Frogs are incredibly important, as links in the trophic chains, and therefore in chain of life, and as plague controllers, thanks to its control over some transmisor such as flies or mosquitoes. However, this group is one of the most threatened on Earth. Veragua Foundation, is leading two important conservation and recovery in situ programs to save two of the most endangered species in Mesoamerica.
THREATENED FROGS
The Tiger Frog ( Cruziohyla silviae ) is a recently described species which unknown biology makes it one of the rarest species in the Costa Rica, and therefore, difficult to preserve.
And the Lemur Frog (Agalychnis lemur), a species classified as "critically endangered" by IUCN with only one natural population known in the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica.
However, since 2015 Veragua Foundation has been fighting to recover these two emblematic species, based on different in situ conservation programs. As a consequence, both species have started to reproduce in the region, and now new populations have been identify in the limits of the Reserve.
Furthermore, thanks to these programs and the great effort of numerous researchers, an amphibian inventory has been developed to shed light on the amphibian community in that area, now considered, since 2019, the most frog-diverse area in Mesoamerica with more than 60 species of frogs.
However, this project not only protects amphibians. Moreover, due to their important role in the trophic chain of this ecosystem, numerous species are recovering their status in the last few years.
If you want to learn more about the Conservation and Research projects developed at Veragua Foundation, click on the following logo and enroll in the wild adventure to preserve our Planet.
