Froggo Fren #121/Spooktober 2020/World Animal Day - Longnose Stubfoot Toad

No better time to resurrect a series than now. And the tale of this small Ecuadorian frog (Atelopus longirostris) is just that, a story about revival. It was thought to have gone extinct, eluding scientists for nearly two decades (1989 - 2016). But four healthy adults were found in March 2016, and they were taken to a research and conservation center in the hopes of establishing a captive breeding population. Unfortunately though, as of this moment the species remains extinct in the wild. The usual suspects are believed to have been responsible for their rapid population decline: loss of habitat due to deforestation and the dreaded chytrid fungus.