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Up to 32 Harlequin Frog Species Thought to Be Extinct May not Be, New Research Shows

Up to 32 Harlequin Frog Species Thought to Be Extinct May not Be, New Research Shows

by Joeby Ragpa - Nov. 15, 2022
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A pathogenic fungus has been decimating populations around the world for about forty years. That’s why researchers have been stunned to see one genus—Atelopus or harlequin frogs—defying the odds. Now, new research from ecologists at Michigan State University and collaborators in Ecuador is setting the stage for an unprecedented underdog story—or, if you will, an underfrog story.

Scientists has shown that as many as 32 harlequin frog species, once thought to be possibly extinct, are still surviving in the wild.

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