Telmatobiidae |
63 species in 1 genus
Commonly Called Water Frogs
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Telmatobius ventriflavum
Photo by Alessandro Catenazzi
(Click for family gallery)Formerly a subfamily of Ceratophryidae, molecular evidence supports a monotypic family of medium to large, flattened frogs. Many of the species have loose skin, which hangs in folds, especially in the aquatic species allowing greater surface area for cutaneous respiration. The Lake Titicaca Frog, Telmatobius culeus, is well known for its prominent skin folds and is completely aquatic.
Written by AmphibiaWebNotable Family Characteristics
- Medium to large snout-vent length, up to 140 mm
- Many species are aquatic, some semi-terrestrial
- Morphological characters include: flattened head; non-coossified skin on skull; recurved fang-like teeth on maxilla, premaxilla and vomer; cartilaginous sternum; knobbed terminal phalanges
- Axillary amplexus
- Distribution limited to South America, mainly the Andean region
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Cartography Credit: Zoe Yoo, UC Berkeley
Range maps sources: AmphibiaWeb, UC Berkeley, and IUCN RedListRelevant Reference
Pyron, R. A., and J. J. Wiens. 2011. A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of advanced frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 543–583.
Vitt, L. J., and J. P. Caldwell. 2013. Herpetology. An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Fourth Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Genus Telmatobius (63 species)
Telmatobius arequipensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius atacamensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius atahualpai AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius bolivianus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brachydactylus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brevipes no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brevirostris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius carrillae no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ceiorum no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius chusmisensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius cirrhacelis AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius colanensis AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius contrerasi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius culeus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius dankoi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius degener AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius edaphonastes no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius espadai no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius fronteriensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius gigas AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius halli no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hauthali no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hintoni no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius hockingi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius huayra no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hypselocephalus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ignavus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius intermedius no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius jelskii no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius laevis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius laticeps no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius latirostris no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius macrostomus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius mantaro no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius marmoratus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius mayoloi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius mendelsoni no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius necopinus AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius niger no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius oxycephalus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pefauri no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius peruvianus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius philippii no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pinguiculus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pisanoi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius platycephalus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius punctatus no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius rimac no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius rubigo no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius sanborni no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius schreiteri no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius scrocchii no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius sibiricus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius simonsi no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius stephani no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius thompsoni AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius timens no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius truebae AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius vellardi no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ventriflavum AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius verrucosus no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video Telmatobius vilamensis no AmphibiaWeb account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius yuracare no AmphibiaWeb account photos no sound/video
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