by Susan | Dec 4, 2010 | Amphbian research, Amphibian habitat loss, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, habitat loss, People Helping Frogs and Toads
We are so pleased that Franco Andreone, Associate Curator of Zoology, Responsible for Herpetological and Ichthyological Collections, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy, offered to write a guest post for Frogs Are Green about his recent visit to...
by Susan | Sep 13, 2010 | Amphbian research, Chytrid disease, How You Can Help, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Below is a re-post from the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation project about their newly launched Text-Frog campaign to raise 50 K for their amphibian rescue program. We hope you will consider helping this worthwhile amphibian conservation effort by donating $5...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2010 | Amphbian research, Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Rainforest Frogs
A pea-sized frog species, Microhyla nepenthicola, was discovered this past week in Malaysian rainforests on the island of Borneo. This miniature frog, measuring between 10 to 12 millimeters (less than one-half inch), is the smallest frog species discovered so far in...
by Susan | Jul 15, 2010 | Amphbian research, Chytrid disease
This week Scientific American reported that researchers in California and Virginia have identified a symbiotic bacteria living on frogs’ skin that protects them from chytrid, a fungal disease contributing to the extinction of one-third of the world’s...
