Psychrophrynella wettsteini Psychrophrynella wettsteini Psychrophrynella wettsteini is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from the region of Unduavi in the Unduavi Valley, Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department. Common name Wettstein's Andes frog has been coined for it. It is named for Otto von Wettstein, Austrian zoologist. "Psychrophrynella wettsteini" is a comparatively large species (maximum snout–vent length ) and has a robust body and long limbs. The snout is rounded. The tympanic membrane is absent, whereas the tympanic annulus is visible through the skin. Tips of the digits are only slightly swollen.
Tympanic duct attached to the basilar membrane and their stereocilia embedded in the tectorial membrane. The movement of the basilar membrane compared to the tectorial membrane causes the stereocilia to bend. They then depolarise and send impulses to the brain via the cochlear nerve. This produces the sensation of sound. Tympanic duct The tympanic duct or scala tympani is one of the perilymph-filled cavities in the inner ear of the human. It is separated from the cochlear duct by the basilar membrane, and it extends from the round window to the helicotrema, where it continues as vestibular duct. The purpose of the