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Amphibian News – Bacteria Offers Immunity against Deadly Chytrid Fungus

findiviglio — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:41:13 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. A bacterium that naturally occurs on the skin of certain frogs and salamanders has been shown to protect these animals from infection by a deadly Chytrid fungus infection. Chytrid fungus, known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has been very much in the news since its discovery in 1999. It is believed to have More >

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Amphibian News – Bacteria Offers Immunity against Deadly Chytrid Fungus

Current Field Research – Amphibian Behavior and Natural History

findiviglio — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:08:30 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Many interesting, current amphibian and reptile field research reports are published in professional journals such as Copeia, Herpetologica and Herpetological Review, and are not available on the internet. Unfortunately, such journals are usually quite expensive (if well-worth the price). From time to time I’ll provide summaries of some of the fascinating More >

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Current Field Research – Amphibian Behavior and Natural History

A Bird-Eating Frog is Discovered in Thailand – Research Update

findiviglio — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:06 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. In 1705, a painting of a Pink-toed Tarantula consuming a hummingbird, published in Maria S. Merian’s book on the insects of Suriname, aroused so much attention (and horror!) that all New World tarantulas are commonly termed “bird-eating spiders” to this day. It seems now that amphibian fanciers have their own dramatic More >

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A Bird-Eating Frog is Discovered in Thailand – Research Update

Research Notes – Hourglass Treefrogs (Dendropsophus ebraccatum) can choose either land or water as egg deposition sites

findiviglio — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:56:07 +0000

Frogs are full of surprises when it comes to reproduction – there are species that incubate eggs below the skin of their backs and in the vocal sacs, while others carry them wrapped about their rear legs or construct foam nests on land. But in May of this year Boston University biologists working in Panama More >

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Research Notes – Hourglass Treefrogs (Dendropsophus ebraccatum) can choose either land or water as egg deposition sites