{"id":143415,"date":"2025-12-12T12:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=143415"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:11:25","slug":"lichenose-fringe-limbed-treefrog","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/portfolio\/lichenose-fringe-limbed-treefrog\/","title":{"rendered":"Lichenose Fringe-limbed Treefrog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_image=&#8221;143399&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;808771&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; 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You know, the finches on the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands with their beaks? Each of these inconspicuous black-grey birds has a different beak shape, depending on what it prefers to peck or peck at, and this specialisation has enabled it to tap into a food source that is particularly easy to access and that its troublesome competitors can hardly or not at all reach: the ecological niche.<\/p>\n<p>Frogs don&#8217;t have beaks, but they face the same problem \u2013 they too must find their niche in a world full of competition and predators. One frog, which you have probably never heard of, has found particularly unusual solutions to this problem. So unusual, in fact, that it is no wonder you have probably never heard of it. In fact, hardly anyone has ever even seen it. Specialisation sometimes goes hand in hand with a penchant for the unusual. 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[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;100&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133907&#8243; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;light&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_slider slider_interval=&#8221;0&#8243; slider_navspeed=&#8221;200&#8243; slider_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;213053&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144687&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143371&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;513608&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;109282&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;113103&#8243;]The last of his kind: \u2018Toughie\u2019 was the last survivor of Rabb&#8217;s fringe-limbed treefrog, <em>Ecnomiohyla rabborum<\/em>. He lived in the Atlanta Botanical Garden.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132541&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143361&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120291&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146680&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108602&#8243;]His death caused a huge media stir in 2016. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135335&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143363&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111505&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;129735&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;503453&#8243;]The species was only found in a small area in Panama near El Valle and was not scientifically described until 2008. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157250&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143365&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;103139&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;759354&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;409201&#8243;]In this region of Panama, a whole series of frogs and toads have become almost or completely extinct in recent decades due to a fungal disease. The famous \u2018golden toad\u2019 <em>Atelopus zeteki<\/em> was saved at the last minute through conservation breeding.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157250&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143367&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;377720&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;759354&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;137972&#8243;]When it became clear how endangered <em>Ecnomiohyla rabborum<\/em> was, the Atlanta Botanical Garden attempted to establish a conservation breeding programme \u2013 unfortunately too late. It was unable to gather enough animals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157250&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143369&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;889551&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;759354&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;160157&#8243;]To prevent a similar fate befalling its close relative, the Lichenose Fringe-limbed Treefrog scheint, Citizen Conservation has launched a conservation breeding programme for it. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/uncode_slider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;640423&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;483852&#8243;]It is becoming increasingly peculiar [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;241309&#8243;]The fringe-limbed treefrog we are talking about here is definitely an oddball. It lives high up in the trees of the cloud forests of a mountain range in south-eastern Mexico. These are two factors that make it seem rather unusual. First of all, when we think of creatures living high up in trees, we tend to think of birds rather than frogs. And not without reason, because frogs are amphibians and, as such, are by definition bound to water \u2013 \u2018Amphibian\u2019 comes from the Greek \u201camphibios\u201d, which means \u2018double life\u2019 and alludes to the fact that amphibians commute between the worlds of water and land habitats, with their larvae initially breathing through gills and later metamorphosing into air-breathing adults, as well as their lifelong close connection to the wet element. However, as we know, bodies of water tend to be found on the ground. So if you live as a frog at lofty heights, you have to come up with some evolutionary solutions to overcome this distance or develop alternatives to the classic frog pond. If you also live in the cloud forests of a mountain range, you are practically on an island, because the price of specialisation is that you are increasingly tied to your very specific niche. It is cool in the cloud forest, while down in the tropical lowlands it is notoriously hot and humid, so you stay among your own kind and lose contact with others, which in turn reinforces the development of peculiarities: speciation. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;60&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; back_image=&#8221;143340&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145053&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;70&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;sm&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147564&#8243;][vc_custom_heading css_animation=&#8221;bottom-t-top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;300&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;590958&#8243;]&#8221;A one-room attic flat with its own bathroom&#8221; [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;234961&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;552011&#8243;]\u00a9 <span class=\"TextRun SCXW217713316 BCX0\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217713316 BCX0\">Peter Janzen<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;155013&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;159314&#8243;]The pond in the tree [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;129535&#8243;]The Lichenose Fringe-limbed Treefrog seems to live exclusively on the mountain slopes around the San Mart\u00edn volcano, presumably only at altitudes above 1,000 metres. \u2018Presumably\u2019 indicates that we don&#8217;t know for sure, because, as already mentioned, hardly anyone has ever seen these frogs in the wild. In fact, scientists are only aware of a handful of specimens from their habitat. This is not only due to their very limited occurrence in a very small area, but also to the fact that the frogs probably spend most of their time high up in the trees, where humans cannot reach them. Other tree-dwelling frogs at least come within sight for spawning, but the fringe-limbed treefrogs save themselves the hassle of climbing down to the forest floor and have discovered a very special nursery for themselves: tree hollows, which are often filled with water in the humid cloud forest climate. A one-room attic flat with its own bathroom, so to speak. This is where the frogs raise their offspring. Very convenient. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170136&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211499&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;143338&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184540&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204654&#8243;]\u2018Dinner is ready!\u2019 \u2013 A female Lichenose Fringe-limbed Treefrog scheint lays nutritious eggs, and the tadpoles eagerly swim over to feed. \u00a9 Peter Janzen[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;860223&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135044&#8243;]Frog egg squash [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;483187&#8243;]There are only a few minor drawbacks. Compared to a proper body of water, the conditions in such a tree hollow pool are somewhat dodgy: hardly any oxygen in the water and nothing to eat. But that&#8217;s no problem for the fringe-limbed treefrog! Although it follows the old frog custom of mating in its exclusive pool, the conditions for the eggs are much better outside the water: the humidity in a tree hollow in the cloud forest is high enough for the spawn, and there is plenty of oxygen in the air anyway. So the female frog grabs the eggs that have just been laid in the pool and freshly fertilised by the male clinging to her with her hind foot, whose toes are connected by large webbing, forming something like, say, a squash racket. Following the tradition of this sport, she then simply slaps them against the tree hollow wall above the water level. However, they do not bounce back, but stick there until the tadpoles finally hatch and promptly fall into the water below. The larvae can now continue to develop there, but they have one problem: there is hardly anything to eat in a mini tree hollow pool. Therefore, the offspring receive full board at Hotel Mum. The mother regularly returns to her hollow pool and lays unfertilised eggs in the water, which are greedily eaten by the tadpoles until one day they undergo metamorphosis and go ashore. Or rather, to the tree whose hollow they are now leaving. 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The frogs&#8217; rather scrawny and fringed appearance, which gives them their name, serves as camouflage on trees because it blends in so well with the bark. And the large webbing between their toes can be used to steer or slow down their gliding flight through the air when jumping from branch to branch or even from tree to tree, like a kite.<\/p>\n<p>Quite a lot of peculiarities for a single frog. It is perfectly adapted to life in the cloud forests on the slopes of its volcano. But only there. There, it finds itself at a disadvantage, webbed feet or not, as its already tiny habitat is being increasingly deforested. In addition, there is the threat of a fungal disease that has been introduced. As a result, the Lichenose Fringe-limbed Treefrog seems virtually extinct, even though it has hardly ever been seen. Almost everything we know about it comes from observations in terrariums, because some of the frogs have come into human care. 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