Telmatobius rimac

Telmatobius rimac
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. rimac
Binomial name
Telmatobius rimac
Schmidt, 1954
Synonyms
  • Telmatobius rimac Schmidt, 1954
  • Telmatobius rimac rimac Vellard, 1955
  • Telmatobius rimac meridionalis Vellard, 1955

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

Home

This frog lives in streams, canals, and other water places in places with many streams. Scientists saw this frog between 2000 and 4000 meters above sea level in valleys between the Andes Mountains.

Scientists have seen this frog one protected park: Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.

Young

People see the radpoles swimming in streams that have plants growing in them.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in some danger of dying out. Farms and houses put bad chemicals in the water. Scientists think the fungal disease chytridiomycosis could kill this frog too. Human beings also catch this frog to eat, but scientists do not know if that puts the whole species in danger of dying out.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rimac Water Frog: Telmatobius rimac". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57358A89213506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57358A89213506.en. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius rimac Schmidt, 1954". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius rimac Schmidt, 1954". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 5, 2025.