Telmatobius latirostris

Telmatobius latirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Telmatobiidae
Genus: Telmatobius
Species:
T. latirostris
Binomial name
Telmatobius latirostris
Vellard, 1951

The Cajamarca water frog (Telmatobius latirostris) is a frog. It lives in Peru.

Home

This frog spends some of its time in the water. It lives in streams. Scientists saw this frog 2620 meters above sea level in valleys between the Andes Mountains.

Scientists think frog might live in one protected park, Parque Nacional Cutervo, but they are not sure. Peru is making other parks near where the frog lives, so it could be safe there too.

Young

This frog has young in streams.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN and from Peru say this frog is in big danger of dying out. Human beings also change the places where the frog lives to make places for cows to eat grass and to make small farms. People also put bad chemicals in the water. Scientists also think the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can kill this frog by giving it the fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which has killed many frogs in South America.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Cajamarca Water Frog: Telmatobius latirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57348A3059201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57348A3059201.en. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Telmatobius latirostris Vellard, 1951". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telmatobius latirostris Vellard, 1951". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 2, 2025.