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 (Robert Puschendorf/AP) The sighting of several dozen Armoured Mistfrogs in 2008 was the first since 1991.
Fungus Skips over Australian Frog Population
NOVEMBER 30, 2009John Roach, MSNBCA small population of 1.5-inch-long Armoured Mistfrogs appears to have been skipped over by the devastating chytrid fungus in the rainforests of northwestern Australia. The sighting of several dozen frogs in 2008 was the first since 1991. Most researchers believed the fungus, which has taken a grim toll on frogs all over the world, had wiped out the Armoured Mistfrog.The light brown frogs with dark brown spots are listed by the IUCN as critically endangered. The fungus is considered the main threat to the frogs, which live in an area that has been protected since 1988, according to the environmental organization.Read about other "extinct" species found alive:
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