Javan tree frog
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Hoppy National Frog Month!. Frog Month
This sleepy-looking Javan tree frog, which is only found on the Indonesian island of Java, is the perfect mascot for National Frog Month. While not everyone is a fan, frogs play a critical role in the food chain, eating pests like mosquitoes, flies, spiders, and even mice.
It is estimated that at least 200 species of frogs have gone extinct in the last five decades and there are fears hundreds more will follow. So, this April, let's take a moment to learn more about these little amphibians and ways to save them. Even the smallest changes, such as being more wary of how we dispose of our trash, can be immensely beneficial for this important species.
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Volcán Alcedo giant tortoises, Isabela Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
Panther chameleon in Amber Mountain National Park, Madagascar
African bush elephants at Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
Chameleon walking on a plant, Indonesia
Spectral tarsiers in a ficus tree in Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Indonesia
Pinzon Island tortoise hatchling emerging from its egg at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
