| 翻訳と辞書 |
| Toughie (Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog) ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
Toughie (Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog)
Toughie is the last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog alive today. The species, scientifically known as ''Ecnomiohyla rabborum'', are thought to be extinct in the wild with only one specimen - Toughie - in captivity.
==Captivity==
Toughie was captured as an adult in Panama in 2005, when researchers went on a conservation mission to rescue species from ''Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis'', a fungus deadly to amphibians. Toughie was one of "several dozen" frogs and tadpoles of the same species to be transported back to the United States.
Toughie lives at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Georgia. At the Garden, he is in a special containment area called the "frogPOD", a biosecure enclosure. Visitors to the Garden are not allowed to visit the frogPOD, as it is used to house critically endangered animals. While in captivity at the Garden, Toughie sired tadpoles with a female, but none survived. After the female died, the only other known specimen in the world was a male, leaving Toughie no other options of reproducing.〔 The other male, who lived at the Zoo Atlanta, was euthanized on February 17, 2012, due to health concerns.
Since Toughie was brought in as an adult to the Garden, they do not know his age. On December 15, 2014, Toughie was recorded vocalizing again. It is his first known call since being collected as an adult in 2005.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「Toughie (Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog)」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|