Telmatobius brachydactylus

Telmatobius brachydactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species: T. brachydactylus
Binomial name
Telmatobius brachydactylus
(Peters, 1873)
Synonyms

Batrachophrynus brachydactylus Peters, 1873

Telmatobius brachydactylus, the Amable Maria frog, is an endangered species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family.[1][2]

This semi-aquatic frog is endemic to tributaries of Lake Junín (not in the lake itself) in central Peru, where it is found at altitudes of 4,000–4,600 m (13,100–15,100 ft). It is threatened by capture for human consumption.[1][3] Although a fairly large species with a typical snout-vent length of 5.8–7.3 cm (2.3–2.9 in) and weight of 25–55 g (0.88–1.94 oz), it is significantly smaller than the closely related and equally threatened Lake Junin frog (T. macrostomus).[4] These two are sometimes placed in the genus Batrachophrynus.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Angulo, A.; Sinsch, U. & Lehr, E. (2004). "Telmatobius brachydactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Telmatobius brachydactylus (Peters, 1873)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Angulo, A. (2008). "Conservation needs of Batrachophrynus and Telmatobius frogs of the Andes of Peru." Conservation & Society 6(4): 328-333. DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.49196
  4. ↑ Sinsch, U. (1990). Froschlurche (Anura) der zentral-peruanischen Anden: Artdiagnose, Taxonomie, Habitate, Verhaltensökologie. Salamandra 26(2/3): 177- 214.
  5. ↑ 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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