Tag Archive | "amphibian"

New frog species pose challenge for conservation project in Panama

New frog species pose challenge for conservation project in Panama

Discoveries of three new from species in Panama lead to hope that project researchers can save these animals from a deadly fungus killing frogs worldwide and the fear that many species will go extinct before scientists even know they exist. [...more]

Featured, conservation biology, zoology Comments (1)

Japanese giant salamanders given to the National Zoo by Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima

Japanese giant salamanders given to the National Zoo by Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently acquired Japanese giant salamanders given to the Zoo by the City of Hiroshima Asa Zoological Park. This donation will be the foundation of a new long-term breeding program in the United States and may play an important role in saving amphibians around the globe. [...more]

Featured Comments (0)

Net survey: For quarter century, scientists have been counting creatures traveling Chesapeake Bay tributary

Net survey: For quarter century, scientists have been counting creatures traveling Chesapeake Bay tributary

More than 25 years ago, researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Fish and Invertebrate Ecology Lab began taking weekley surveys of the species that make their way in and out of Muddy Creek. [...more]

Featured, conservation biology, zoology Comments (0)

Shipping industry sends help as project in Panama tackles amphibian crisis

Shipping industry sends help as project in Panama tackles amphibian crisis

The rescue pods will be part of the project’s Amphibian Rescue Center at Summit Municipal Park, which will also include a lab with a quarantine facility. [...more]

conservation biology, zoology Comments (1)

Strawberry dart frogs bred at National Zoo for first time in Zoo’s history

Strawberry dart frogs bred at National Zoo for first time in Zoo’s history

For the first time in its history, the National Zoo has bred strawberry dart frogs (Oophaga pumilio), which are known primarily for their vibrant colors and poisonous skin. These frogs also stand out among others because of their dedication to their young as they undergo metamorphosis from egg to tadpole to frog. [...more]

Featured, conservation biology, zoology Comments (1)

Researchers discover treefrog embryos can evaluate different features of vibrations

Researchers discover treefrog embryos can evaluate different features of vibrations

Recently, researchers from Boston University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have been taking a closer look at the vibrations that red-eyed treefrog embryos use as cues to trigger early hatching. They discovered that treefrog embryos can evaluate different features of vibrations. [...more]

Featured Comments (0)

Trade in frog legs may spread diseases deadly to amphibians

Trade in frog legs may spread diseases deadly to amphibians

There are several hypotheses about how amphibian chytrid has spread around the world, but the trade in amphibians for food, bait, pets and laboratory animals has been identified as the most likely mode of spread [...more]

Featured, conservation biology Comments (1)

Study aims to give endangered Shenandoah salamander better odds at survival

Study aims to give endangered Shenandoah salamander better odds at survival

Each year thousands of vacationers enjoy the scenery along Virginia’s Skyline Drive, little knowing that for a few brief moments they are passing through the territory of an endangered holdout from the Pleistocene that few humans have ever seen—the Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah). Steep rocky slopes on the north sides of just three mountains in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park make [...] [...more]

Featured, conservation biology Comments (9)

Meet our Scientists—Videos!

Science Spotlight

Yellow lady’s slippers, watercolor by Kathleen Garness, from the National Museum of Natural History exhibit “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” opening Aug. 14. The exhibition, a collaborative effort between the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Natural History Museum, showcases botanical illustrations and features work from several renowned artists, including Alice Tangerini, one of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed scientific illustrators.

Science Spotlight Archives

Twitter

SmithsonianSci

twitter

Archives