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.