UGA Study Reveals Ecosystem-Level Consequences of Frog Extinctions (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Georgia

UGA Study Reveals Ecosystem-Level Consequences of Frog Extinctions (1 of 3)

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Frogs afflicted by the chytrid fungus, such as this brilliant forest frog, often have discolored skin that sloughs off easily. They can become sluggish and drag their back legs behind them.

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Scott Connelly/UGA

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