The Global Amphibian Conservation Magazine

Issue 2

Issue 2 — June 2026

Amphibian Futures, Now

Published June 16, 2026

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In This Issue

From the Editor

You Came. You Stayed. Now Pull Your Log a Little Closer

Candace M. Hansen

Featured

Amphibian Survival Alliance Supports Panama's Launch of National Key Biodiversity Areas Assessment

Gina Della Togna, Ph.D.

From Red List to Recovery - Collaborative Conservation and Planning for South Africa's Threatened Frogs: Pickersgill's Reed Frog as a Case Study

Dr. Jeanne Tarrant, Dr. Dewidine van der Colff, Dr. Adrian Armstrong, Dr. Josh Weeber

The Toad Crisis in Tokyo: What Urban Communities Can Do

Kazuko Hase

Rising from the Ashes: Rebuilding Watson's Tree Frog Populations via Conservation Breeding and Release

Dr Matt West, Damian Goodall

From Genomes to Groundwork: Supporting Amphibian Conservation in Practice

Tiffany Kosch, María Torres-Sánchez

Beyond the Scientific Name: What 36 New Species Taught Me About Exploring Amphibian and Reptile Diversity in the Neotropics

Abel Batista

Articles

Finding Frogs, Flies and Fungi: Using Environmental DNA to Survey Amphibians and Their Pathogens

Dr. Jenny Whilde, Dr. David Duffy

Global

Community-Led Conservation for the Taita Hills Warty Frog: Save The Frogs Day 2026 in Kenya

Fredrick Kioko Kilonzo, Jacinta Munyiva Kilonzo

Afrotropical

Two Doors into the Same Forest: Rethinking Amphibian Distributions Through Microhabitats and Unexpected Encounters

Khairuddin Iqbal Supartha

Indomalayan

Evolutionary Conservation Hotspots: Key Areas for Threatened Neotropical Glassfrogs Under Climate Change Scenarios

Mateo A. Vega-Yánez, Daniela Franco-Mena

Neotropical

Holding On to the Rocks, Slipping Through the Cracks: Anthropogenic Threats to Sumatran Ranids Bearing Gastromyzophorous Tadpoles

Sherlo Adha Maulana

Indomalayan

Strengthening African Amphibian Conservation Through Bioacoustics and Collaboration

Ndimuh Bertrand Shancho

Afrotropical

The Bullfrog Project in Uruguay: Two Decades Tracking a Biological Invasion that Threatens Native Amphibians

Gabriel Laufer, Noelia Gobel, Nadia Kacevas, Sofía Cortizas

Neotropical

Promoting Stewardship on the Conservation of Amolops mahabharatensis in Central Nepal

Pooja Paudel

Indomalayan

What Makes Salamanders Face Higher Extinction Risk? Key Findings and Conservation Priorities

Jiang Wang, Yanping Wang

Global

Species Spotlight: Littlejohn's Tree Frog

Nikki Watson, Dr Kaya Klop-Toker, Dr Alex Callen, Dr Rose Upton

Australasian

Monitoring of Atelopus colomai in One of the Last Tropical Rainforest Patches Next to Puyo City, in the Western Amazon of Ecuador

Alonso Chicaiza-Jácome, Santiago Tacuri-Valencia, Alexander Taimal-Aguilar, Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig, Patricio Vinueza-Mecías, Amadeus Plewnia, Mario Yánez-Muñoz, Carolina Reyes-Puig

Neotropical

Elasticity Analysis Reveals Management Priorities for the Exploited African Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Dr. Houénafa Aimé Chrysostome Gansa, Imaculé Schadrac Baglo, Thierry Matinkpon Agblonon Houélomè, Hyppolite Agadjihouèdé

Afrotropical

Leaps and Bounds: Development of Chytrid Research

Zara Shattock

Global

ONG Ranita de Darwin Joins the Amphibian Survival Alliance for the Conservation of Chile's Amphibians

Soledad Delgado Oyarzún, Andrés Valenzuela-Sánchez

Neotropical

Yo Protejo Mis Ranitas: Engaging Private Landowners in Amphibian Conservation Across Southern Chile

Andrés Valenzuela-Sánchez, Soledad Delgado Oyarzún

Neotropical

Author's Note: Frogs in the Clouds

Clifford Peter Yaee

Australasian

From the journals

Climate-driven erosion of richness and evolutionary diversity and conservation shortfall in a salamander hotspot

Bolom-Huet, R., Caloca-Peña, L., Falconi-Briones, F., & Sunny, A.

Biodiversity and Conservation

Evolutionary conservation hotspots: key areas for threatened Neotropical glassfrogs under climate change scenarios

Vega-Yánez, M. A., Velasco, J. A., Hutter, C. R., Franco-Mena, D., Amador, L., & Guayasamin, J. M.

PeerJ

Relative importance of traits, climate, and threats to extinction risk in salamanders

Wang, J., Chen, C., Zhang, Y., & Wang, Y.

Conservation Biology

Updated assessment of population size and habitat of the Critically Endangered frog Boophis williamsi (Guibé, 1974) in Madagascar's central highlands

Fanomezantsoa, R. D. S. E., Rabibisoa, N. H. C., Hyde Roberts, S., & Edmonds, D. A.

The Herpetological Journal

A new locality for the Critically Endangered Atelopus peruensis (Anura: Bufonidae) in an inter-Andean valley from Áncash, Peru

Vilca-Alzamora, C., Wong, A., Barrera-Moscoso, D., Escudero-Guerrero, J., & Aguilar-Puntriano, C.

SALAMANDRA

Opportunities

Funding

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Funding·Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund·Closed

Deadline was Oct 15, 2026

SSAR Grants in Herpetology

Funding·Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)·Open

Deadline: Dec 15, 2026

JRS Biodiversity Foundation — Letters of Inquiry Open

Funding·JRS Biodiversity Foundation·Open

Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation

Funding·The Rufford Foundation·Open

Wildlife Emergency Fund

Funding·Brevard Zoo / East Coast Zoological Foundation·Open

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation — 2026 Call for Projects

Funding·Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation·Closed

Deadline was Jun 30, 2026

Rapid Response Facility — Emergency Conservation Grants

Funding·Rapid Response Facility (UNESCO / Fauna & Flora / Fondation Franklinia)·Open

Amphibian Survival Alliance Emergency Grants Program

Funding·Amphibian Survival Alliance·Open

Idea Wild — Small Equipment Grants for Conservation

Funding·Idea Wild·Open

Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program

Funding·Wildlife Acoustics·Closed

Deadline was Aug 15, 2026

The Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grants

Funding·The Explorers Club·Open

Amphibian Ark Granting Program (2026 cycle)

Funding·Amphibian Ark·Open

ASAP Species Rapid Action Fund

Funding·IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP)·Open

Rainforest Trust Protected & Conserved Area Creation Awards

Funding·Rainforest Trust·Closed

Deadline was Jul 1, 2026

Darwin Initiative Round 32

Funding·Darwin Initiative (UK Government / Defra)·Closed

Deadline was Jul 1, 2026

Bossart Memorial One Health Scholarship

Funding·One Health Commission·Closed

Deadline was Jul 31, 2026

Events

XXVI Congreso Argentino de Herpetología

Event·Asociación Herpetológica Argentina (AHA)·Closed

Was Jun 30, 2026

Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (JMIH) 2026

Event·ASIH, SSAR, Herpetologists' League, American Elasmobranch Society·Closed

Was Jul 8, 2026

50th Anniversary International Herpetological Symposium

Event·International Herpetological Symposium (IHS)·Closed

Was Jul 29, 2026

ARAV Annual Conference 2026

Event·Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians·Closed

Was Aug 30, 2026

ACCB 2026 — African Congress for Conservation Biology

Event·Society for Conservation Biology — Africa Section·Closed

Was Aug 31, 2026

CBD COP-17 — Yerevan, Armenia

Event·Convention on Biological Diversity·Closed

Was Oct 19, 2026

NZES–SCBO 2026 Joint Conference

Event·New Zealand Ecological Society / SCB Oceania·Open

Starts Nov 30, 2026

Calls for Contributions

AmphiBios Issue 3 — Call for Contributions

Call for Contributions·Amphibian Survival Alliance·Closed

Deadline was Aug 25, 2026

Conservation Evidence Journal — Call for Papers

Call for Contributions·Conservation Evidence (University of Cambridge)·Open

Amphibian & Reptile Conservation — Open Journal Submissions

Call for Contributions·Amphibian & Reptile Conservation·Open

Neotropical Biology and Conservation — Open Journal Submissions

Call for Contributions·Pensoft Publishers·Open

African Journal of Herpetology — Call for Submissions

Call for Contributions·Herpetological Association of Africa (Taylor & Francis)·Open

Training & Capacity Building

ZSL Conservation Science Courses

Training·Zoological Society of London (ZSL)·Open

Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Professional Development

Training·Smithsonian NZCBI / George Mason University·Open

Center for Wildlife Studies Online Short Courses

Training·Center for Wildlife Studies (CWS)·Open

Using Key Biodiversity Areas to Improve Implementation of the GBF

Training·UNDP / KBA Partnership / Learning for Nature·Open

Species Conservation Planning Workshops and Webinars

Training·IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG)·Open

IUCN Academy Professional Certificates and Online Courses

Training·IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)·Open