National Zoo and partners first to breed critically endangered tree frog

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, the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project is the first to successfully breed this species...

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