titicaca water frog for sale

Quantity: More than 10 available / 32 sold. That might be because the Titicaca water frog lives in only one place in the world: Lake Titicaca, the highest freshwater lake on Earth.Though it is incredibly rare, the Titicaca water frog is sadly very well known in international trade. “But the reality on the ground is unchanged—or even worse than it was 16 years ago when the last assessment was conducted. Perhaps you have never heard of the largest aquatic frog in the world. Because of the serious impacts of this illegal trade, both Bolivia and Peru have proposed listing the Titicaca water frog under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (The Titicaca water frog is unique for many reasons. The frog is also protected under national law in both Bolivia and Peru, making any sale of this species (domestic or international) illegal. In collaboration with the Lake Titicaca National Reserve they are continuing an in situ study for the presence of chytrid fungus along with a population and a DNA survey. As a species endemic to Latin America and illegally traded to the United States, our team at Defenders is deeply invested in seeing international protections put in place for the Titicaca water frog. The ongoing decline in the species has been exacerbated by massive die-offs that were reported nearly every year between 2009 and 2016. 100-500 gr. Though the trade is already illegal in these two countries, banning all international trade will make it much harder for the frog to be traded anywhere, and hopefully cut down on the demand for this species. These remarkable frogs only live in Lake Titicaca, where they are critically endangered due to pollution. A photo taken on April 9, 2019, of a Titicaca water frog, a critically dangered amphibian, on April 9, 2019, just off the coast of Isla de la Luna, an island on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. The Lake Titicaca Water Frog is easily recognized by its excessive amount of skin, an adaptation for underwater living that helps the frog remain underwater without needing to surface for air…ever. You're about 5-14 days AHEAD of what the market is going to do. With so much of its population already depleted, this frog needs all the help it can get.Your gift could be the difference between success and failure for the animals who need us most. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague ZooOne of the first clutches of water frog eggs to have appeared in the new exposition in Prague. Other cultures lived on Lake Titicaca prior to the arrival of the Incas. In addition, the lake is a Ramsar Site of International Importance.The Titicaca water frog faces an onslaught of threats, including pollution in Lake Titicaca, illegal trade for pets and food (including in “green smoothies” sold at markets) and medicinal products (for use as an aphrodisiac and to treat various ailments), introduced trout and silverfish that prey on tadpoles, and disease. The frog is also protected under national law in both Bolivia and Peru, making any sale of this species (domestic or international) illegal.

Those excessive skin folds have lent the species their nickname, Titicaca Scrotum Frog. The Titicaca Water Frog is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, due to the main threats of over-harvesting for human consumption and the introduction of exotic species such as trout which feed on the tadpoles. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo Make your generous donation today and our Board of Directors and President's Circle will match your gift 2-for-1. The tank for these exceptional frogs has a generous size of 3 x 3 x 2 metres and was inspired by the flooded temple that once stood on the shore of Lake Titicaca roughly 1,000 to 1,500 years ago. Which is why it is sometimes referred to as the scrotum frog.The first frogs were imported directly from Peru, which Lake Titicaca partly covers, by The overall aim of the programme is therefore to also draw attention to the plight of this extremely important ecosystem, a goal that all the cooperating organizations are seeking. The critically endangered Lake Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) has received a boost to help the species survive as several scientific institutions from around the world announced that they will work to preserve the species. The Titicaca Water Frog: A big leap towards international protections?The Owl and the Bear: A Wildlife Tragedy Unfolding on the Texas-Mexico Border The change in status does not reflect a change in the severity of threats to the species, but instead revises the rate of population decline over the last 40 years or so to 50-70 percent, putting it in the endangered category under IUCN Red List of Threatened Species“The 2004 listing was precautionary based on the information available at the time,” said Arturo Muñoz, regional co-chair of the Bolivian branch of the Amphibian Specialist Group. They are also affected by habitat destruction and climate change, and their population is estimated to have decreased considerably over the past 20 years.Captive breeding programs for the Lake Titicaca Frog have been established at the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru, where they were first bred in 2010, and at Alcide d’Orbigny’s Museum of Natural History in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where the species was bred for the first time in 2012. Prague Zoo has opened an exposition of Titicaca Water Frogs in the terrarium next to the Bororo Reserve.

Urgent support is needed to scale up efforts to date and halt the decline of the Titicaca water frog toward extinction.”“The Titicaca water frog is one of the most important and emblematic species of the Lake Titicaca ecosystem.