In search of lost frogs
Subtitle: the campaign to rediscover the world's rarest amphibians
By: Robin Moore ; Lisa Thomas, editor
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781770854642
Subjects: Rare amphibians; Frogs; Travel; Herpetological surveys; Conservation; Identification; Amphibian declines; History
Other titles: Lost frogs; quest to find the world's rarest amphibians
Description: Moore, a photographer and conservationist, relates how in 2010, he led the Search for Lost Frogs campaign, in which 33 teams searched on five continents for frogs, toads, and salamanders that had not been seen in decades. He describes how he and other scientists searched for frogs and newts in Scotland, Central and North America, and Australia; how he launched the campaign and created a 10 "Most Wanted" list; and the campaign's successes and failures. --Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 256) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by George Meyer; title: Prologue; title: Spawning a passion; title: The great disappearing act; title: The smoking gun; title: The grand curtain of life; title: Lazarus frogs; title: The search for lost frogs; title: The thin line between life and death; title: In search of the Mesopotamia beaked toad, Colombia; title: Lost and found; title: Lost frogs in the land of the living dead, Haiti; title: Lost! : amphibians of India; title: Most wanted, still lost; title: In search of the Hula painted frog, Israel; title: In search of the variable harlequin frog, Costa Rica; title: Second chances; title: The song of the spadefoot; title: The last word; title: Expeditions in search of lost frogs.