Wildlife Conservation Organization
Photo credit: Twan Leenders The Luristan Newt, Neurergus kaiseri, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is a small species, reaching only 13cm in length, and is found in the Luristan Continue Reading
Photo credit: Tim Krynak The Burrowes’ Giant Glass Frog, Centrolene ballux, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It can be found in humid mountain forests in the Saloya River Valley in Continue Reading
Photo credit: Gerald Kuchling The Western Swamp Turtle, Pseudemydura umbrina, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small freshwater turtle of an ancient and distinct family has a prominent spiny neck Continue Reading
Photo credit: Karl-Heinz Jungfer The Demonic Poison Frog (or Yapacana’s Little Red Frog), Minyobates steyermarki, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is a small but poisonous frog that reaches lengths of Continue Reading
Photo credit: Jose Vincente Rueda Hyalinobatrachium ibama, a species of Glass Frog, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is found in Colombia in old-growth forests, in humid montane forests and near Continue Reading