Amphibian Conservation Case Studies | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 210526640) - Pico Blanco Tree Frog - Awarded $4,000 on September 29, 2021

29-09-2021 - Pico Blanco Tree Frog

In-situ conservation of the treefrog Isthmohyla pictipes in a tropical cloud forest of Costa Rica The Pico Blanco Treefrog, Isthmohyla pictipes, is a Critically Endangered anuran endemic to Costa Rica, where it occurs along pristine streams of tropical cloud forests above 1500 masl. In this project, we will monitor a relict population to gain a better understanding of its conservation status in Costa Rica.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212526569) - Trench Robber Frog - Awarded $5,400 on April 22, 2021

22-04-2021 - Trench Robber Frog

Grassroots education and conservation for Pristimantis rubicundus meets big picture research in an Ecuadorian reserve in the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202525666) - Southern Darwin's frog - Awarded $23,900 on December 17, 2020

17-12-2020 - Southern Darwin's frog

Integrating research, education, and action to save Darwin’s frogs and forest amphibians in Chile

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202525570) - Lake Junin giant frog - Awarded $16,000 on December 17, 2020

17-12-2020 - Lake Junin giant frog

Financial reactivation due to Covid-19 of the recovery of the Junin giant frog, NGO GRUPO RANA, Peru.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200524824) - William’s bright-eyed tree frog - Awarded $4,600 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - William’s bright-eyed tree frog

Assessing the role of landscape change on Boophis williamsi population’s viability in Ankaratra Massif

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200524170) - Harlequin Poison Frog - Awarded $5,000 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - Harlequin Poison Frog

Population status and microenvironmental monitoring of the Harlequin Poison frog

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200524201) - Canasi Frog - Awarded $4,500 on September 23, 2020

23-09-2020 - Canasi Frog

In this project we will gather ecological, demographic and natural history data and conservation campaing of the critical endangered frog Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi, who is a locally endemic from the Flora Reserve Boca de Canasí, western Cuba. This species has very little known information and its habitat is in very vulnerable situation duo to both anthropic activities and climate change.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202524622) - Starry Night Harlequin toad - Awarded $9,000 on September 22, 2020

22-09-2020 - Starry Night Harlequin toad

Ensuring the conservation of two Threatened harlequin toads (Atelopus) in the Key Biodiversity Area Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523919) - Salamandra del Pital - Awarded $13,000 on April 19, 2020

19-04-2020 - Salamandra del Pital

Population assessment of the Bolitoglossa synoria amphibian of the Cerro El Pital Natural Area, El Salvador

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523589) - Phrynomedusa dryade - Awarded $6,800 on April 19, 2020

19-04-2020 - Phrynomedusa dryade

The rare leaf-frogs: threats and conservation of Phrynomedusa dryade

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