Shortsnout Water Frog
Telmatobius brevirostris
Telmatobius brevirostris is a species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are moist montane forests ("cloud forest"), high-altitude shrubland, and rivers. It does not occur in cultivated areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Description
Compared to similar frog species like Telmatobius mendelsoni, Telmatobius brevirostris is smaller in size. The frog’s lower belly is pale gray or green in color with orange blotches evident.
Wikipedia: “Morphology”
Range & habitat
This semi-aquatic, riparian stream-breeding frog has been found in streams in montane cloud forests and shrublands. Generally, this species is not found in cultivated areas.Scientists observed this frog between 2000 and 3600 meters above sea level. Notably, the frog has been seen in the forests of Region Huánuco, which is located in central Peru.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Telmatobius brevirostris is presumed to breed by larval development in streams, though there is little observational data of this. Their population is declining which indicates decreased reproduction trends. A study published in 2010 described their tadpoles in detail. Their tadpoles have a round snout and depressed body; their lateral line organs can be seen at high magnification when looking dorsally and laterally. At larval stage 34 the tadpole was 63.6mm in length
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 22824.