Reptile and Amphibian News
National Zoo and Partners First to Breed Critically Endangered Tree Frog
August 2, 2010
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.
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Japanese Giant Salamanders at the Zoo
August 2, 2010
One of Japan’s “special natural treasures” is now among the National Zoo’s most valued scientific gems, after a voyage that has united two cultures in an international conservation effort.
