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The need to protect me
I am on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of
Threatened Species, but there aren’t any efforts being made to protect me.
Moreover, I am food to some native Amazonian people. Steps need to be taken
immediately to protect my home so that my family and I can be saved.
: up to 15 years Blast from the past
The extended family of the Myers’
Surinam toad, called Pipidae, has
excellent fossil records. Twelve of
their species are already extinct.
Length:Bio 36—45mm; Lifespan
CR
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Have you heard of a strange toad that looks ED
unwell even when it’s completely healthy?
Well, I am that toad and my name is Myers’ EN
Surinam. I live in shallow waters in the VU
forested areas of Panama and Columbia.
The need to protect me
I am on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of
Threatened Species, but there aren’t any efforts being made to protect me.
Moreover, I am food to some native Amazonian people. Steps need to be taken
immediately to protect my home so that my family and I can be saved.
: up to 15 years Blast from the past
The extended family of the Myers’
Surinam toad, called Pipidae, has
excellent fossil records. Twelve of
their species are already extinct.
Length:Bio 36—45mm; Lifespan
CR
ENDANGER
Have you heard of a strange toad that looks ED
unwell even when it’s completely healthy?
Well, I am that toad and my name is Myers’ EN
Surinam. I live in shallow waters in the VU
forested areas of Panama and Columbia.
