Telmatobius mendelsoni

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Telmatobius mendelsoni
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. mendelsoni
Binomial name
Telmatobius mendelsoni
De la Riva  [ fr ], Trueb  [ fr ], and Duellman  [ fr ], 2012

Telmatobius mendelsoni is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. [1] [2] It was last seen in 1984 and is believed to be possibly extinct. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Telmatobius mendelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T45536685A45536687. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T45536685A45536687.en . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Telmatobius mendelsoni De la Riva, Trueb, and Duellman, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 11 February 2022.