Rehabilitation and maintenance in captivity of High Andean frogs (Telmatobius spp) confiscated in Lima, Peru

Authors

  • Roberto Elías Piperis Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre. Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4271-4354
  • Raúl Berenguel Cook Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-6667
  • Erick Reátegui Guzmán Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2159-4621
  • Thomas J. Weaver Denver Zoological Foundation. Colorado, Estados Unidos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i6.21689

Keywords:

Telmatobius, traffic, high Andean, threatened

Abstract

Frogs of the genus Telmatobius are among the most trafficked wildlife species in Peru because they are captured as a source of food or because they are attributed medicinal properties. Between 2012 and 2013, the Wildlife Laboratory of the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia received and kept close to 400 High Andean frogs (Telmatobius culeus) from confiscation made at La Parada Market in La Victoria, Lima by the Technical Forestry and Wildlife Administration of Lima. In this study, information compiled as a result of work done in the rehabilitation and maintenance of these specimens in captivity is provided.

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Published

2021-12-22

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 6 (2021)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2021 Roberto Elías Piperis, Raúl Berenguel Cook, Erick Reátegui Guzmán, Thomas J. Weaver

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How to Cite

Elías Piperis, R., Berenguel Cook, R., Reátegui Guzmán, E., & Weaver, T. J. (2021). Rehabilitation and maintenance in captivity of High Andean frogs (Telmatobius spp) confiscated in Lima, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 32(6), e21689. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i6.21689