Titicaca Water Frog, Telmatobius culeus - Amphibian Survival Alliance

The Titicaca Water Frog, Telmatobius culeus, is the largest aquatic frog found in Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia. Individuals have been known to weigh almost a kilogram, and are unmistakable with their folds of skin. ... Unfortunately it is also considered to be an aphrodisiac when mixed with honey, the roots of a local plant, and several ...

How poachers of the rare Lake Titicaca water frog became its protectors

Critically endangered Lake Titicaca water frogs are often poached for a drink called frog juice, which is thought to be an aphrodisiac in Peru.

Telmatobius culeus - Amphibian Ark

Live frogs are stripped of their skins like peeled bananas and dropped into a household blender. Mixed with water, maca (a local tuber) and honey, the juice's prowess as an aphrodisiac is given great claim by locals who guzzle the concoction in a show of macho bravado. Titicaca Frogs have also been used in traditional medicine.

Telmatobius culeus - Wikipedia

Telmatobius culeus, commonly known as the Titicaca water frog or Lake Titicaca frog, [1] is a medium-large to very large and endangered species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. [3] It is entirely aquatic and found only in the Lake Titicaca basin, including rivers that flow into it and smaller connected lakes like Arapa, Lagunillas and Saracocha, in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru.

Conservation and Natural History of the Titicaca Water Frog ...

This species is endemic to Lake Titicaca and some of the surrounding lakes and rivers. The Titicaca water frog is completely aquatic and is found in depths between near the shore and 20m down. ... as "extracto de rana" which is supposed to help with general health or "rana y maca" which is supposed have aphrodisiac properties (Knoll). ...

Titicaca Water Frog - Amphibian Ark

The Titicaca Water Frog, Telmatobius culeus, is the largest aquatic frog found in Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia. Individuals have been known to weigh almost a kilogram, and are unmistakable with their folds of skin. ... Unfortunately it is also considered to be an aphrodisiac when mixed with honey, the roots of a local plant, and several ...

Discover the Giant 8-Inch Frogs of Lake Titicaca - A-Z Animals

The Lake Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) is one of the largest aquatic frogs on Earth—it's also one of the rarest. Harvested and sold for the purportedly aphrodisiac qualities of their meat, these massive frogs face threats from poachers, pollution, and introduced trout. Scientists are working with locals to educate and protect the ...

Andean 'Viagra': Peru seizes hundreds of frogs used as aphrodisiacs

The Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius culeus), one of the largest species of aquatic frogs in the world, is native to Peru and part of Bolivia. In the last 15 years, the population of the frog ...

World's Largest Fully Aquatic Frog Faces Uncertain Future as Threats ...

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 ongoing ...

World's Largest Fully Aquatic Frog Faces Uncertain Future ... - Re:wild

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 ongoing ...