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Telmatobius macrostomus (Andes smooth frog or Lake Junin giant frog)

Synonyms: Batrachophrynus macrostomus; Batrachophrynus microphthalmus

Wikipedia Abstract

Telmatobius macrostomus, also known as the Lake Junin (giant) frog or Andes smooth frog, is a very large and endangered species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae, endemic to altitudes of 3,200–4,300 m (10,500–14,100 ft) in the Andes of Junín in central Peru. It is completely aquatic and almost entirely restricted to lakes (such as Lake Junín), but it has also been introduced to the upper part of the Mantaro River. It is among the largest frogs in the world, measuring up to 70 cm (28 in) in full length. It is mainly threatened by capture for human consumption and predation by introduced species (trout), but potentially also by pollution.
View Wikipedia Record: Telmatobius macrostomus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Telmatobius macrostomus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
13
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
72
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 26.24
EDGE Score: 5.38

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central Andean wet puna Peru, Bolivia Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Junín National Reserve 130966 Peru  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0