<i>Atelopus limosus</i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

<i>Atelopus limosus</i>

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This species is also a member of the Bufonidae family and is threatened by the chitrid fungus, a disease sweeping the world. The Smithsonian's Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation project has succeeded in raising this frog in captivity, hoping to re-release it into the wild in the future.

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Brian Gratwicke

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