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Posts Tagged "Frog Friday"

#FrogFriday

Posted on Jan 14, 2017

#FrogFriday

The frogs are eager to meet a lot of 3rd graders at Lincoln Elementary School next #FrogFriday! Local students will get a little taste of RTPI’s tropical research, just before our next field season kicks off. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Pristimantis Cruentus

Posted on Feb 6, 2015

Pristimantis Cruentus

A beautiful Pristimantis Cruentus from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve in Costa Rica by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for Frog Friday.  

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Frog Friday Parenting

Posted on Jan 23, 2015

Frog Friday Parenting

Thank Goodness it’s Frog Friday again! Although every day is frog day in my book, I have to admit that I am particularly excited about next Frog Friday because I will be heading down to Panama again to expand our ongoing research on the endangered amphibians found in Cocobolo Nature Reserve. So many questions to answer… Why did some species survive the mass extinctions that ravaged other sites in Panama? How did selective decline of some species in the preserve affect the balance between surviving species? Are there ways to safely re-introduce some of the ex-situ backup...

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