Telmatobius contrerasi

Contreras' water frog (Telmatobius contrerasi) is a frog.  It lives in Argentina.

Home
Scientists think someone caught this frog in a mountain stream.

People
People catch other frogs in Telmatobius to eat and use in medicine, but they do not catch this frog.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN and from the Argentina National Red List say this frog is in big danger of dying out. People dig in the ground for gold near where the frog lives, so scientists think the chemical mercury might be in the streams, where it can hurt the frog.  Scientists also think the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may also kill this frog in the future.

References

Category:Frogs of South America