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#Prisma of the Black-eyed Leaf Frog, Agalychnis moreletii #Agalychnis #agalychnismoreletii #Phyllomedusine #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #SalamandersNeedourHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #SalamandersOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony #Phyllomedusinae #Hylidae

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Dr Bruce Means gave an amazing lecture on Tepuis to a full house!

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#Prisma filter on a close-up of a Jungle Carpet Python

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#Prisma of the Slope-snouted Glass Frog, #Cochranella euknemos in the #frogPOD

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Tiger-leg Monkey Frog, #Phyllomedusa tomopterna. A beautiful phyllomedusine with an awesome common name. #FrogsOfInstagram #LeafFrog #LeafFrogs #MonkeyFrog #MonkeyFrogs

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Tess @tlyphoto and Edward in the #salamanderLAB ... Tess is sporting her @naexpo salamander conservation shirt which benefits the conservation of both #FlatwoodsSalamanders and Mossy Salamanders #Ambystoma #Ambystomacingulatum #Ambystomatidae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #SalamandersNeedourHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #SalamandersOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony #USGS #USFWS #SAZoo #GADNR #FFWCC

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An on-line nature sounds resource from around the world — Nature Sound Map!

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Nature Sound Map — Nature sounds, professionally recorded from around the world! An amazing resource Click here to visit Nature Sound Map

An incredible Eco Watch article by amphibian conservation supporter Laura Seydel.

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Click here to read the article

A great and productive Flatwoods Salamander Recovery Team meeting at St Mark's Wildlife Refuge.

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 Lots of hope, direction, skill and expertise being focused on these beautiful and highly imperiled amphibians. Here is a slide from my presentation on the status of the #FrostedFlatwoodsSalamander #ExSitu #CaptiveBreeding Program showing the two age classes (and biogeographic regions) we have represented thus far. #Ambystoma #Ambystomacingulatum #Ambystomatidae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #SalamandersNeedourHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #SalamandersOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony #USGS #USFWS #SAZoo #GADNR #FFWCC

Recently metamorphosed Frosted Flatwoods Salamander, Ambystoma cingulatum.

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This picture was taken back in May soon after we received young salamanders from our partners at St Mark's Wildlife Refuge. We are building a captive breeding colony for this endangered species with the hopes to release the offspring into managed and protected habitat. Metamorphs are typically drab colored until their adult pattern develops. This young salamander is just beginning to look like a #FlatwoodsSalamander - one of the most beautiful #ambystomatids #Ambystoma #Ambystomacingulatum #Ambystomatidae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #SalamandersNeedourHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #SalamandersOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony #USGS #USFWS #SAZoo #GADNR #FFWCC

Critically Endangered Lemur Leaf Frog, #Agalychnis lemur today in the #frogPOD.

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Lemur Leaf Frogs have disappeared throughout most of their range in Costa Rica and Panama - mostly due to the devastating emergent infectious amphibian disease - #chytridiomycosis (chytrid) We have bred hundreds of Panamanian Lemur Leaf Frogs in our frogPOD, and donated over 400 of them to institutions and amphibian conservation programs. This highlights the importance of captive breeding programs to keep species alive until they can be once again safe in the wild. Plus, look how cute they are #Agalychnislemur #Phyllomedusinae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony via Instagram http://ift.tt/29tYQGb

The next Atlanta Amphibian Identification Workshop is happening Sunday, August 28th at Kavarna in Decatur @kavarnadecatur

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This event is a joint production of the Garden's 'Metro Atlanta Amphibian Monitoring Program' and the Atlanta Science Tavern. Come and learn how to identify the 28 species of urban amphibians we are lucky enough to have in our neighborhoods! For more information, see the link below: http://ift.tt/29zMK0X #MAAMP #AmphibianMonitoring #AmphibianConservation #CitizenScience #CitizenScientist #Frogs #Salamanders via Instagram http://ift.tt/2a3v2li

Update from @frogrescue - a purpose driven frog rescue mission Honduras.

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Our lead amphibian keeper, Leslie Phillips is there right now helping to set up these two #frogPODs We're transforming these shipping containers into #frog rescue labs to protect critically #endangered species from #extinction in Honduras. The main threat we're fighting is a disease caused by chytrid fungus. All of us at @frogrescue are so excited to see our project coming to life! Visit FrogRescue.com to learn more about the Honduras Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center! #HARCC #frogs #amphibian #herpetology #nature #conservation #forest #animals #research #chytrid #vet #vettech #veterinarian #vetlife #honduras #biodiversity #travel #outdoors #veterinary #international #animal #rescue #technology #science @operation_wallacea @enviro_sci @endextinction @rainforestalliance @stateoftropics #Regrann via Instagram http://ift.tt/29P7e83

Just stare at these #CriticallyEndangered Lemur #LeafFrogs until it looks like a two-eyed monster!

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 I shot this image today in the #frogPOD 'after dark' when most of the frogs has woken up. This is just the reflection of the frog off the side of the enclosure, but it have the image quite an interesting affect. #Agalychnis #Agalychnislemur #Phyllomedusinae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #frogs #frog #LeafFrog #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony via Instagram http://ift.tt/29wvHjf

Night-time in the #frogPOD brings out some of the incredible #nocturnal species, like this #GlassFrog - Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphylum.

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#Firestone morph (locality) of the Red-eyed Leaf Frog, Agalychnis callidryas. A beautiful variety from central Costa Rica. They can be identified by the deep maroon eyes, and cream/orange stripes on the flanks. It lacks any of the blue coloring typical to A. callidryas in the trade. #Agalychnis #Agalychniscallidryas #Phyllomedusinae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony

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Sleeping Red-eyed Leaf Frog today in the canopy of the #FuquaConservatory

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Red-eyed Leaf Frog eggs in the Conservatory!

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I didn't think it was possible, but the #FuquaConservatory got a little bit cooler this weekend with the successful spawning of Red-eyed Leaf Frogs. Pictured here are the two halves of the clutch, deposited on two different large-leaved #aroids in the turtle pond. The eggs are developing so stay tuned for updates on this momentous reproductive event! Late last year, through a partnership with California State University, we released 370 Agalychnis callidryas into the #TropicalRotunda ... these Red-eyed #LeafFrogs are from two different localities in #CostaRica (#LaSelva and #Bijagual) and we will have to wait until the tadpoles metamorphose before we will know which variety have spawned.

The Black-eyed Leaf Frog, Agalychnis moreletii in the #frogLAB

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 Another amazing and imperiled #phyllomedusine - Leaf and Monkey Frog #Agalychnis #Agalychnismoreletii #Phyllomedusinae #LeafFrog #LeafFrogs #Hylidae #AmphibianConservation #AmphibianConservationProgram #FrogsNeedOurHelp #SalamandersNeedourHelp #AtlantaBotanicalGardenConservation #EndangeredSpecies #AtlantaBG #FrogsOfInstagram #SalamandersOfInstagram #frogs #frog #salamanders #salamander #ribbit #CaptiveBreeding #CaptiveBred #ExSitu #InSitu #CaptiveAssuranceColony

The Fringed Leaf Frog, #Cruziohyla craspedopus from #Peru.

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