Telmatobius gigas [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Telmatobius gigas
Telmatobius gigas is a critically endangered species of frog in the Telmatobiidae family. It is endemic to the Huayllamarca River at an altitude of about in the Carangas Province in Bolivia. Its tiny range makes it highly vulnerable to pollution, and it may also be threatened by over-harvesting for medicinal use and the disease chytridiomycosis. As suggested by its scientific name, this is a very large species of frog with a snout-vent length of up to in females (males are smaller). In the genus "
concern, such as Schlegel's asity "(Philepitta schlegeli)" which is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as near threatened due to habitat loss. Other resident birds include the giant coua ("Coua gigas"), Coquerel's coua ("Coua coquereli"), sickle-billed vanga ("Falculea palliata") and the Sakalava weaver ("Ploceus sakalava").
Of the fifteen species of mammal on the reserve, five are lemurs. Verreaux's sifaka ("