Amphibian Conservation Program

Other zoos and aquarium organizations throughout the world are working on the amphibian crisis. Among them are:

African Association of Zoos and Aquaria: South African Threatened Amphibian Working Group

Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria: Amphibian Extinction Crisis

AZA-accredited Zoo and Aquarium Projects

Puerto Rican Crested Toad Species Survival Plan®
Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Project Golden Frog
Collaborative Zoo and Aquarium-supported project

National Amphibian Conservation Center
Detroit Zoo

El Valle Amphibian Rescue Center
Houston Toad Head-starting Program
Houston Zoo

What Are Amphibians Trying To Tell Us?
Saint Louis Zoo

Pathology of Chytrid Fungi
San Diego Zoo's Center for Conservation and Research for Endangered Species

The Amphibian Crisis
Toledo Zoo

Conservation of Reptiles and Amphibians
Toronto Zoo

Reptile and Amphibian Research
Zoo Atlanta

Other Organizations

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
A US Geological Survey-led national program of amphibian monitoring, research, and conservation, began in 2000.

AmphibiaWeb
A rich source of information on amphibian biology and conservation for more than 6,000 species -- all species can be queried for taxonomic, distributional and exact specimen data and some have complete accounts.

Amphibian Specialist Group
Because of the scale of response required to tackle the current amphibian crisis, the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) was formed when the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF), the Global Amphibian Specialist Group (GASG) and the Global Amphibian Assessment merged into a unified body devoted to Global amphibian conservation.

Center for North American Herpetology
An authoritative checklist (most with images) to the frogs and toads of Canada and the United States.

Frog Calls, an evolving webumentary
Features video clips of calling frogs and interviews with scientists about frog issues; declining populations, evolution and conservation. Sponsored by the Chicago Herpetological Society.

Frogs Australia Network
A rich source of information about Australian frogs, hosted by Zoos Victoria.

Global Amphibian Assessment
the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 5,918 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. This website presents results of the assessments, including IUCN Red List threat category, range map, ecology information, and other data for every amphibian species.

Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
A partnership dedicated to the conservation of the herpetofauna – reptiles and amphibians – and their habitats. Membership includes individuals from state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, museums, pet trade industry, nature centers, zoos, energy industry, universities, herpetological organizations, research laboratories, forest industries, and environmental consultants.

Check out both the site of the national network and those of your regional group: