Al igual que un sinnúmero de especies endémicas de Ecuador, la rana de cristal cantora (Centrolene pipilatum) se encuentra en peligro crítico, sobre todo por la destrucción de su hábitat debido a la agricultura y la ganadería. Leer más.

The small rhacophorid frog Philautus abditus is geographically restricted to central Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia. Our fieldwork in northern Laos resulted in the discovery of a Philautus species that very closely resembles P. abditus, but is at least 330 km from the nearest known locality of that species. Leer más.

But the rodent commandos didn’t know they were on a mission: to help eradicate the brown tree snake, an invasive species that has caused millions of dollars inwildlife and commercial losses since it arrived a few decades ago. Leer más.

Amphibians are sort of the canary in the coal mine for gauging the environmental health of land and surface water. The study was released in November, and looks atamphibian abnormalities on 152 wildlife refuges across the country, including five in Alaska. Leer más.

Unha vez acumulados os datos obtidos durante o ano 2.012 aos rexistrados ata decembro de 2.011, sumamos 11.598 datos totais para 4.081 datos non repetidos (35%). De anfibios obtivéronse 7.285 datos, dos cales 2.303 (32%) foron datos non repetidos, e de réptiles 4.313 datos totais aos que lles corresponden 1.778 datos non repetidos (41%). Leer más.