Toughie
Toughie († September 26, 2016) was the last known living specimen of the species Ecnomiohyla rabborum . The animal was kept in the so-called FrogPOD , a secure and non-public area of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens .
Well-known life story
This specimen, a fully grown male, was caught during an expedition into the rainforest of central Panama in 2005 . Since then he has been nursed in Atlanta. Remaining known conspecifics died in 2009 (the last female) and 2013 (the penultimate male), so that Toughie was the last known specimen after a last unsuccessful attempt at reproduction (the tadpoles died before the metamorphosis). On September 26, 2016, he was found dead by his caretaker.
In 2013 it was featured in a National Geographic documentary about the frogs of the Botanical Gardens and in 2015 in the documentary Racing Extinction .
Web links
- Portrait photos of Toughie from the work of Joel Sartore .
supporting documents
- ↑ Atlanta Botanical Garden frogPOD ( English ) Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ↑ Daniel Stone: Rabb's Fringe-limbed Treefrog featured in this month's National Geographic! ( English ) Atlanta Botanical Garden. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
