Telmatobius mendelsoni

Telmatobius mendelsoni
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Telmatobiidae
Genus:	Telmatobius
Species:	T. mendelsoni
Binomial name
Telmatobius mendelsoni De la Riva, Trueb, and Duellman, 2012

Telmatobius mendelsoni is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It was endemic to Peru. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

This frog had unusual ossification. It had a longer jaw than other frogs in Telmatobius and more ossification inside its skill, giving it fewer fontanelle than is typical for frogs. ^[4]

Home

Scientists found this frog next to roads and in streams in forests high in the mountains. Scientists found the frog in the water plants and under rocks. The scientists saw the frog 2400 meters above sea level. ^{[1] [2]}

The frog lives in at least one protected place, Manu National Park. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered and possibly extinct. It was last seen in 1984. Because of the precipitous decline in this population, scientists believe the frogs may have been killed by the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. ^[1]

References

1. 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.
3. "Telmatobius mendelsoni De la Riva, Trueb, and Duellman, 2012". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
4. De la Riva I; Trueb L; Duellman WE (2012). "A new species of Telmatobius (Anura: Telmatobiidae) from montane forests of southern Peru, with a review of osteological features of the genus". South American J Herpetology (Abstract). 7 (2): 91–109. doi:10.2994/057.007.0212 . Retrieved August 25, 2025.