Telmatobius mantaro

Telmatobius mantaro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. mantaro
Binomial name
Telmatobius mantaro
Ttito, Landauro, Venegas, De la Riva, and Chaparro, 2016

Telmatobius mantaro is a frog. It lives in Peru.

Body

The adult male frog is 48.9–55.8 mm long from nose to rear end.

Home

Scientists found this frog on forests partway up the mountains. The scientists saw the frog between 2240 and 3170 meters above sea level.

Danger

The scientists who wrote about this frog say is in very big danger of dying out. These scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis could kill these frogs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ttito A; Landauro CZ; Venegas PJ; De la Riva I; Chaparro JC (2016). "A new species of Telmatobius Wiegmann, 1834, from the eastern Cordillera Central of the Andes, Peru (Anura: Telmatobiidae), with description of its tadpole and range extension of T. mendelsoni de la Riva, 2012". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. (Abstract). 83. Pittsburgh: 255–268. doi:10.2992/007.083.0402. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius mantaro Ttito, Landauro, Venegas, De la Riva, and Chaparro, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius mantaro Ttito, Landauro, Venegas, De la Riva, and Chaparro, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 26, 2025.