Saving the Titicaca 'Scrotum Frog' in the Andean Highlands

Pollution and human consumption threaten one of the world's largest frog species

“Frog juice” is thought to be an aphrodisiac in Peruvian culture, as well as a medicine capable of curing many ills, so traditionally locals blend parts of the body of the amphibians with fruit and other herbs as a type of tonic. Unfortunately only the giant Titicaca frog will do, and this tradition is leading […]

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