Telling One Frog From Another (Jodi Rowley)
Description
It's not just that there are a lot of different kinds of amphibians. There are a lot of different kinds of frogs. Some fight, some bark, some sing. we have a lot to learn from this (often) threated variety of amphibians. Not just about how frogs work, but also for human benefit as well.
Jodi Rowley curator of amphibian and reptile conservation biology for the Australian Museum and the University of New South Wales. She knows frogs.
Links from this episode:
Jodi has SO MANY FROGS on her website.
You can hear more frog calls on the Australian Museum website. There's more about singing frogs, missing frogs or vampire frogs there, as well.
Jodi's pictures of a caecilian.
The Amphibians of the World online reference.
The lowdown on Amphibian Chytrid Fungus.
Songs from this episode:
No Hablo Español — Fea
Batonga — Angelique Kidjo
I've Got a Fang — They Might Be Giants
Say Sun — Y La Bamba
Orca — Y La Bamba
Pure & Easy — The Dining Rooms (Six Feet Under soundtrack)
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