太平洋群岛上的树蛙Tree Frog, Pacific Islands

Tree Frog, Pacific Islands
树蛙,太平洋群岛,2003


中文注释：（网友翻译，有待改进，请跟帖发表自己看法）
太平洋群岛上的一只树蛙正张开它那宽大的强有力的四肢依附在一棵树干上。蛙类——尤其是分布在热带的蛙类——正在以惊人速度消失，归其原因，部分是因为气候改变而引起的流行病。两栖类动物的皮非常的薄，这使得蛙类极易受到温度、湿度或是水质的改变的影响。

图片为国家地理杂志2003年《热点：保留“易碎”的生物圈的“碎片”》一文而摄。





英文注释：
Tree Frog, Pacific Islands, 2003
A tree frog shows off its broad and effective grip while clinging to a tree trunk in the Pacific Islands. Frogs—particularly tropical species—are vanishing at alarming rates, in part due to disease epidemics attributed to climate change. Amphibian skin is incredibly thin, making frogs acutely susceptible to changes in temperature, humidity, or water quality.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hotspots: Preserving Pieces of a Fragile Biosphere," March 2003, National Geographic magazine)





















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