Threats to Amphibians in Tropical Regions

Tropical amphibian populations have undergone drastic population declines and extinctions in recent decades. Threats to tropical amphibians include habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, infectious diseases, and climate change. Successful conservation of remaining amphibian populations is hindered by a lack of funding, a shortage of political and social will, and an incomplete understanding of the specific threats faced by individual amphibian populations. Unless these problems are remedied, we can expect that unacceptable numbers of amphibian species will become extinct in coming decades, resulting in irreversible consequences to the planet’s ecosystems.