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Telmatobius atahualpai

Telmatobius atahualpai
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species: T. atahualpai
Binomial name
Telmatobius atahualpai
Wiens, 1993

Telmatobius atahualpai (common name: Amazonas water frog) is a species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central of northern Peru and found in the San Martín and Amazonas Regions at 2,600–4,000 m (8,500–13,100 ft) asl.

Telmatobius atahualpai occur in humid sub-alpine páramo where these frogs live under rocks at the edge of small streams. Threats to this little known species are not well known.



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