Telmatobius huayra

The Sehuencas  water frog (Telmatobius huayra) is a frog.  It lives in Bolivia and Argentina.

Home
This frog spends most of its time in the water. Scientists saw this frog in streams, rivers, and wet places in deserts high in the Cordillera Oriental mountains. Some of the frogs were in a place where hot water comes out of the ground. The scientists saw the frog 4200 meters above sea level.

Scientists saw the frog in one protected place: Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is some danger of dying out. Climate change can hurt this frog by making its home too dry.  Human beings also go to its home and let animals eat grass there.  Scientists found the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on some frogs in this species in 1982, and they believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis might kill this frog.

References

Category:Frogs of South America