Yellow-Banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) in Peru Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in Costa Rica Strawberry poison-dart frog in a bromeliad Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Three-striped Poison dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) in Peru Mother Panamanian golden frog with green baby in a captive breeding facility at the Bronx Zooįlying tree frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) in West Kalimantan, Indonesiaīlueberry poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pumilio) in Panama Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) in Costa RicaĬlown tree frog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus) in the Colombian Amazon Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi) in Costa Rica In recognition of Save the Frogs Day, here is a collection of frog photos taken ’s Rhett Butler. This year the event focuses on Atrazine, a commonly used pesticide which triggers reproductive problems in frogs and humans. To raise awareness of the plight of amphibians, in 2009 biologist Kerry Kriger declared April 28th “Save the Frogs Day”. ![]() Worryingly the outbreak of a deadly fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, is spreading throughout the tropics leaving millions of victims, adding to the onslaught of challenges already facing amphibians: habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species, pollution, and overexploitation as food and for the pet trade. ![]() More than one third of the world’s 6,500 known species are threatened with extinction, while at least 200 species have gone extinct over the past 20 years. Amphibians - cold-blooded animals that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians - are in big trouble.
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