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Darwin's frogs face fungal assault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25016914
The males of the species incubate fertilised eggs in their mouth
The fungus that is decimating amphibians worldwide has claimed one species of Darwin's frog and may soon claim the other, scientists say.
The animals, so named because of the great naturalist's involvement in their discovery, are distinctive for the males rearing the young in their mouth.
Researchers tell Plos One journal that habitat destruction has undoubtedly blighted the South American frogs, but cannot explain the declines in full.
They blame chytrid fungus, also.
