Telmatobufo bullocki

Telmatobufo bullocki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Calyptocephalellidae
Genus: Telmatobufo
Species: T. bullocki
Binomial name
Telmatobufo bullocki
Schmidt, 1952

Telmatobufo bullocki (Bullock’s mountain false toad) is a species of frog in the family Calyptocephalellidae.[2] It is endemic to Chile, and 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]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Telmatobufo bullocki Schmidt, 1952". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2016.


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