Доклад на тему: "Endangered animal: Orange toad"

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Материал опубликован 25 November 2019




"Endangered animal: Orange Toad"

Prepared by Sonya Stebeneva

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t1574705892aa.jpgOrange Toad - a small toad that lived in a limited area of ​​the tropical forests of Costa Rica. It

was first described in 1966, but after 1989 no one saw it.  Orange toad is a rare species of amphibians and is considered to have disappeared from the face of the earth population.

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Eyewitnesses describe that the golden toads looked like a bright jewel, a gold bar, unknown to be found underfoot on mortal ground in the middle of the forest. By the way, according to legend, when a golden toad dies, it turns into gold. There was a red-orange toad in the tropical forests of Costa Rica, in a strictly defined area (not throughout the forests, but on one Monteverdi mountain).

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The causes of extinction are reliably unknown. It is assumed that among the “culprits” there may be: an epidemic of fungal infection, drought due to changes in the El Nino ocean current, environmental pollution, deforestation.

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The golden frog is considered the national symbol of Panama. On August 14, National Day of the Golden Frog is celebrated on a grand scale here. Celebrations, festivals and exhibitions take place in Panama throughout August.

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