Several scientific institutions will join forces to protect the giant frog of Lake Titicaca, endangered, announced this Sunday the Museum of Natural History of Bolivia. "In a coordinated effort, an international team has been formed to protect and better understand the iconic giant frog of Lake Titicaca and ensure a long-term future for it," he said in a statement.
The Alcide d'Orbigny Natural History Museum (Bolivia), Cayetano Heredia University (Peru), Denver Zoo (United States), the NGO NaturalWay Peru and the Zoological Museum and the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador have joined forces in this process, which benefits from the support of the United Nations and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
50 cm long specimens
The Giant Lake Titicaca Frog, sometimes nicknamed the scrotum frog because of the many folds of its spotted green skin, is one of the largest toads in the world. In the early 1970s, French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau measured specimens 50 cm long, hind legs outstretched.
It is highly coveted for its supposed aphrodisiac properties. But it also suffers from pollution of the lake, located 3,800 m above sea level on the border between Bolivia and Peru.
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