Telmatobufo

Description

Telmatobufo bullocki is a species of frog in the family Calyptocephalellidae.It is endemic to Chile,and is only known from a few locations in the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta,a part of the Chilean Coast Range.It is extremely rare;extensive fieldwork in 1992–2002 turned up only a single adult.It occurs in fast-flowing streams in temperate Nothofagus forest.The tadpoles are free-swimming and feed on algae growing on submerged rocks.It is threatened by siltation of streams caused by clear-cutting.It occurs within the Nahuelbuta National Park.