Keyword: vulnerable species
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ANI067-00440
A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.
The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.
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ANI067-00439
A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.
The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.
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ANI067-00438
A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.
The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.
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ANI067-00437
A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.
The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.
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BIR075-00004
A green winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) at Mantenedoro de Animais Silvestres Cariua. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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BIR075-00003
A green winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) at Mantenedor da Fauna Silvestre Cariuá. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A green winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) at Mantenedor da Fauna Silvestre Cariuá. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A green winged trumpeter (Psophia viridis) at Mantenedor da Fauna Silvestre Cariuá. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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BIR069-00200
A male brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) in Somerset County, England. This animal is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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BIR069-00199
A male brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) in Somerset County, England. This animal is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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BIR069-00198
A male brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) in Somerset County, England. This animal is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A male brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) in Somerset County, England. This animal is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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ANI110-00143
Juliet, a Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. A single lone male of this species, named ‘Romeo’ had been thought to be the very last of his kind until she and four other animals were discovered in December of 2018.
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Romeo, a ten-year-old Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. Romeo had been thought to be the very last of his kind until a female named Juliet and four other animals were discovered in December of 2018.
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ANI110-00132
Romeo, a ten-year-old Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) at Museo De Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, a natural history museum and rare amphibian breeding center in Chocabamba Bolivia. Romeo had been thought to be the very last of his kind until a female named Juliet and four other animals were discovered in December of 2018.
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BIR040-00274
An Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A male golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A male golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A male golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) at Tierpark Berlin. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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A Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus moschiferus) at Tierpark Berlin. This animal is listed as Vulnerable by IUCN.
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A Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus moschiferus) at Tierpark Berlin. This animal is listed as Vulnerable by IUCN.
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ANI110-00115
A silver marsupial frog (Gastrotheca plumbea) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal was originally from Dos Cascadas Tandapi Road, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
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ANI110-00089
A pacific toad (Ceratophrys stolzmanni) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Reserva Ecologica militar Arenillas, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. It is a rare species in nature and little known due to its biology. It is active only in the rainy season. However, Ecuadorian populations may be declining as a result of the destruction and fragmentation of dry coastal forests, urban growth, the use of agrochemicals.
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ANI110-00088
A pacific toad (Ceratophrys stolzmanni) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Reserva Ecologica militar Arenillas, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. It is a rare species in nature and little known due to its biology. It is active only in the rainy season. However, Ecuadorian populations may be declining as a result of the destruction and fragmentation of dry coastal forests, urban growth, the use of agrochemicals.
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A yellow spotted cochran frog (Sachatamia albomaculata) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Quininde, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. This species is threatened by destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development.
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A yellow spotted cochran frog (Sachatamia albomaculata) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Quininde, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. This species is threatened by destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development.
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A sun glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Durango, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Despite its local abundance in several sites and its adaptability to a certain degree of modification, this species faces serious threats due to the destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development.
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ANI110-00055
A sun glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Durango, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Despite its local abundance in several sites and its adaptability to a certain degree of modification, this species faces serious threats due to the destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development.
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ANI110-00054
A sun glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Durango, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Despite its local abundance in several sites and its adaptability to a certain degree of modification, this species faces serious threats due to the destruction of habitat, intensive agriculture and livestock, pollution, use of agrochemicals, mining, urban development.
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ANI110-00053
A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.
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ANI110-00052
A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.
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ANI110-00051
A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.
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ANI110-00050
A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.
