Conservation Threats

Agricultural Expansion

Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations

1,269 Animals

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Chameleon

Eyes apart. Tongue like lightning.

Bullfrog

Big frog. Bigger boom.

Pademelon

Little hopper of the forest edge

Caiman

Freshwater armor, silent power

Tiger Salamander

Vernal-pool tiger, underground traveler

Stick Insect

Nature's living twigs and leaves

Capybara

Built to graze, born to swim

Guinea Fowl

Spotted sentinels of the savanna

Gila Monster

Venom by chew, built for the desert

Tree Frog

Sticky toes, big voices, forest lives

Common Toad

Warty wanderer, springtime pond pilgrim

Molly

Livebearing grazer with brackish grit

Mayfly

Born in water, gone in a day

Fire-Bellied Toad

Flash the belly, live to tell it.

Desert Tortoise

Built for burrows, made for deserts

Crab-Eating Macaque

Long tail, big brains, bold foraging

Hermit Crab

Borrowed shells, bold lives

Burrowing Frog

Dig deep. Emerge with the rain.

Water Dragon

Bask. Bolt. Dive.

Turkey

Strut, gobble, and soar-wild-born.

Wallaby

Pouches, power-hops, and wild places

Earwig

Forceps, night-life, and fierce mothering

Common Frog

Spring's frogspawn maker

Frilled Lizard

Pop the frill, own the moment

Agricultural Expansion