A Deadly Fungus Is Stalking This Creature

This extraterrestrial - looking puppet is actually a fresh see species of tree toad frog , Ecnomiohyla rabborum . And now it ’s one of 47,000 species on the late endangered - species listing . The culprit is an aggressive fungal plague , introduced into the toad ’s habitat .

In this case , the Rabb ’s fringe - limbed treefrog is seemingly being wiped out by a mintage of chytrid fungus , Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , which has invade its home ground in central Panama . Since the fungus was detected , only one of the species ’ male has been heard calling out , but no other Male have been heard to reply .

There ’s also been some forest all the way - thinning in its habitat , to build some lavishness vacation homes , but that has n’t reach vital degree . picture by Brad Wilson / UICN / AP Images [ Guardian ]

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