Telmatobius peruvianus
Appearance
(Redirected from Peru water frog)
Telmatobius peruvianus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Telmatobiidae |
Genus: | Telmatobius |
Species: | T. peruvianus
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Binomial name | |
Telmatobius peruvianus Wiegmann, 1834
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Telmatobius peruvianus, also known as the Peru water frog, is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. This semiaquatic frog is endemic to Andean highlands in southeastern Peru and far northern Chile where found in streams and small rivers.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, collection for human consumption and infection by chytrid fungi, and it has not been seen in Chile since 1986.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Telmatobius peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21584A2775788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T21584A2775788.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.