Telmatobius colanensis
| Telmatobius colanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Telmatobiidae |
| Genus: | Telmatobius |
| Species: | T. colanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Telmatobius colanensis Wiens, 1993
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Telmatobius colanensis is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to northern Peru and only known from its type locality on the Cordillera Colán, near La Peca, Amazonas Region.[2][3]
Body
The adult frog can reach 62.5 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gray or brown in color with small dark marks. The belly is yellow in color with gray or brown spots.[3]
Habitat
T. colanensis is a riparian, semiaquatic frog living in rocky high-gradient streams in undisturbed cloud forest. It is present in the Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary. Scientists observed it near 2410 meters above sea level.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Threats in areas outside their protected type locality may include deforestation. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may pose a threat because it has killed other frogs in Telmatobius, but they have not reported the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the individuals of this species yet.[1]
Original description
- Wiens, J.J. (1993). "Systematics of the leptodactylid frog genus Telmatobius in the Andes of northern Peru". Occ. Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 162: 1–76.
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Telmatobius colanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T57332A89213357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T57332A89213357.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Telmatobius colanensis Wiens, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b Raul E. Diaz (August 27, 2004). Tate Tunstall (ed.). "Telmatobius colanensis Wiens, 1993". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 14, 2025.