Rare frog dies
February 19, 2012, Sunday
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ZOO Atlanta officials say a rare tree frog whose species is now believed to be extinct in the wild had to be euthanized after a decline in his health. The Rabbs' fringe-limb tree frog was believed to be one of the last two of its kind left on Earth.
Zoo officials said on Friday the frog was euthanized to prevent suffering and to preserve genetic material for research. The species was identified by Zoo Atlanta herpetology curator Joseph Mendelson during a 2005 trip to Panama in Central America. The last known member of the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog species lives at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Zoo officials said on Friday the frog was euthanized to prevent suffering and to preserve genetic material for research. The species was identified by Zoo Atlanta herpetology curator Joseph Mendelson during a 2005 trip to Panama in Central America. The last known member of the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog species lives at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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