UGA Study Reveals Ecosystem-Level Consequences of Frog Extinctions

Oct 16, 2008

Frogs such as this lemur leaf frog are threatened by a fungus that can kill up to 90 percent of amphibians in a stream

Frogs afflicted by the chytrid fungus, such as this brilliant forest frog, often have discolored skin that sloughs off easily. They can become sluggish and drag their back legs behind them..

Credit: Scott Connelly/UGA