |
| Species: | B. macrostomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatobius macrostomus Peters, 1873 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Batrachophrynus brevipalmatus Müller, 1924 | |
The Lake Junin giant frog or Lake Junin frog (Telmatobius macrostomus) is a very large and endangered species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family, endemic to altitudes of 3,200–4,300 m (10,500–14,100 ft) in the Andes of Junín and Pasco in central Peru.[1] It is completely aquatic and almost entirely restricted to lakes (such as Lake Junín), but it has also been introduced to the upper part of the Mantaro River.[1] It is among the largest frogs in the world, measuring up to 70 cm (28 in) in full length.[2] It is mainly threatened by capture for human consumption and predation by introduced species (trout),[1] but potentially also by pollution.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Angulo (2009). Conservation Needs of Batrachophrynus and Telmatobius Frogs of the Andes of Peru. Conservation and Society. 6(4): 328-333.
- ↑ Fjeldså, J. (1984). Three endangered South American grebes (Podiceps): case histories and the ethics of saving species by human intervention. Ann. Zool. Fennici 21: 411-416
- ↑ Angulo, A., Sinsch, U. & Aguilar Puntriano, C. 2004. Batrachophrynus macrostomus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.