Some amphibians may have found a way to survive devastating and fatal infections: just hop away.
The Armoured Mist frog had not been seen for 17 years but was rediscovered in 2008 by a group of researchers working in far north Queensland. Before the rediscovery, it was believed the frog had been wiped out by outbreaks of a fungus-driven infection called Chytridiomycosis.
The Armoured Mist frogs used to live in wet, cool tropical rainforests but the newly discovered frogs were found in a drier area. Researchers believe the frogs left the cool rainforest and that the dry, warm conditions of their new home helped to slow the development of Chyrtridiomycosis.
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