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Plants & Animals Sep 16, 2024

Urgent conservation efforts needed: Possible extirpation of the threatened Malagasy poison frog Mantella cowanii

New research highlights the precarious status of one of Madagascar's most threatened amphibians, the harlequin mantella (Mantella cowanii), revealing small population sizes and the possible extirpation of the species from ...

Ecology Sep 10, 2024

Researchers find one in six Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban

Trade in "exotic" pets from foreign countries is a global multibillion-dollar industry. Australian species are highly sought after.

Plants & Animals Sep 9, 2024

Genetic analysis reveals new giant fanged frog species in Philippines that is nearly identical to even larger species

Researchers from the University of Kansas have published findings in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology describing a new species of fanged frog, named Limnonectes cassiopeia, from the Philippine island of Luzon.

Ecology Sep 6, 2024

Andean 'Viagra': Peru seizes hundreds of frogs used as aphrodisiacs

Peruvian authorities said Thursday they had seized hundreds of endangered frogs from Lake Titicaca that were illegally captured to be used for their purported aphrodisiac properties.

Ecology Aug 30, 2024

Australian sauna helps save frogs from flesh-eating fungus

Hundreds of endangered Australian Green and Golden Bell frogs huddle inside a sauna, shielded from Sydney's winter chill.

Ecology Aug 28, 2024

Citizen scientists can help save Australia's threatened species if given more direction

Across Australia and around the world, citizen scientists are protecting species by recording sightings, surveying landscapes and collecting samples. No job is too big or too small. As wildlife ecologists, we are indebted ...

Environment Aug 20, 2024

The overshoot myth: We can't keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C

Record breaking fossil fuel production, all-time high greenhouse gas emissions and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water, we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with ...

Plants & Animals Aug 6, 2024

Male poison frogs may use finger placement to channel pheromones to females while mating

A team of zoologists at Goethe University Frankfurt, in Germany, working with a colleague from Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, in Colombia, has found evidence that some species of poison frogs produce pheromones in one ...

Plants & Animals Jul 29, 2024

From tree holes to trash—the breeding behavior of a frog endemic to the Andman Islands of India

A team of biologists from the University of Delhi and Zoological Survey of India, Harvard University, and the University of Minnesota has discovered a unique breeding behavior in a species of frog endemic to the Andaman Islands ...

Evolution Jul 18, 2024

Using AI to scrutinize and validate theories on animal evolution

By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic diversity.

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