A Rare Sighting of the Amatola Toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus) Near Hogsback

By Jeanne Tarrant

In August 2010, as part of the ASG’s global Lost Frog Campaign, a team of six South African froggers headed for the Amathole Mountains to look for the Amatola toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus), which had last been seen 12 years previously.

A Tiny Lost Shrub Frog Species Found After 100 Years!

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By Madhava Meegaskumbura, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Gayan Bowatte and Suyama Meegaskumbura

A group of scientists from the Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya have rediscovered a tiny frog species that was thought to have been lost, for nearly hundred years.

FrogLog 101

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New Top Ten Lost Frogs

Happy Leap Day! As we launch into this new phase of the Search for Lost Frogs we thought it made sense to replace the three “found” species from the top ten with new ones. Thanks to some very strong nominations from the ASG community, picking just three to feature was a very hard task.

The Search For Lost Frogs: Looking back and forward

By Robin Moore

Who would have predicted that a communications campaign devised to raise the profile of amphibians would resonate so much with the public? I certainly was not prepared for the wave of media interest that would follow as we developed a preliminary list of “lost” species. The original intent of the campaign was to deliver a message about the serious plight of amphibians in a slightly more lighthearted package, and to raise the profile of the ASG and amphibian conservation. Looking back at the first email I sent to the ASG community I outlined the purpose of the campaign “We hope that this campaign will raise quite a bit of media attention and raise awareness of the plight of amphibians and the opportunities for protecting those species that cling on.” That “quite a bit” turned out to be quite a lot!

The Search for Lost Frogs Next Steps

By Robin Moore

On August 9, 2010, the Amphibian Specialist Group and Conservation International, with support from Global Wildlife Conservation, announced the launch of the Search for Lost Frogs – an unprecedented global search for amphibian species not seen this century – some not seen in close to two centuries! ASG members were pivotal in compiling the preliminary list of 100 “lost” species. Over the proceeding months, thirty-three teams comprising 126 researchers were supported in 21 countries with one goal in mind: to find the lost amphibians. Teams battled landslides and severe rains in Mexico, scoured steamy jungles in the Ivory Coast and waded up rivers in Borneo in an unprecedented unified global search for “lost” species.

FrogLog 100

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New mobile app features the amazing world of frogs

The first ever IUCN mobile application developed together with Nokia is now available for consumer use, ready to download from the Nokia Store. The free-for-download app is the result of a partnership between Nokia and SOS (Save Our Species), a global species conservation fund to protect threatened species and their habitats. Read more »

“Lost” Hula Painted Frog Rediscovered in Israel

This week, the Hula painted frog (Discoglossus nigriventer) — one of our “Ten Most Wanted Amphibians” during last year’s Search for Lost Frogs — was rediscovered in Israel.