The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is excited to announce the successful breeding of the vulnerable Tokyo salamander (Hynobius tokyoensis). The Detroit Zoo is one of the only zoos in the world that has successfully captive bred this vulnerable species.
The Tokyo salamander is native to Japan, where a very limited population […]
The Herpetology Lab, Wildlife Management, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi in Pakistan has recently described the morphology of tadpoles of Murree Hills Frogs (Nanorana vicina). Prior to this, no detail of the species tadpole was available. The species is endemic to the highlands of Pakistan and India. The anteroventral oral disc, […]
Photo © Debbie Bishop
It’s been a long time coming, but finally, Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch (New Zealand) have their Leiopelmacaptive breeding centre up and running. During the launch of the Year of Frog campaign in New Zealand I presented a talk on the global Amphibian Extinction Crisis […]
The December 2019 Frogress Report updated readers on progress with the ex situ component of the long-term strategy to mitigate the likely impacts of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus on Papua New Guinean frogs, i.e. opening of the country’s first public display for PNG frogs, at the Port Moresby Nature Park.
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The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), and Amphibian Survival Alliance Partner, with support from Fondation Segré, has launched a Rapid Action Fund for tackling the extinction crisis in Southeast Asia. Small grants are now available for urgent conservation action that focuses on Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrate […]
