Telmatobius brevipes

Telmatobius brevipes
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Telmatobiidae
Genus:	Telmatobius
Species:	T. brevipes
Binomial name
Telmatobius brevipes Vellard, 1951

Telmatobius brevipes is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, arable land, and canals and ditches.

Geographic distribution

It is found in Peru; it is a species present in the western cordillera, in the departments of Cajamarca and La Libertad, between 2000 and 4300 m altitude. ^[2]

Young

Scientists observed eggs that they attribute to this species stuck to plants in a small rivulet. They believe they found the frog's tadpoles in slow-moving streams, pools, grassy ponds, and in ditches. The tadpoles ate invertebrates and sometimes other tadpoles. ^[2]

Threats

Contamination of water bodies can be a local threat. Other species of the same genus found at high altitudes are very susceptible to chytridiomycosis, so it is inferred that this disease is a threat to Telmatobius brevipes. Human beings may catch this frog to eat, but its small size makes it less desirable than its larger congeners. ^[2]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Telmatobius brevipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T57327A3057511. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57327A3057511.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.