Telmatobius fronteriensis

Telmatobius fronteriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. fronteriensis
Binomial name
Telmatobius fronteriensis
Benavides, Ortiz, and Formas, 2002

The Ascotán salt flat frog (Telmatobius fronteriensis) is a frog. It lives in Chile. Scientists think it could also live in Bolivia.

Home

Scientists saw this frog in a pool of water in a stream. The stream flows through Chile and Bolivia. The place near the stream was very dry and grassy. The scientists saw the frog 4150 meters above sea level.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in very big danger of dying out, with no more than 249 adult frogs alive at the same time. Human beings changed the places where the frogs lived by taking the water from the streams to use. People used to dig in the ground for sulfur near where the frog lives, but they do not do this now. They do still dig for copper near there.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Telmatobius fronteriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57338A79813688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57338A79813688.en. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius fronteriensis Benavides, Ortiz, and Formas, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius fronteriensis Benavides, Ortiz, and Formas, 2002". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 21, 2025.