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There are less than 45 Southern Corroborree Frogs left in the wild, and chytrid fungus is to blame. AAP Image/Taronga Zoo

Where did the frog pandemic come from?

By Lee Berger, James Cook University and Lee Skerratt, James Cook University

While humans worry about bird flu, SARS and other emerging diseases, frogs worldwide are quietly suffering their own pandemic. The amphibian chytrid fungus was first found in Australia in the 1990s. By…
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An Armoured Mistfrog blending into a rock. Robert Puschendorf

Australian endangered species: Torrent frogs

By Robert Puschendorf and Conrad Hoskin, James Cook University

Torrent frogs are an interesting group of frogs found in the rainforests of north-east Australia. There are four species in the group: the Mountain Mistfrog (Litoria nyakalensis), the Armoured Mistfrog…
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More than 400 amphibian species are in decline, but at least one – the Fleay’s barred frog – is showing strong signs of recovery. Froggydarb/Wikimedia Commons

Are our frogs bouncing back?

By David Newell and Ross Goldingay

Globally, amphibians have suffered serious declines and extinctions over the last 30 years. But our research, published today, shows that at least one subtropical rainforest frog is recovering. The most…
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The Beautiful Nursery Frog is found only on Thornton Peak in northeast Queensland. Steve Williams

Australian endangered species: Beautiful Nursery Frog

By Joanne Isaac, James Cook University and Yvette Williams, James Cook University

The Beautiful Nursery Frog (Cophixalus concinnus) is a tiny ground-living frog from the family Microhylidae – from the Greek words “micros”, meaning small, and “hyla”, meaning forest or woods. The species…

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Frogs beat disease by croaking together

University of Colorado

Ponds with more types of frogs are more resistant to infection, research from University of Colorado has found. The study…

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