Telmatobius edaphonastes
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Telmatobius edaphonastes faces severe threats from habitat degradation due to mining activities and water pollution in its high-altitude Andean environment. The species is particularly vulnerable to chytrid fungal disease, which has devastated amphibian populations throughout the Andes. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the delicate hydrological balance of the wetland systems this frog depends upon for breeding and survival.
Habitat
This critically endangered frog inhabits high-altitude wetlands, springs, and streams in the Andean mountains of Peru, typically found at elevations above 3,500 meters. The species requires clean, oxygen-rich water with specific temperature ranges and depends on surrounding puna grassland vegetation for terrestrial habitat.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in TELMATOBIIDAE
Threatened in Bolivia
Frequently asked questions
Why is Telmatobius edaphonastes classified as Critically Endangered?
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