Telmatobius arequipensis

The Chili water frog (Telmatobius arequipensis) is a frog.  It lives in Peru.

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Scientists saw this frog in streams, rivers, watery places, and places with small woody plants in puna places and in Sechura desert. Sometimes it lives in places that human beings have changed. They saw it between 1900 and 4500 meters above sea level.

This frog lives in at least one protected place, Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca.

People
People catch this frog to eat, sell, and make into medicine.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in a little danger of dying out.  Bad chemicals in the water could hurt this frog. The chemicals come from farms and houses. Human beings also change the streams to use them and catch the frog for food and medicine. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis might kill this frog too because it has killed other frogs.

References

Category:Frogs of South America