Amphibian biology is intricate, and there are many inter‐related factors that need to be
understood before establishing successful Conservation Breeding Programs (CBPs) …

The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) is a critically endangered species and
currently is believed to survive and reproduce only in human care. Panamanian golden frog …

The success of ex situ survival assurance populations as tools for amphibian conservation
depends on the health and reproductive success of founder populations. Necropsy …

Feed plays a central role in the physiological development of terrestrial and aquatic animals.
Historically, the feeding practice of aquatic research species derived from aquaculture …

Headstarting efforts are thought to be critical in supplementing populations of the at-risk
Gopher Frog (Rana capito); however, recent efforts have occasionally resulted in juveniles …

Amphibian nutrition has been highlighted as one of the disciplines requiring more
investigation to support ex situ conservation programs. Specifically, anuran metabolism …

Captive rearing programs have been initiated to save the European common spadefoot
(Pelobates fuscus), a toad species in the family of Pelobatidae, from extinction in The …

In 2013 a workshop was hosted to evaluate the current understanding of amphibian
medicine and nutrition, in order to further our progress in establishment of successful …