Other Amphibian Documents

Keeping Amphibians in the Classroom or at Home

Conservation/Science

An Educator’s Guide to the Houston Toad – The Houston Toad is one of the most endangered amphibians in North America. This very comprehensive book delivers a wide range of lessons and activities some of which are specific to the Houston Toad, and others which could be applied to any species of frogs and toads.

Amphibian Conservation Action Plan – The global conservation community’s response to the amphibian crisis

Amphibian Conservation Summit Declaration – Read the call for action to stem amphibian declines

Bradfield, K.S., Tapley, B., and Johnson, K. (2022). Amphibians and conservation breeding programmes: how do we determine who should be on the ark? Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02524-4

Crawford, A. J., Cruz, C., Griffith, E., Ross, H., Ibáñez, R., Lips, K. R., Driskell, A. C., Bermingham, E. and Crump, P. (2012), DNA barcoding applied to ex situ tropical amphibian conservation programme reveals cryptic diversity in captive populations. Molecular Ecology Resources. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12054

Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Population and Habitat Viability Assessment Briefing Book – 14-17 May 2007, Bagamoyo, Tanzania

IUCN/SSC (2013). Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations. Version 1.0. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN Species Survival Commission, viiii + 57 pp.

IUCN Guidelines on the Use of Ex Situ Management for Species Conservation (2014)

CBSG / WAZA Amphibian Ex Situ Conservation Planning Workshop Final Report – El Valle, Panama, 12-15 February 2006

Costa Rican Amphibians Conservation Strategy Workshop (English), (en Español) – September 28-30, October 1, 2006. San José, Costa Rica

National Amphibian Action Plans

A Conservation Strategy for the Amphibians of Madagascar

ARAZPA Amphibian Action Plan, June 2007

China Herpetological Conservation Action Plan: Amphibians

Plan de acción para la conservación de los anfibios amenazados de Bolivia (Action plan for the conservation of threatened amphibians of Bolivia)

Estrategia para la Conservación de los Anfibios en Mesoamérica (Strategy for the Conservation of Mesoamerican Amphibians)

Estrategia para la Conservación de Anfibios Críticamente Amenazados en Chiapas, México (Strategy for the Conservation of Critically Endangered Amphibians in Chiapas, Mexico)

The Golden Frogs of Panama (Atelopus zeteki, A. varius): A Conservation Planning Workshop. Final Report. IUSN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Plan de Acción para la Conservación de Anfibios en Panamá (Action Plan for the Conservation of Amphibians in Panama)

Plan de Acción para la Conservación de los Anfibios Amenazados del Departamento de la Guajira, Colombia (Action Plan for the Conservation of Threatened Amphibians of the Department of La Guajira, Colombia)

Plan de Acción para la Conservación de los Anfibios del Departamento del Valle del Cauca (Action Plan for the Conservation of Amphibians of the Department of Valle del Cauca)

Summary Conservation Action Plans for Mongolian Reptiles and Amphibians

Chytrid Fungus

Manual For Control of Infectious Diseases in Amphibian Survival Assurance Colonies and Reintroduction Programs
Proceedings from a workshop held 16-18 February 2009, Zoological Society of San Diego (Updated March 2017)

Field-Sampling Protocol for Batrachochytrium Dendrobatids From Living Amphibians, using Alcohol Preserved Swabs – Brem, Mendelson and Lips

Spread of chytridiomycosis has caused the rapid global decline and extinction of frogs – Skeratt, Berger, Speare et al

Chytrid Fungus page on the AArk web site

Keeping Amphibians in the Classroom or at Home

Biosecurity and Permanent Isolation of Ex Situ Conservation Populations – An extract from the Manual for Control of Infections Diseases in Amphibian Survival Assurance Colonies and Reintroduction Programs.

Considerations and Recommendations for Raising Live Amphibians in Classrooms – Mendelson, Pramuk, Gagliardo et al, 2009

Frog-friendly gardens – Information about why we need frog-friendly gardens, and how to build one.

How to build a frog pond – Planet Patrol provides a step-by-step guide to building a frog pond in your garden.

Keeping Frogs in your Garden – How to establish or modify a garden pond for local frog species, from the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales

Establishing Frog Habitats on your Property – How to re-establish or extend breeding grounds for local frog species on your property, from the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales

Herp Care Collection, Amphibians – Helps herp keepers and others learn about the captive care requirements of many types of reptiles and amphibians