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The world's cutest frog is plump, looks like it's judging you, and is now, sadly, even closer to extinction
If you’re as chronically online as most of the IFLScience staff are, chances are you’ve come across the desert rain frog.
A squeaky frog that became an internet sensation is added to a global list of species at risk of extinction.
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Viral desert rain frog joins Red List after fame fueled its exploitation in the pet trade
Future development could take a large toll on the frog's range.
Conservationists say diamond mining and planned energy projects are destroying the desert rain frog's habitat, with its population projected to decline by 20% over the next two decades.
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
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Deep-Sea Mining Is Quietly Erasing Species We’ve Never Met
Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...
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