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Telmatobius punctatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA CERATOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name: Telmatobius punctatus
Species Authority: Vellard, 1955
Synonym/s:
Telmatobius brevirostris Vellard, 1955
Telmatobius brevirostris Vellard, 1955
Taxonomic Notes: Telmatobius punctatus was previously considered to be a subspecies of Telmatobius brevirostris; it was elevated to specific status by Lehr (2005) based on differences in morphological features and colour patterns.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A4ae; B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Edgar Lehr
Reviewer/s: Ariadne Angulo and Simon Stuart
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Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because of a projected population decline, estimated to be more than 80% over the next ten years, due to intensive agriculture and pollution of streams inhabited by the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is considered to be endemic to Peru. The type locality for T. punctatus is "Santa María de Valle, Huánuco", Province of Huánuco, Department of Huánuco, Peru. It is found in the provinces of Huánuco and Pachitea both in the Department of Huánuco, 2,300-3,000 m asl (Lehr 2005).
Countries:
Native:
Peru
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Population [top]

Population: This is considered to be a rare species (E. Lehr pers. comm. 2008).
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a semi-aquatic frog. It inhabits permanent streams in puna and cloud forests (E. Lehr pers. comm. 2008).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Major threats include water pollution derived from agriculture and the use of agrochemicals and waste derived from the mining industry, and deforestation. It is also possible that the species may be used as a food source and in traditional medicine (E. Lehr pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are reported; however, in view that many species of Telmatobius are considered to be declining, several conservation actions are recommended (see under Conservation Measures).

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 29 June 2010).

Lehr, E. 2005. The Telmatobius and Batrachophrynus species of Peru. Monografias de Herpetologia, special issue "Estudios sobre las ranas andinas de los generos Telmatobius y Batrachophrynus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) 7: 39-64.
Citation: Edgar Lehr 2010. Telmatobius punctatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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