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]
Telmatobius simonsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Telmatobiidae |
Genus: | Telmatobius |
Species: | T. simonsi
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Binomial name | |
Telmatobius simonsi Parker, 1940
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.