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Hemiphractus fasciatus. It carries its eggs on its back. Photo: Roberto Brenes, via Discovery News

Rare Frogs Threatened with Extinction
Many of the rarest species of frogs in the rainforests of Central America are vanishing. The culprit? It’s apparently a type of fungus that seems to be deadlier for rare frogs than for common ones, which is leading to a homogenization of the local ecosystems. This is bad, not only for the local food chain, but also for eco-tourism in Central America and for medical science (“scientists have found potential cancer therapies in amphibian skin”)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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