Telmatobiidae |  |
63 species in 1 genus
Commonly Called Water Frogs
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
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 account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius atacamensis no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius atahualpai account photos no sound/video Telmatobius bolivianus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brachydactylus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brevipes no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius brevirostris no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius carrillae no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ceiorum no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius chusmisensis no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius cirrhacelis account photos no sound/video Telmatobius colanensis account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius contrerasi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius culeus account photos no sound/video Telmatobius dankoi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius degener account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius edaphonastes no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius espadai no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius fronteriensis no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius gigas account photos no sound/video Telmatobius halli no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hauthali no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hintoni no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius hockingi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius huayra no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius hypselocephalus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ignavus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius intermedius no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius jelskii no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius laevis no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius laticeps no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius latirostris no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius macrostomus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius mantaro no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius marmoratus no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius mayoloi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius mendelsoni no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius necopinus account photos no sound/video Telmatobius niger no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius oxycephalus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pefauri no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius peruvianus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius philippii no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pinguiculus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius pisanoi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius platycephalus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius punctatus no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius rimac no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius rubigo no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius sanborni no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius schreiteri no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius scrocchii no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius sibiricus no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius simonsi no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius stephani no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius thompsoni account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius timens no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius truebae account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius vellardi no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius ventriflavum account photos no sound/video Telmatobius verrucosus no account photos no sound/video Telmatobius vilamensis no account no photos no sound/video Telmatobius yuracare no account photos no sound/video
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