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The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved
In Ecuador and elsewhere in the region, copper- and gold-mining operations are deforesting habitats and polluting streams that the glass frog tadpoles need with sediment and toxins such as mercury ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
The frogs are now kept in pairs inside dozens of glass tanks filled with moss and with temperatures that mimic their natural habitat. Keepers said the zoo will set up a breeding program for them, and ...
Al Bawaba News4y
Frogs in South America Wave to Attract Mates - Study
In field studies, a US expert studied the glass frog (Sachatamia orejuela), which ... noise generated by rushing water in its natural habitat. These cues let potential mates be noticed when ...
Miami Herald on MSN12d
Poisonous creature — found among trash between houses — is a new species in Colombia
Epipedobates are species of poisonous frogs found in dry and humid tropical forests on the western side of the Andes in ...