Telmatobius culeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neobatrachia
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Familia: Ceratophryidae
Subfamilia: Telmatobiinae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species: Telmatobius culeus

Name

Telmatobius culeus (Garman, 1875)

Type locality: "Achegache, Bolivia"; "Molino, Peru"; "Desaguadero Gulf, Bolivia"; "Carapata, Bolivia"; "Puno, Peru".

Syntypes: MCZ 1077-78, 1080, 1088, 1091, 1810-12, UMMZ 48072, UMMZ 50096.

Synonyms

• Cyclorhamphus culeus Garman, 1876
• Telmatobius culeus — Barbour & Noble, 1920
• Telmatobius escomeli Angel, 1923
• Telmatobius escomeli escomeli — Parker, 1940
• Telmatobius culeus albiventris Parker, 1940
• Telmatobius escomeli crawfordi Parker, 1940
• Telmatobius escomeli exsul Vellard, 1951
• Telmatobius albiventris albiventris — Vellard, 1951
• Telmatobius albiventris parkeri Vellard, 1951
• Telmatobius albiventris punensis Vellard, 1951
• Telmatobius culeus exsul — Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus culeus — Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus dispar Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus escomeli — Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus fluviatilis Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus lacustris Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius crawfordi crawfordi — Vellard, 1953
• Telmatobius culeus albiventris — Schmidt, 1954
• Telmatobius culeus parkeri — Schmidt, 1954
• Telmatobius culeus punensis — Schmidt, 1954
• Telmatobius albiventris albiventris — Vellard, 1960
• Telmatobius albiventris globulosus Vellard, 1960
• Telmatobius albiventris punensis — Vellard, 1960
• Telmatobius culeus albiventris — Vellard, 1992
• Telmatobius culeus globulosus — Vellard, 1992
• Telmatobius culeus lacustris — Vellard, 1992
• Telmatobius culeus crawfordi — Vellard, 1992

References

• Garman, 1876, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 3: 276.
• Vellard, 1992, in Dejoux and Iltis (eds.), Lake Titicaca: 453.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Telmatobius culeus . Accessed on 21 May 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Telmatobius culeus (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 21 May 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Titicaca Water Frog
español: Rana gigante del Lago Titicaca
ไทย: กบหนังห้อย

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