REPORT OF HIGH MORPHOMETRIC VALUES OF TELMATOBIUS CULEUS IN THE PRIORITY SITE COMPLEX OF LAGUNAS LAGUNILLAS, PERU

Huisa-Balcon D.X.; Ramos Rodrigo V.E.; Soria Aredondo M.A.; Elías Piperis R.K. · Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia (2024) · DOI: 10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.4.877

Resumen

We documented the linear morphometry of 14 specimens of Telmatobius culeus from the Lagunillas Lagoon Complex, collected through snorkel diving and shoreline transects at depths of 1.5 to 2 m, about total of specimens seven (n = 7) is from Lagunillas and seven (n = 7) from Ululunasa. In the Lagunillas lagoon the maximum value of Total Length LT is 292 mm; maximum and minimum range of LHC is 107 mm and 92 mm. In the Ululunasa lagoon the maximum LT value is 390 mm; the maximum and minimum range of LHC is 163 mm and 124 mm. In terms of size, these values are the highest records for the species in recent years.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Universidad Nacional del Altiplano