Telmatobius simonsi

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Telmatobius simonsi
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Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. simonsi
Binomial name
Telmatobius simonsi
Parker, 1940

Telmatobius simonsi is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named for American scientific collector Perry O. Simons.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Telmatobius simonsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57362A154335151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57362A154335151.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.


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