Telmatobius thompsoni Wiens, 1993
Telmatobius thompsoni Wiens, 1993, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 162: 62. Holotype: FSM 39734, by original designation. Type locality: "13 km ESE Yamobamba, 18 km SE Agallpampa on road from Otuzco to Huamachuco (7°59′ S, 78°36′ W), Departamento La Libertad, Peru, 3290 m".
English Names
Thompson's Water Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 85).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality in the Cordillera Occidental, Departamento La Libertad Department, in the northern Peruvian Andes, ca. 3290 m elevation.
Comment
Possible conspecificity with Telmatobius brevipes noted in the original publication. See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 418.
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