Telmatobius brachydactylus explained

Telmatobius brachydactylus, the Amable Maria frog, is an endangered species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae.^[1]

This semiaquatic frog is endemic to tributaries of Lake Junín (not in the lake itself) in central Peru, where it is found at altitudes of 4000-. It is threatened by capture for human consumption.^[2] Although a fairly large species with a typical snout-vent length of 5.8- and weight of 25-, it is significantly smaller than the closely related and equally threatened Lake Junin frog (T. macrostomus).^[3] These two are sometimes placed in the genus Batrachophrynus.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Telmatobius brachydactylus (Peters, 1873) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 30 May 2015.
2. Angulo, A. (2008). "Conservation needs of Batrachophrynus and Telmatobius frogs of the Andes of Peru." Conservation & Society 6(4): 328-333.
3. Sinsch, U. (1990). Froschlurche (Anura) der zentral-peruanischen Anden: Artdiagnose, Taxonomie, Habitate, Verhaltensökologie. Salamandra 26(2/3): 177- 214.
4. Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani and Young, editors (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World.