Category: Frog & Amphibians Information & News
Florida Student Develops Method To Screen Frogs For Perkinsea Disease
The pathogen Perkinsea enters the frog through the skin or mouth and then attacks the liver. [...]
Researchers Discover New Earless Toad Species In Angola
Poyntonophrynus pachnodes is small, at just 31 mm in length and is a brownish copper in coloration. [...]
Detroit Zoo Builds New Japanese Giant Salamander Exhibit
The Japanese giant salamander is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN due to pollution and habitat loss.
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Frog Resembling Splendid Treefrog Identified As New Species
Sylvia's treefrog is unique from the splendid treefrog, once thought to be a single species. [...]
USFWS Sued For Failing To Protect Shasta Salamander
The Shasta salamander needs federal protections, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. [...]
Arizona Authorities Looking For Sonoran Desert Toad Thieves
The toads were taken from a conservation area. The thieves, if captured will be charged with violating Park Rule R-109, vandalism. [...]
USFWS Releases Recovery Plan For Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
One estimate put the number of mountain yellow-legged frogs in the wild at less than 100.
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Salamanders Resisting Global Warming Better Than Previously Thought
Salamanders from the southern Appalachian Mountains are adapting to climate change. [...]
Regurgitated Frog In Australia Released Back Into The Wild
After five weeks of rehab, Lucky was released back into the wild in good health. [...]
University of Otago Frog Expert Prof. Phil Bishop Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Bishop has dedicated 30 years of his professional career advocating for frogs and other amphibians around the world. [...]
Invasive Coqui Frog Found On Molokai Island, Hawaii
The coqui frog, invasive and reviled in Hawaii, is loved in its native Puerto Rico. [...]
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Detected In Amboli Toad Of India’s Western Ghats
Researchers have thankfully not found any evidence of the chytrid fungus that kills amphibians. [...]
Endangered Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Tadpoles Released In California Creek
Wild populations of the southern mountain yellow-legged frogs have been bolstered with the release of 500 captive-bred tadpoles. [...]
Genetics Of Chytrid Fungus Evolves, Posing New Risks To World’s Amphibians
Hybrid version of fungus is even more deadly. [...]
Snake Catcher In Australia Saves Regurgitated Frog
White's treefrogs are native to Australia, and oftentimes eat snakes, but the tables were turned in this incident. [...]
Endangered Mexican Salamander Being Captive Bred By Nuns
It is estimated that there are only 100 Lake Pátzcuaro salamanders left in the wild.
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Aussie Authorities Expand Cane Toad Sausage Trials
Scientists in Australia hope that sausages made of cane toad meat and laced with a noxious chemical will help save northern Quoll populations. [...]
More Than 11,000 Endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad Toadlets Released
The Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center has kept 15 of the tadpoles for future breeding efforts. [...]
Frogs Discovered In Amber Are Oldest Evidence They Occupied Wet Tropical Forests
Electrorana limoae is one of four known fossils to exist that scientists say is direct evidence that the amphibians lived in wet tropical forests.
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Poison Dart Frog Coloration Conceals As Well As Warns
The bright coloration of the dyeing dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) also acts as camouflage. [...]
Giant Chinese Salamander, Now Viewed As 5 Species Level Lineages, Faces Extinction
The Chinese giant salamander is five species level lineages and not just a single species, a new study says. [...]
Los Angeles Zoo Hatches More Than 2,000 Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs
The recovery plan for the endangered species was launched in 2014 and seems to be on track. [...]
Origin Of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Came From Asian Amphibians, New Study Says
Researchers determined that based on DNA data, the fungus came out of Asia between 50 and 120 years ago.
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Man Rolls Down Car Window To Save Squirrel Tree Frog From Certain Death
Conservation biologist David Steen is always working, even when he is going to work. [...]
