National Geographic News (Washington DC, USA) March 10th, 2010 06:20 PM: New Frog Found 'Has "Striking" Color Change'

A newfound frog species undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.

Oreophryne ezra was discovered in 2004 in a tiny, mountaintop cloud forest in southeastern Papua New Guinea. The forest has been long avoided by locals, who believe ... [Read More]

Mongabay News (California, USA) March 7th, 2010 07:33 PM: Frog in Australia goes from 'extinct' to very, very endangered

Facing habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and the devastating chytrid fungus, there has been little positive news about amphibians recently. However, a story out of Australia brings a much needed respite from bad news.

In 2008 Luke Pearce, a fisheries conservation officer,... [Read More]

This interest anybody? I dont know very much about this species, seems pretty amazing. Doesnt ebony keep something similar to these frogs?


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Mongabay News (California, USA) March 5th, 2010 09:29 AM: Photos: Madagascar's wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy

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Yahoo News (USA) March 3rd, 2010 05:28 PM: Calif. salamander protection could affect farming (AP)

AP - State wildlife officials Wednesday ruled that the California tiger salamander deserves protection as a threatened species, subjecting landowners to more scrutiny if they want to build or farm in the amphibian's habitat.

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Science Magazine (Washington DC, USA) March 1st, 2010 04:28 PM: Global Warming Didn't Kill the Golden Toad

Researchers find more mundane explanation for demise of colorful amphibian [Read more]

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Mongabay News (California, USA) March 1st, 2010 03:13 PM: Common pesticide changes male frogs into females, likely devastating populations

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National Geographic News (Washington DC, USA) March 1st, 2010: Common Weed Killer Makes Male Frogs Lay Eggs

The so-called pregnant man has company: One of the most common weed killers in the United States can make male frogs lay eggs, a new study says.

Atrazine, widely used to kill pests on U.S. croplands, is an endocrine disruptor—a substance that interferes with animals' reproductive systems.

Previous research has shown that atrazine... [Read More]