This is a Fringe-limbed Treefrog (Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra), a very poorly known Central American species. Since its description on 1948, the knowledge about this species remains very poor and just a handful of specimens were ever collected within its habitat on low altitude (around 1500 m) montane forests of Costa Rica and the very remote population found in Panama. From this last location, 220 km from the Costarican ones, only two different specimens were ever recorded since 1982. This one in this image is the second one, currently under a conservation program by Panamanian researchers. It’s currently listed as ENDANGERED by IUCN and it’s a close relative to the already believed extinct and Rabbs' Fringe-limbed (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) which became famous after the death of its presumably last member, called “Thougie” by Atlanta Botanical Gardens where it lived its last years. As someone else said, I really hope that both species still survive in the Panamanian forests and it’s just “lack of luck” of those looking for them. They’re secretive and hard to find species, so I hope it’s just bad luck and not other jewels of biodiversity vanishing under our eyes. These species were probably heavily affected by chytrid fungus, which we spread all over the world and led many Amphibian species to total extinction. I just cannot thing of a world without frogs. And losing unique species like the fringe-limbed treefrogs would be a terrible loss for everyone of us. #amphibian #extinction #toughie #ecnomiohyla #fimbrimembra #predatoridelmicrocosmo #treefrog #fringed #panama #conservation #chytrid #herp #rainforest @ilcp_photographers @losnaturalistas https://www.instagram.com/p/B8G3XgJqh4X/?igshid=16mnrnvnw8tpq
