Telmatobius necopinus

Telmatobius necopinus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Telmatobiidae
Genus:	Telmatobius
Species:	T. necopinus
Binomial name
Telmatobius necopinus Wiens, 1993

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

Habitat

This semi-aquatic frog lives in riparian habitats. Scientists know it from the type locality in the Cordillera Central mountains. Scientists found them under rocks in streams in cloud forests and in roadside ditches. They found it 2050 meters above sea level. ^{[1] [2]}

The frog lives in one protected area: Alto Mayo Protection Forest. ^[1]

Relationship to humans

People catch other frogs in Telmatobius to eat, sell, and make into medicine. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient with few confirmed threats. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may be a threat because of the effect it has had on other frogs in the area. ^[1]

Original description

• Wiens, J. J. (1993). "Systematics of the leptodactylid frog genus Telmatobius in the Andes of northern Peru". Occ. Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 162: 1–76.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Telmatobius necopinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T57351A3059731. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57351A3059731.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius necopinus Wiens, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
3. Raul E. Diaz (August 27, 2004). Tate Tunstall (ed.). "Telmatobius necopinus Wiens, 1993". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 16, 2025.