Mitsinjo’s captive breeding program

By RAKOTOARISOA Justin Claude, Project Supervisor Mitsinjo Toby Sahona Andasibe-Madagascar

Between the months of August and September, 2020 substantial progress was made towards the objectives of the captive breeding at Mitsinjo research center. In total, 106 terraria are occupied with 11 common species and one critically endangered species. As counted by […]

Conservation Needs Assessment of threatened amphibians in Brazil

By Luis F. Marin da Fonte and Luis Carrillo, IUCN ASG Brazil and Amphibian Ark

The Amphibian Ark (AArk) and the Brazilian regional branch of the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG Brazil) have recently conducted the Conservation Needs Assessment (CNA) of all threatened amphibian species and other species of […]

Amphibian conservation at REVA in coronavirus pandemic

By Enrique La Marca, REVA Conservation Center

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting activities and the welfare of human populations, but also posing problems to conservation efforts worldwide. Since REVA conservation programs imply in situ, ex situ and community outreach projects, the collateral adverse effects of the virus are also multifold. REVA […]

Describing the tadpoles of five horned frogs from Vietnam

By Benjamin Tapley, Luan Thanh Nguyen, Christopher Portway, Timothy Cutajar, Chung Thanh Nguyen, Manh Van Le, Hao Van Luong, and Jodi J. L. Rowley. Zoological Society of London, Asian Turtle Program, Indo-Myanmar Conservation, Australian Museum, Danang University of Education and Hoang Lien National Park

The megophryid frog genus Megophrys is comprised […]

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