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It was the subject of scientific research until populations suddenly crashed in 1987 and it had disappeared completely by 1989. [7] Other species at Monteverde, including the Monteverde harlequin frog (Atelopus varius), also disappeared at the same time. Because these species were located in the pristine Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, and ...
A 2018 study of the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico reported a decline in arthropods, and in lizards, frogs, and birds (insect-eating species) based on measurements in 1976 and 2012. [ 57 ] [ 6 ] The American entomologist David Wagner called the study a "clarion call" and "one of the most disturbing articles" he had ever read. [ 58 ]
Sierra de Omoa streamside frog (Craugastor omoaensis) Golden toad (Incilius periglenes) Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri) Gunther's streamlined frog (Nannophrys guentheri) Splendid poison frog (Oophaga speciosa) Spiny-knee leaf frog (Phrynomedusa fimbriata) Sri Lanka bubble-nest frog (Pseudophilautus adsperus) Pseudophilautus dimbullae
This only happened in fish-free lakes, because only those had enough frogs and enough genetic variation to evolve resistance. So in 2006 Knapp and other researchers set about to see if the frog ...
The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki), also known as Cerro Campana stubfoot toad and other names, [a] is a species of toad endemic to Panama. [5] Panamanian golden frogs inhabit the streams along the mountainous slopes of the Cordilleran cloud forests of west-central Panama. [6]
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Deforestation can cause dietary changes in frog populations that live in deforested pastureland compared to frogs that live in the rainforest. The diet of pastureland frogs has a much smaller variety of alkaloids in it due to a reduced variety of ants, mites, and termites available to feed on compared to rainforest frogs. This translates to a ...
A type of leaf-eating langur that has an unusually long and bushy tail with white hips. It is also one of the most endangered primates in the world. Only about 300 Delacour's langurs are alive today, and experts fear they could be completely extinct if the current rate of decline continues.