Global Warming Threatens Tree Frogs

A HEAT-SEEKING frog with a remarkable ability to control its temperature may be protected from extinction by experts in Manchester.

Scientists believe global warming is behind a dramatic decline in Central America's tropical tree frogs - and their findings could help save dozens of other threatened species.

Costa Rican tree frogs live high above the ground and bask in the sun.

Manchester University scientists think they do this because the heat kills fungal infections, but global warming has created cloudy conditions in their habitat, leading to increased illness.

They are testing their theory on tree frogs held as part of a collection of amphibians at Manchester Museum.

Amphibian expert Andrew Gray said a scanner would examine the frogs' skin, which lets them regulate their temperature as well as change colors to camouflage themselves.

He said: "The imaging technique is non-invasive and does not harm the frogs."

A third of the world's 5,700 amphibians face extinction through global warming.
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