Telmatobius brevirostris

The shortsnout water frog (Telmatobius brevirostris) is a frog.  It lives in Peru.

Home
This frog lives in streams in cloud forests and places with small, woody plants on mountains. Scientists saw this frog between 2000 and 3600 meters above sea level.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in danger of dying out. Bad chemicals from farms get into the streams, where they can kill the frog.  Scientists think that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis can kill this frog, but they have not found the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the frog. Human beings also catch the frog to eat and use in medicine.

References

Category:Frogs of South America