Telmatobius bolivianus

Telmatobius bolivianus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Telmatobiidae
Genus:	Telmatobius
Species:	T. bolivianus
Binomial name
Telmatobius bolivianus Parker, 1940
Synonyms
Telmatobius ifornoiLavilla & Ergueta-Sandoval, 1999

Telmatobius bolivianus is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Andes of Bolivia. ^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

This is an aquatic frog occurring in fast-flowing rivers and streams in cloud forest and Yungas forest. Scientists observed this frog between 2000 and 3100 meters above sea level. ^{[2] [1]}

Scientists have seen this frog in some protected parks: Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Cotapata and Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Nacional Apolobamba. ^[1]

Conservation and threats

It was formerly the most common and widespread Telmatobius of Bolivia, but has had a drastic population decline since the mid-2000s. It is threatened by chytridomycosis as well as habitat loss caused by logging and agricultural expansion. Water pollution and aquaculture are also threats. ^[1]

Scientific description

• De la Riva, I; et al. (2005). "Bolivian frogs of the genus Telmatobius: synopsis, taxonomic comments and description of a new species". Rev Herp Esp Monogr Herpetolog (Reaffirmation). 7: 65–101.

References

• Andes portal

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Telmatobius bolivianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T57326A154334258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57326A154334258.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Telmatobius bolivianus Parker, 1940". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
3. "Telmatobius bolivianus Parker, 1940". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 1, 2025.