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RE: new frog species...

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Posted by: aquick at Fri Jun 8 06:39:02 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by aquick ]  
   

Yes, many Atelopus sp. are in big big trouble thanks to chytrid in their native range; but the Panamanian golden frog (or golden toad), Atelopus zetecki, is by far the most endangered, with extinction in the wild seemingly imminent, although small, seemingly unaffected (by chytrid) populations have been found deep in the Panamanian jungles--but now the worry is that they may become critically inbred or that the scientists may inadvertently introduce the pathogen into the environment. I maintain a small colony of juvenilles of this species at work--they really are spectacular! They are part of one of our new exhibits, and they were all captive bred at the National Aquarium in Baltimore; which among other places, has had tremendous success breeding this species, so perhaps they will not disappear forever--sadly, the jungles of Panama may be permanently missing these toads by years end. Out of curiousity, what is the species name of this new Atelopus? (or does it have one yet?)


   

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