Leslie Phillips, Amphibian Specialist making tremendous strides building our amphibian conservation outreach
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Baby snappers! Some of the Orme Park rescue turtles ... release party tbd
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Parental Care: The Neat Egg Guarding Behavior of Glass Frogs
A male Sachatamia albomaculata , the White Spotted Glass Frog guarding its eggs I was honored to be asked to give a lecture last night at the Garden for "Dinner in the Garden' ... There were 120 people in attendance, and I wanted to cover 'Behind the Scenes' information to the audience for each of the six amphibian exhibits we have in the Fuqua Conservatory lobby. I also wanted to update the audience on the achievements of our Amphibian Conservation Program over the past year or so — the new initiatives we have begun, and the successes of the Gopher Frog Head-Starting program. Recently, I was watching a documentary with my son, Anthony entitled: The Secret Life of Predators. In one of the episodes called 'Stealth', it shows some excellent footage of a male glass frog defending its eggs from predatory wasps. As I was describing this egg guarding behavior of Glass Frogs in my talk, I thought I should include this excellent footage. I am glad I did! By the
Evidence How Biodiversity Buffers Disease
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/10/study-proves-biodiversity-buffers-disease
Tess, our Larval Amphibian Intern, visits the Manchester Museum
Tess, who currently monitors the egg and larval development of our amphibian conservation collections, recently visited the Manchester Museum 's amphibian conservation program which boasts many cool phyllomedusine (Leaf and Monkey Frogs) species. Here she is with a Giant Monkey Frog ( Phyllomedusa bicolor )
Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Treefrog projected on the side of the U.N. during #ProjectingChange event
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Cruziohyla craspedopus, the Fringed Leaf Frog above a group of developing tadpoles in the breeding chamber
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Our next group of Fringed Leaf Froglets coming out of the water!
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