The Titicaca water frog is a large, fully aquatic frog, family Telmatobiidae, found only in Lake Titicaca and a handful of connected rivers and lakes in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru. Its skin hangs in loose, baggy folds that greatly increase surface area, letting the frog absorb enough oxygen directly through its skin to survive at high altitude without regularly surfacing for air. Habitat degradation and overharvesting for human consumption have left it endangered.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Telmatobius culeus (Wikidata)
In Biome
River, Biomes Source Titicaca Water Frog (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Telmatobius culeus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Telmatobius culeusQuote, Primary Diet, Telmatobius culeus
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
2. GBIF Species API
3. Telmatobius culeus (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 322792Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 322792
The species is consumed as a traditional food or blended drink known as frog juice, and as traditional medicine that is claimed to be an aphrodisiac, and treat infertility, tuberculosis, anemia, asthm
4. Telmatobius culeus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1628083 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. Titicaca Water Frog (Wikipedia)
- infobox status=EN
- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "e family Telmatobiidae. It is entirely aquatic and found only in the Lake Titicaca basin, including rivers that flow into it and smaller connected lakes like Ar..."
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