amphibian species

Can Vernal Pools Support Amphibians?

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Can Vernal Pools Support Amphibians? Vernal pools support plants and animals that are specifically adapted to living with very wet winter and spring conditions followed by very dry summer and fall conditions. … Many specially-adapted crustaceans, amphibians, and insects also occur only in vernal pools. Why are amphibians relevant to vernal pools? Some amphibian species

What Frogs Are Extinct?

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What Frogs Are Extinct? Atelopus vogli. Corquin robber frog (Craugastor anciano) Sierra de Omoa streamside frog (Craugastor omoaensis) Golden toad (Incilius periglenes) Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri) Gunther’s streamlined frog (Nannophrys guentheri) Spiny-knee leaf frog (Phrynomedusa fimbriata) Are there extinct frogs? It’s estimated that 200 species of frogs have gone extinct since the 1970s,