Deforestation in the Philippines may have caused infertile hybrids of endemic frogs, study finds

Mongabay
Jul 16, 2025, 12:31 pm336 pts
In 1996, when herpetologist Rafe Brown accompanied a few biologists to the Philippine island of Mindanao to study frogs, they heard a cacophony near their campsite. In a puddle that skirted the forest, hundreds of chubby frogs with big, bright eyes had gathered, looking for mates to breed with. Brown said he…

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