Telmatobius huayra

Telmatobius huayra
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Telmatobiidae
Genus:	Telmatobius
Species:	T. huayra
Binomial name
Telmatobius huayra Lavilla & Ergueta, 1995

Telmatobius huayra is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and nearby parts of Argentina. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Habitat

Scientists observed this aquatic frog in streams, rivers, and peat bogs in cold desert habitats high in the Cordillera Oriental mountains. Some of the frogs were in a hot spring. The scientists observed the frog 4200 meters above sea level. ^{[1] [2]}

Scientists reported the frog in one protected place: Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. Climate change can harm this frog by exacerbating droughts. Excess tourism and livestock grazing can alter the frog's habitat. Scientists detected the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on some frogs in this species in 1982, and they believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis might kill this frog. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Telmatobius huayra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T57342A154334687. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57342A154334687.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius huayra Lavilla and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1995". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
3. "Telmatobius huayra Lavilla and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1995". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 18, 2025.