Deadly virus reduces tree frog population by 83% in Atlantic Forest reserve (IMAGE)

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Deadly virus reduces tree frog population by 83% in Atlantic Forest reserve

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The monkey frog (Phyllomedusa distincta), endemic to the Atlantic Forest, is one of the species that may be more threatened by ranavirus than previously thought 

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Germano Woehl Jr./Rã-Bugio Institute

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