The Telmatobiinae, Andean water frogs, are a subfamily of frogs endemic to the Andes of South America. The populations of several species of Telmatobius have declined dramatically over the past 30 years, and the genus is now thought to be extinct in Ecuador. These declines have been associated with the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. The study detected the presence of the chytrid fungus, but the impact of chytridiomycosis on the new species is unknown. Future efforts should monitor disease prevalence to prevent outbreaks that might endanger the survival of this endemic species.
The article is available here: 10.3897/zookeys.480.8578
Catenazzi A, Vargas García V, Lehr E (2015) A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru. ZooKeys 480: 81-95.