Amazing Balabreviceps hillmani [an error occurred while processing this directive] <body bgcolor="silver"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" background="/images/amazing/gradient_blue.jpg" width=650px> <tr> <td><a href="/amazing_amphibians/amazing.html"> <img src="/images/amazing/amazing_logo.jpg" align="left" height=100px></a> <a href="/amazing_amphibians/amazing.html"> <img src="/images/amazing/mapfig_AfrEurAsia_xbgl.png" align="right" height=100px></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="1" bordercolor="#000099" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width=650px> <tr> <td align=center> <img src="/images/amazing/main_Balabreviceps_hillmani.jpg"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="/images/amazing/amazing_logo.jpg" align="left" height="150"> <p>The <b>Ethiopian Short-headed Frog, <i>Balebreviceps hillmani</i></b>, is listed as <span style="color: red;">�Endangered�</span> on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species<sup>TM</sup>. This poorly-known amphibian is endemic to the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, where it has been recorded from just a single site, at an elevation of around 3,200 meters. This species comes from a family of frogs that live underground, but its habitat in the Bale Mountains is so humid that researchers think that the Ethiopian Short-headed Frog does not need to burrow. Ethiopian Short-headed Frogs possess a remarkable defense mechanism, in which they puff up their bodies and secrete a sticky, white, and presumably irritating or toxic liquid from their skin. Their bright yellow markings may indicate to predators that they are toxic. <p> The narrow belt of giant heather woodland inhabited by the <b>Ethiopian Short-headed Frog</b> is under threat by an increasing human population and their livestock. It is not known how damaging this disturbance is to the Ethiopian Short-headed Frog, but future impacts might be disastrous for the species given its very limited known distribution. There is also the possibility that logging of forests at lower elevations may be having indirect negative impacts on its habitat.<p> The <b>Ethiopian Short-headed Frog</b> receives some protection within the Bale Mountains National Park. High priorities for the conservation of this small amphibian include the effective protection of its habitat, and further surveys to better understand its ecology, status, and the extent of its distribution. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <iframe style="border: none;" src="https://amazing-amphibians.herokuapp.com/?taxon_id=25012&project_id=13" height="450" width="610" scrolling="no"></iframe> <h3><em>How can you help?</em></h3> <li>Add your own observations on <a href=http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/global-amphibian-bioblitz>iNaturalist</a>. <li>Learn more about this species on <a href=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-scientific_name=Balebreviceps+hillmani> AmphibiaWeb</a>. <p>If your organization would like to be involved with the Amazing Amphibians program, contact us at <a href="mailto:amazing@amphibians.org?Subject=Amazing Amphibians">amazing@amphibians.org.</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width=700px> <tr> <td> The Amazing Amphibian Partners:<p> <img src="/images/aw_logo.jpg" height="60" style="padding:4px;"> <img src="/images/asglogo_200w.jpg" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/iucn_ssc_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/inat-logo-5.png" height="35" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/homepage_images/40h-GAB_logo.png" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/ASA_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"> <img src="/images/TstickytongueP_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/Arkive_logo.gif" height="40" style="padding:5px;"><img src="/images/AArk_logo_full.jpg" height="40" style="padding:5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=leftsidebottom> </td> <td class=footer> <hr> <script> var monthNames = [ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ]; var date = new Date(); var day = date.getDate(); var monthIndex = date.getMonth(); var year = date.getFullYear(); console.log(day, monthNames[monthIndex], year); document.write('Citation: '); document.write('AmphibiaWeb. ' + year + '. <<a href=https://amphibiaweb.org>https://amphibiaweb.org</a>> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed '); document.write(day + ' ' + monthNames[monthIndex] + ' ' + year + '.'); document.write('<p>'); document.write('<a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">'); document.write('<img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/80x15.png" /></a> AmphibiaWeb\'s <a href="/data/datause.html">policy on data use.</a>'); document.write('<p>'); document.write('AmphibiaWeb Copyright © 2000-' + year + ' The Regents of the University of California'); </script> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </body> </html>