Captive Breeding of Corroboree Frogs

Breeding Corroboree Frogs In Captivity.

Due to the precarious state of Corroboree Frogs in the wild, it is critical that we are able to successfully breed this species in captivity. Since 1997 Corroboree Frog eggs have been collected from the wild and raised in captivity. As it takes five years for frogs to reach sexual maturity there have only been enough adult frogs in captivity in the last couple of years to begin successfully breeding. Currently there are not enough captive females breeding to guarantee maintain a viable captive population however research into improving breeding conditions in captivity is continuing.

Corroboree Frogs are kept in captivity in specially designed facilities managed by our project partners, the Amphibian Research Centre, Zoos Victoria, Taronga Zoo and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.

You can visit these captive breeding facilities and see the Corroboree Frogs for yourselves.

 

Reintroducing Corroboree Frogs Back To The Wild.

A small number of Corroboree Frogs have been reintroduced back into the wild to assist wild frogs in developing resistance to the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus. In the future we hope to release many more frogs to help prevent wild populations going extinct.

This relies on being able to successfully continue our captive breeding program and to trial different ways of reintroducing the frogs. In 2008 we are also trialling releasing tadpoles into artificial pools in the wild that are not infected by the fungus so that the frogs can climb out of the pools when they transform into frogs.

 

 

 

 

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