About the IRCF

The IRCF is a member-based organization that actively pursues the conservation of reptiles and amphibians and the natural habitat and ecosystems that support them in a variety of capacities depending on the project or program. IRCF support may include funding, mobilization of volunteers, and/or logisitcal assistance.

    Fungus devastates chicken frog leadimage

    BBC News: Montserrat’s “mountain chicken” frog has become the latest victim of the killer fungal disease that is devastating amphibians worldwide. UK researchers say that only two small pockets of the animals on the tiny Caribbean island remain disease-free. The mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax) is one of the world’s largest frogs.

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    Pink Iguana Species Discovered leadimage

    National Geographic, March 18, 2009
    January 5, 2009—A new species of Galápagos iguana has scientists tickled pink. The pink iguana, named after its salmon-colored skin, lives only on the Wolf volcano on the island of Isabela. Charles Darwin did not visit the volcano on his travels to the Ecuadorian island chains in the 1830s, so the creature remained undiscovered until 1986, when it was spotted

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Updates and News

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Legless frogs mystery solved

Matt Walker, BBC Editor, Earth News
Thursday, 25 June 2009 10:48 UK

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Research could help save tuatara from extinction

June 22nd, 2009. (PhysOrg.com) — Research by Victoria University PhD graduate Kim Miller

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Blue Iguana Species Recovery Plan III

Fred Burton, Director, June 18, 2009
AVAILABLE NOW FOR DOWNLOAD. Colorful photo, detailed information.

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Iguana shooter gets two months

The Daily Herald St. Maarten, July 17, 2009

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