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Amphibian Declines and Deformities

Frequently Asked Questions about Amphibians

• Where Have All the Frogs Gone? Research May Solve the Puzzle: HTML version || 369Kb PDF version

USGS Press Releases

• USGS Research Finds that Contaminants May Play an Important Role in California Amphibian Declines (December 7, 2000)
• USGS Diagnoses Causes of Many U.S. Amphibian Die-Offs (August 8, 2000)
• New USGS Research Shows How Land Use Affects Amphibians (March 29, 2000)
• Chytrid Fungus Associated with Boreal Toad Deaths in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (March 29, 2000)
• X-Ray Studies Shed Light on Frog Deformities (March 29, 2000)
• Chytrid Fungus Implicated as Factor in Decline of Arizona Frogs (March 29, 2000)
• USGS Seeks Citizens of All Ages to Listen for Frogs and Toads (February 28, 2000)
• USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert: Associates Virus with Salamander Die-Offs (October 22, 1998)

For Editors For high-resolution copies of images, please go to amphibian images and select the appropriate press release. You will find links to enable you to download high resolution versions of the images. Please note that these might take some time to download.

Kermit the Frog joined USGS scientists on Capitol Hill to call attention to amphibian declines and deformities.

U.S. Geological Survey's Links Related to Amphibians

• FrogWeb
• Frogwatch
• USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis.
• Task Force on Amphibian Declines and Deformities (TADD)
• North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM)
• The Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF)