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Panamanian golden frog

A Panamanian golden frog.
A Panamanian golden frog. Photo: Smithsonian Institute

This dazzling amphibian wears nature’s classic don’t-you-dare-try-to-eat-me coloration. It is a Panamanian golden frog, a critically endangered creature whose range has diminished in last half century. The frogs have struggled with the chytridiomycosis, a fungal pathogen has killed swathes of the animals.

Some frogs are cared for by humans, but the wild population is just hanging on.