National Zoo and partners first to breed critically endangered tree frog
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 14:21
in Biology & Nature
many killed by a rapidly spreading disease called chytridiomycosis, which attacks the skin cells of amphibiansone critically endangered species has received an encouraging boost. Although the La Loma tree frog, Hyloscirtus colymba, is notoriously difficult to care for in captivity, the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project is the first to successfully breed this species.