Telmatobius mendelsoni

Telmatobius mendelsoni is a frog.  It lives in Peru.

Body
This frog has unusual bones. It has a longer jaw than other frogs in Telmatobius, and it has more bone inside it head bone. It has fewer holes in its skull than is normal for frogs.

Home
Scientists found this frog next to roads and in streams in forests high in the mountains. Scientists found the frog in the water plants and under rocks. The scientists saw the frog 2400 meters above sea level.

The frog lives in at least one protected place, Manu National Park.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in very big danger of dying out and might all be dead now. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis killed these frogs because so many of them died so fast.

References

Category:Frogs of South America