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Arizona Amphibians Are Declining

Arizona’s amphibians aren’t doing very well.  It seems that the more a species depends on water, the greater its risk of extinction.  Most of Arizona’s fish and many of its mollusks are in danger.   There is very little local data for our amphibians, but it is well documented that frogs and toads are disappearing around the world.  The causes are a ‘perfect storm’ of surface water diversion and use, water pollution, disease, and predation by invasive species.

The photograph shows a Woodhouse’s Toad, often heard crying in the woods along the Agua Fria River in central Arizona.