Telmatobius arequipensis

Telmatobius arequipensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. arequipensis
Binomial name
Telmatobius arequipensis
Vellard, 1955
Synonyms
  • Telmatobius arequipensis Vellard, 1955
  • Telmatobius arequipensis arequipensis Vellard, 1955
  • Telmatobius arequipensis natator Vellard, 1955

The Chili water frog (Telmatobius arequipensis) is a frog. It lives in Peru.

Home

Scientists saw this frog in streams, rivers, watery places, and places with small woody plants in puna places and in Sechura desert. Sometimes it lives in places that human beings have changed. They saw it between 1900 and 4500 meters above sea level.

This frog lives in at least one protected place, Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca.

People

People catch this frog to eat, sell, and make into medicine.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in a little danger of dying out. Bad chemicals in the water could hurt this frog. The chemicals come from farms and houses. Human beings also change the streams to use them and catch the frog for food and medicine. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis might kill this frog too because it has killed other frogs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Amazonas Water Frog: Telmatobius arequipensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57324A89213043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57324A89213043.en. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius arequipensis Vellard, 1955". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius arequipensis Vellard, 1955". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 18, 2025.