Leptopelis parkeri (Vulnerable) is a treefrog from the Uluguru, Udzungwa, Usambara, and Pare Mountains of Tanzania, where it is threatened by forest loss. Photo by © David Moyer – Wildlife Conservation Society.

The Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) (Critically Endangered) has an extremely localized occurrence, being very abundant in tiny areas, often of just a few hectares in east-central Madagascar. It does not occur in any protected areas and its remaining habitat is under threat from subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, fires and expanding human settlements. It is popular species in the international pet trade. Photo by Franco Andreone.

The newly described caecilian Boulengerula niedini (Critically Endangered), is restricted to Sagala Hill, in the Taita Hills, southern Kenya. It is common within its small range although intensification of farming practices are potentially threatening its habitat. Photo by John Measey.

The alpine salamander Salamandra lanzai (Vulnerable) occurs only in a very small area of the western Alps on the border of Italy and France. Its population is currently stable but its restricted range increases its vulnerability to threatening processes. It gives birth to one to six fully metamorphosed young on land, and unlike the majority of amphibians is not dependent on water. Photo by Franco Andreone.

Darwin ’s frog (Rhinoderma darwini) (Vulnerable), from central Chile and nearby Argentina, is one of only two members of the family Rhinodermatidae. The females deposit eggs in the leaf litter. When the larvae inside the eggs begin to move, the adult males ingest the eggs and incubate them in their vocal sacs. The larvae develop inside the male and emerge after metamorphosis, as shown in this photo. This species appears to be in decline, even in well protected habitats, for unclear reasons. The only other member of the family, Rhinoderma rufum from Chile, disappeared around 1978 and is possibly extinct. Photo by Michael and Patricia Fogden.

The Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka) (Vulnerable) is one of four members of the primitive New Zealand frog family Leiopelmatidae, all of which are threatened. This species is confined to a 16 hectare forest remnant on Maud Island, although an introduced population was established on Motuara Island in 1997. Photo by Phillip Bishop.

The announcement in 2003 of the discovery of a new family of frogs, the Nasikabatrachidae, from the Western Ghats of India took the scientific world by surprise. The only species, Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis (Endangered), is known from only two localities, and spends most of its time deep underground. Photo by S.D. Biju.

The Seychelles palm frog (Sooglossus pipilodryas) (Vulnerable) is restricted to Silhouette Island in the Seychelles, where it is closely associated with the palm Phoenicophorium borsigianum. All four members of the frog family Sooglossidae, endemic to the Seychelles, are threatened. Photo by Justin Gerlach.

Photos on the Acknowledgements Page

The spectacular Corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) (Critically Endangered) has declined dramatically in distribution and abundance, and is now restricted to a few fragmented populations in subalpine and montane areas of New South Wales, Australia. Fewer than 250 mature individuals are thought to survive. Photo by Harold Cogger.

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Nectophrynoides viviparus (Vulnerable) occurs in the Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains and in the Southern Highlands of eastern and southern Tanzania. It is threatened by ongoing forest loss. It is one of very few species of frogs that gives birth to live young. Photo by © David Moyer – Wildlife Conservation Society.

Leptopelis susanae (Endangered) is a treefrog that occurs only in the Gughe Mountains of southern Ethiopia, where it is threatened by forest clearance. It does not occur in any protected areas. Photo by Malcolm Largen.