In search of lost frogs: the quest to find the world's rarest amphibians

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Foreword / by George Meyer -- Prologue -- Part 1. Unravelling a mystery. Spawning a passion -- The great disappearing act -- The smoking gun -- The grand curtain of life -- Lazarus frogs -- Part 2. The search. The search for lost frogs -- The thin line between life and death -- In search of the Mesopotamia beaked toad, Colombia -- Lost and found -- Lost frogs in the land of the living dead, Haiti -- Lost! : amphibians of India -- Most wanted, still lost -- In search of the Hula painted frog, Israel -- In search of the variable harlequin frog, Costa Rica -- Part 3. A journey's end. Second chances -- The song of the spadefoot -- The last word -- Expeditions in search of lost frogs.;Moore, a photographer and conservationist, relates how in 2010, he led the Search for Lost Frogs campaign, in which 33 teams searched on five continents for frogs, toads, and salamanders that had not been seen in decades. He describes how he and other scientists searched for frogs and newts in Scotland, Central and North America, and Australia; how he launched the campaign and created a 10 "Most Wanted" list; and the campaign's successes and failures. --Publisher's description.