| The global spreading of the chytrid fungus, causing a fungal skin infection resulting in death for whole frog populations, is a new massive threat for these amphibians. |
| A combination of factors—habitat destruction, climate change, a lethal disease called chytrid fungus puts them under stress. |
| Habitat loss and degradation is the major threat, but a disease called the amphibian chytrid fungus is also devastating amphibian populations. |
| On top of chytrid, amphibians also face deforestation, habitat destruction, air and water pollution, pesticides, invasive species, a sometimes predatory pet trade and climate change. |
| If there is no resistance then the accidental introduction of chytrid to Madagascar would have a devastating effect on such an important and unique group of animals. |
| Scientists blame chytrid, which kills amphibians by seeping in through their skin and leads to heart failure, for wiping out dozens of species and putting hundreds, maybe thousands, at risk. |
