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In Search of Lost Frogs : the Quest to Find the World's Rarest Amphibians by Moore, Robin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is In Search of Lost Frogs : the Quest to Find the World's Rarest Amphibians about?
The story of an expedition in search of the world's rarest and most exotic amphibians. On August 9, 2010, 33 teams from 21 countries were dispatched to search for the Lost Frogs identified by Conservation International. On their list were a host of species including, in the top ten most wanted, the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad, found only in Ecuador - which was to prove a triumphant rediscovery. Several months, a number of key rediscoveries - such as the Elegant Tropical Frog, last seen in 1937 and the Chalazodes Bubble-nest Frog - last seen in 1874 and two new species later, the Search for Lost Frogs had generated more than 650 news articles in 20 countries and over a billion potential viewers. Author Robin Moore was responsible for spearheading the Search for Lost Frogs and coordinating the teams. He also co-led two expeditions to Colombia and Haiti. In Colombia in search of the Mesopotamia Beaked Toad, the steamy jungles of the Choco yielded not the desired species but a brand new one - the Mr. Burns Toad, so-called because of an uncanny resemblance to the Simpsons' character; the species was selected as one of Time magazine's top ten new species of 2010. In Haiti the team found si
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Moore, Robin
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781408186336
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Nature, Animals
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24