Telmatobius brevirostris

Telmatobius brevirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. brevirostris
Binomial name
Telmatobius brevirostris
Vellard, 1955
Synonyms
  • Telmatobius brevirostris brevirostris Vellard, 1955
  • Telmatobius brevirostris parvulus Vellard, 1955

The shortsnout water frog (Telmatobius brevirostris) is a frog. It lives in Peru.

Home

This frog lives in streams in cloud forests and places with small, woody plants on mountains. Scientists saw this frog between 2000 and 3600 meters above sea level.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in danger of dying out. Bad chemicals from farms get into the streams, where they can kill the frog. Scientists think that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis can kill this frog, but they have not found the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the frog. Human beings also catch the frog to eat and use in medicine.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Shortsnout Water Frog: Telmatobius brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57328A3057646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57328A3057646.en. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius brevipes Vellard, 1955". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius brevirostris Vellard, 1955". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 25, 2025.