I am once again distraught about the disappearance of the golden toad. I'm sorry little guy. We tried our best to find out what was killing you. I'm sorry we were too late.
This is your reminder that herpetofauna, ie amphibians, are among the most endangered groups on this planet, with 41% of known species at risk of dying out. See what you can do to help your local amphibians.
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My chances of finishing Inktober in time are without a doubt "extinct"...which happens to be the prompt I used for this piece.
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(betcha can’t guess who this issss!!! :P )
Favorite extinct animal?
The golden toad!! Gone but not forgotten he’s so so cute and only went extinct recently but they were such cuties and lived in these habitats called elfin cloud forests?!? Crying a little mythical creature lost to the void
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Golden Toad, 1989
Courtesy of Wikipedia
North of Monteverdeyour native residenceYou courted your matesdrawn by rainbows
Female of speciesirridescently illuminatingCosta Rican forest reservescaling down elevations
Mating in rainwaterPatriarchal danceRitual maintaineduntil eggs fell victim
to dry, moldy groundOnly a select fewsurvived aridityEl Niño disurbed
paternity of jewelsinhabing poolsNow their…
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Jewels of the forest (for the Golden Toad)
Jewels of the forest (for the Golden Toad)
Another one in our little “Echoes of Extinction” project. For the Golden Toad (Incilius periglenes).
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Enamel pins
I'm about to start designing 2 enamel pins (as a pack) and would very much like to hear what you'd like to see. Swordfish and Hopper? The red and green bread dragons? Or perhaps a frog and a crow? Please let me know your thoughts!
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trying to do revision for conservation and now I'm crying in the library about the golden toad
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Panamanian Golden Frog
Atelopus zeteki
These guys are tiny. So small, in fact, that they’re born without eardrums. They use a form of sign language called semaphore to communicate with other frogs. This sign language involves waving hands and raising feet to greet each other, defend territory, or attract a mate. For example, male frogs will wave their arms to attract females, and females will wave back if they are interested.
Unfortunately, they’ve been extinct in the wild since 2007 due to the amphibian chytrid fungus but they’re being bred successfully in captivity.
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The Idle Toad
Follower of Richard Doyle (1824-1883)
Date unknown
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