"Extinct" Toad Rediscovered in Ecuador

To biologists’ delight, the extinct Azuay stubfoot toad has just leapt back to life in Ecuador. Three independent teams of scientists were involved in the rediscovery of a small group of the toads living in mountain forests near Cuenca (map)—and most crucially, the newfound amphibians haven’t shown signs of chytrid, a deadly fungus that was blamed for their demise nearly 15 years ago.
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