TABLE OF CONTENTS Hula Painted Frog 4 Hellbender Salamander 6 Panamanian Golden Frog 8 Southern Corroboree Frog 10 Kihansi Spray Toad 12 Sagalla Caecilian 14 Giant Chinese Salamander 16 Chiricahua Leopard Frog 18 Wyoming Toad 20 Texas Blind Salamander 22 White-Bellied Frog 24 Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
1 HULA PAINTED FROG NOT EXTINCT AFTER ALL A black belly and white spots make the Hula painted frog easy to recognize The first two frogs were discovered in 1940 near Israel’s Hula Lake Another one was found in 1955 Then the lake and wetlands were drained to help stop the spread p stop the spread of malaria a disease carried by mosquitoes No one saw the frogs for decades after that Scientists thought they were extinct Years later the lake was turned into a nature reserve The area could 4 The Hula ainted frog The Hula painted frog The Hula painted frog has a black u de side ha has a black underside has a black underside de id bl k with white dots with white dots with white dots
IUCN RED LIST The International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN keeps a list of all threatened species in the world called the Red List Each species is labeled according to how at risk it is Least Concern Not considered at risk Near Threatened At risk of being vulnerable or endangered in the future Vulnerable At risk of extinction Endangered At high risk of extinction Critically Endangered At extremely high risk of extinction Extinct in the Wild Only lives in captivity Extinct No members of a species are left support wildlife again Then in 2011 a park ranger was on patrol A Hula painted frog jumped right in front of him Since then approximately 14 Hula painted frogs have been found The population seems to be small but the state of the frogs habitat is promising The lake is cleaner than before and a deadly fungus that has killed other frogs around the world is nowhere to be seen Since the Hula painted frog has only recently been rediscovered Israel has just started plans for its conservation 0 Number of Hula painted frogs spotted between 1955 and 2011 Status Critically endangered Population Unknown Home Israel Life Span Unknown Scientists have another reason to be excited about the rediscovery of this frog They have determined the Hula painted frog belongs to a particular group of amphibians that they thought was long gone Before this discovery scientists could only study this amphibian group Latonia through fossils 5
