We were able to re-find frogs for about 1 month after release, and re-detection rates for frogs not in … The expected lifespan, age at maturation, clutch size, and interbirth interval are some of the basic life history traits defining the scheduling of events in an organism’s life. The Panamanian golden frog was native to Panama in Central America. We continued to survey the area for frogs for 6 months post-release. Anthony Vega from Miambiente assisting with the released 500 Atelopus varius in January 2018.

The genus Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) has suffered one of the most drastic declines recorded in the Neotropics. On the other hand, the lack of any relationship between male physical traits (including SVL and body condition) and amplexus duration may be due to the small variation observed in these traits in our study (coefficient of variations in male SVL and condition were 5.2% and 12.7%, respectively, Table 1). Wildlife Research provides an international forum for the publication of original and significant research and debate on the ecology and management of wild animals in natural and modified habitats. Readers can expect a broad range of high quality, internationally refereed papers that contribute conceptual and practical advances to our knowledge and understanding of wildlife ecology and management August 14th is a dedicated national day to honor the golden frog as a symbol for Panama’s incredible biodiversity heritage. The endemic golden toad (Bufo periglenes) was abundant in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in April–May 1987 but afterwards disappeared, along with local populati 1 B) but observed genetic differences between Costa Rican and Panamanian Atelopus varius (Richards and Knowles, 2007) may indicate that the unusually wide-ranging Atelopus varius is actually a species complex.

Range. Although they are classified as critically endangered it is believed that the species may have been extinct in … 2) Atelopus zeteki – Panamanian golden frog This is Panama’s national amphibian, a charismatic emblem of the environment and conservation.

The Maxent model suggests that A. varius could have contiguous distribution throughout the central cordillera from San Jose in Costa Rica to El Copé in Panama (Fig.