Sapinho Manauara. Jacana Jacana e Manhã de Domingo
This video celebrates Atelopus manauense, a small recently described harlequin toad species from Manaus in central Amazonia, Brazil. The music video was made by JacanaJacana as part of a National...
View ArticleThe global amphibian bioblitz and building your own vernal pools
Bob Hirshon from Sci-starter interviews Brian Gratwicke on amphibian citizen science Here is the link for audio /podcast subscription. Tweet
View ArticleFollowing reintroduced frogs
The Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project completed the first reintroduction trial of the Limosa Harlequin frog (Atelopus limosus) in 2017, and our findings were published in the journal...
View ArticleHappy 13th Golden Frog Day!
Every year on August 14th, Panamanians officially celebrate golden frog day as a symbol of Panama’s incredible biodiversity and cultural diversity. This year we are thrilled to share the original song...
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Amphibians remain the most imperiled vertebrate class and they need our help
Habitat destruction and disease are both well-documented causes of the decline of amphibians—among the most threatened animals on the planet—but a new paper analyzing two decades’ worth of data from...
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Check out this polka-dot color form of Vicente’s dart frog
Around 2004, a poison dart frog resembling the polka dot poison dart frog Oophaga arborea was smuggled into the European pet trade. The striking animal had yellow dots characteristic of the species and...
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The global status of Harlequin frogs
Our planet is home to almost 9,000 amphibian species. For more than 100 years, these animals have dramatically suffered the consequences of deforestation, agriculture, wetland drainage, agrochemicals...
View ArticleLast refuge of harlequin toads
In August 2022 a diverse team of researchers, conservationists, artists, representatives of local and Indigenous communities and park rangers met at Estación Experimental San Lorenzo in the Sierra...
View ArticleGolden Frogs at the National Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center
Golden frogs are extinct in the wild, but in addition to two Panamanian facilities, about 50 zoos and aquariums in the USA participate in a Species Survival Program led by the Maryland Zoo to help...
View ArticleStopping the amphibian apocalypse
Urgent Funding Appeal: Please help us to keep our amphibian project afloat. If you would like to discuss making a gift to support our work please email Brian Gratwicke gratwickeb[AT]si.edu . To make...
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