Critically endangered tree frog bred for first time
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 15:40
in Biology & Nature
As frogs around the world continue to disappear -- many killed by a rapidly spreading disease called chytridiomycosis, which attacks the skin cells of amphibians -- one critically endangered species has received an encouraging boost. Although the La Loma tree frog, Hyloscirtus colymba, is notoriously difficult to care for in captivity, researchers have now successfully bred this species.