Telmatobius bolivianus

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Telmatobius bolivianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 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.