World’s loneliest frog is all set for a Valentine’s Day date after 10 long years of waiting

Romeo, a Sehuencas water frog, once thought to be the last of its kind, was brought into a conservation program in Bolivia's Cochabamba Natural History Museum almost ten years back.

Worried about Romeo’s unanswered mating calls, biologists had long been trying to find the lonely hero a mate.

The attempts remained futile which even led the authorities to make a profile for Romeo on a dating website on Valentine’s day last year. He also has a Twitter profile that described him as ''World's Loneliest Frog'' (not anymore).

After ten long years in isolation, Romeo is all set to meet his Juliet! A team of scientists have apparently found more of his kind. During a recent expedition to Bolivian cloud forest, Museo de Historia Alcide d’Orbigny and Global Wildlife Conservation rediscovered the Sehuencas water frogs and rescued five – three males and two females. One of the females has been named Juliet!

Currently, the freshly rescued frogs are still being kept in quarantine, to get them adjusted to their new home, and to test them for chytridiomycosis - an infectious disease that has claimed a large number of the wild amphibian species.

Teresa Camacho Badani, who led the expedition, believes Romeo and Juliet are perfect for each other as opposites attract.

"Romeo is really calm and relaxed and doesn't move a whole lot," Badani told BBC.

Juliet is very energetic, likes to swim and eat, Badani said.

Their blind date has been set for Valentine’s Day. Naming them as the “Sweetest love story of 2019”, people are eagerly waiting to know how it pans out for Romeo and Juliet.