Telmatobius chusmisensis

Telmatobius chusmisensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. chusmisensis
Binomial name
Telmatobius chusmisensis
Formas, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 2006

Telmatobius chusmisensis is a frog. It lives in Chile.[2][3][1]

Home

Scientists saw this frog in streams in a place that was very dry and had only a few plants on land. The scientists found the frogs under rocks in steams that had many plants growing in the water. The scientists saw the frog between 1800 and 4500 meters above sea level. The frog spends some of its time on land.[1][2]

Young

Scientists found tadpoles under water plants next to the stream.[1]

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in big danger of dying out. Human beings take water from streams for mines, farms, and to stop roads from putting bad things into the air.[1]

First paper

  • Cuevas; Nunez (2006). "A new species of Telmatobius (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from northern Chile". Herpetologica. 62 (2).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Telmatobius chusmisensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T135744A79814046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T135744A79814046.en. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius chusmisensis Formas, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  3. "Telmatobius chusmisensis Formas, Cuevas, and Nuñez, 2006". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 25, 2025.