Telmatobius marmoratus

Telmatobius marmoratus, the marbled water frog, is a vulnerable species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. The most widespread species in the genus, it is found in the Andean highlands of Bolivia, northern Chile and southern Peru.[1] It may also occur in northwestern Argentina, but the taxonomic position of this population is unclear.[1] This semiaquatic frog is found in and near streams, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and ponds.[1]

Telmatobius marmoratus
At Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. marmoratus
Binomial name
Telmatobius marmoratus
(Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Among 16 adult T. marmoratus from Isla del Sol, the largest had a snout-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2] It is very closely related to the larger and less widespread T. gigas, and they might be conspecific.[3] Another close relative (but clearly a separate species) is the Titicaca water frog (T. culeus)[3] and both species are found in Lake Titicaca.[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Telmatobius marmoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T57349A3059350. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Cossel, Lindquist, Craig, and Luthman (2014). Pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in marbled water frog Telmatobius marmoratus: first record from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Dis Aquat Organ. 112(1):83-7. doi: 10.3354/dao02778
  3. Victoriano, Muñoz-Mendoza, Sáez, Salinas, Muñoz-Ramírez, Sallaberry, Fibla and Méndez (2015). Evolution and Conservation on Top of the World: Phylogeography of the Marbled Water Frog (Telmatobius marmoratus Species Complex; Anura, Telmatobiidae) in Protected Areas of Chile. J.Hered. 106 (S1): 546-559. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esv039


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