''Telmatobufo'' is a genus of

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s (false toads)

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to southern

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. Their closest living relative is the

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helmeted water toad, '' Calyptocephalella gayi''. These frogs were recently removed from the

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and placed in a new family, the Calyptocephalellidae. All three species of ''Telmatobufo'' that have been assessed by the

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are considered threatened.

Species

The four species are: * '' Telmatobufo australis'' Formas, 1972 * '' Telmatobufo bullocki'' Schmidt, 1952 * '' Telmatobufo ignotus'' Cuevas, 2010 * '' Telmatobufo venustus'' (Philippi, 1899)

References

Calyptocephalellidae Amphibians of South America Amphibian genera Taxa named by Karl Patterson Schmidt {{Neobatrachia-stub