Researchers make worrisome discovery while studying Amazon tree frogs: 'Many of these species could disappear'

Researchers make worrisome discovery while studying Amazon tree frogs: 'Many of these species could disappear'

Few rainforest creatures are more iconic than the brightly colored tree frogs that inhabit the canopy of the Amazon. However, these creatures rely on a fragile environmental balance that is currently under threat.  As drought strikes more frequently and more harshly, these amphibians may not get the moisture they need to survive, Mongabay reported. What's happening? Air pollution from human sources — mostly dirty energy — is trapping heat inside…

Yesterday, April 28, was the world's amphibian day. According to the Humboldt Institute, Colombia is the second most amphibian-rich country in the world after Brazil. There are about 800 species currently reported (734 anuros – frogs and toads–, 25 salamanders and 32 cecilias). These are five species characteristic of the Amazon region, according to the Sinchi Institute of Amazonian Research. Sapito Dardo Trilistado (Ameerega Trivittata). Once t…