Rhinoderma darwinii

Species name: Rhinoderma darwinii Common name: Darwin’s frog (English), Ranita de Darwin (Spanish), Nasenfrösche (German) Red List status: Vulnerable (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19513/0) Distribution: Concepción
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The World Congress of Herpetology 7

...a magnificent setting on the Pacific Ocean, is a world-class conference city and offers a wealth of scientific resources and entertainment. More information is available on the web site, http://www.worldcongressofherpetology.org/...
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Epidemic disease decimates amphibian abundance, species diversity, and evolutionary history in the highlands of central Panama

...and following disease outbreak. We present a community-level assessment combining long-term field surveys and DNA barcode data describing changes in abundance and evolutionary diversity within the amphibian community of El...
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‘Extinct’ frog species found alive after 30 years

...than 30 years after it was thought to have become extinct. New South Wales Environment Minister Frank Sartor announced this morning the discovery of a population of yellow-spotted bell frogs....
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First Evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in China

First Evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in China: Discovery of Chytridiomycosis in Introduced American Bullfrogs and Native Amphibians in the Yunnan Province, China. See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20372969 for full story…...
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