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132 Radioactive Colour Changing Frogs

132 Radioactive Colour Changing Frogs

FromHerpetological Highlights


132 Radioactive Colour Changing Frogs

FromHerpetological Highlights

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Radioactive frogs around Chernobyl haven't been the same since the nuclear disaster. We talk about why they aren't so green, before focusing on a newly described species that couldn't be greener.
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Main Paper References:
Burraco P, Orizaola G. 2022. Ionizing radiation and melanism in Chornobyl tree frogs. Evolutionary Applications 15:1469–1479. DOI: 10.1111/eva.13476.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Varela-Soto D, Abarca JG, Brenes-Mora E, Aspinall V, Leenders T, Shepack A. 2022. A new species of brilliant green frog of the genus Tlalocohyla (Anura, Hylidae) hiding between two volcanoes of northern Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5178:501–531. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.6.1.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10 
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Released:
Oct 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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