Henry Vilas Zoo - Behind the Scenes 2005

In the herpetarium and discovery center of Madison, Wisconsin’s Henry Vilas Zoo there are multiple exhibits housing amphibians, but these are not the only ones at the zoo. Behind the scenes many rare and endangered frogs are kept and bred. In cooperation with Zoo Atlanta and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Henry Vilas Zoo has worked with over a dozen species of frogs from Panama whose wild populations have been wiped out by the infamous chytrid fungus. Multiple species have now been bred by these zoological institutions, and although this does not ensure the species survival in the wild, it does make certain that their genetic lineage will at least exist in captivity. Below are photographs of some of these frogs along with other amphibians kept behind the scenes at the Henry Vilas Zoo. Contact me at devin@amphibiancare.com before using any of these photographs. Part of the frog room Terrariums housing frogs from Panama Notice the PVC connected to the drains of each terrarium Plants, tadpoles, and juvenile frogs Anotheca spinosa from Panama A. spinosa A. spinosa A terrarium housing Anotheca spinosa Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra from Panama Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra Juvenile E. fimbrimembra Hyloscirtus palmeri Hyloscirtus palmeri Hyloscirtus palmeri Gastrotheca cornuta A marsupial frog from Panama Cochranella granulosa Hyalinobatrachium valerioi another Panamanian glass frog Cochranella euknemos Cochranella euknemos from Panama Cochranella euknemos Centrolene ilex Centrolene ilex Centrolene ilex Centrolene ilex Colostethus pratti Colostethus pratti Ranitomeya minuta Ranitomeya minuta Ranitomeya minuta Ranitomeya minuta Dendrobates tinctorius 'Sipaliwini' Dendrobates tinctorius 'Sipaliwini' Cruziohyla calcarifer Cruziohyla calcarifer Eleutherodactylus punctariolus Eleutherodactylus punctariolus Eleutherodactylus caryophyllaceus Newly morphed Eleutherodactylus talamancae Eleutherodactylus talamancae bred at the zoo! Eleutherodactylus talamancae Eleutherodactylus talamancae Eleutherodactylus talamancae Eleutherodactylus talamancae Eleutherodactylus bufoniformis Eleutherodactylus pardalis Eleutherodactylus pardalis Rana warszewitschii from Panama Large rain chamber A rain bar made from PVC Another shot of the rain bar Dendropsophus ebreccatus have bred in here One more of the rain chamber Atelopus zeteki eggs Hylomantis lemur eggs Hylomantis lemur eggs Hylomantis lemur eggs