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Disease

Amphibian Health and Disease

Worldwide, one third of all amphibian species are thought to be threatened with extinction and many others face severe population declines. Habitat loss is the main cause of declines worldwide, but there is growing concern surrounding the threats posed by infectious disease. 

Froglife has been working on the issue of amphibian disease in the UK for over 25 years. Follow the links to find out more about our work, the diseases that pose such a threat to our native species and how your information about dead amphibians is crucial to ongoing research...

Find out more about diseases
O Ranavirus (red-leg)
O Chytrid fungus


What we're doing...

O Frog disease research: working on the Frog Mortality Project with London Zoo.
O The Rana Project: assisting a European research project.


What you can do...

O Have you come across dead amphibians? We can help try and identify the cause.
O Contribute your data on amphibians killed by ranavirus
O Got healthy frogs? We still want to hear about it!