Telmatobius latirostris

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

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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

Category:Frogs of South America