Spanish amphibians. The most endangered of our wildlife

From September 8th

The amphibians are the most endangered animal reign in the planet. Emerging diseases, climate change, habitat degradation and transformation, and invasive species are looming in every corner of the world, in urban areas as well as in seemingly inaccessible forests and mountains. In recent years the number of extinct species is overwhelming and many of them have probably not even been discovered by science.

For this reason, the Spanish Herpetological Association (AHE) and the National Museum of Natural Science have collaborated to made this exhibition, temporal and itinerant, and made possible to let know the amphibians of the spanish wildlife, it's singularity and it's threats. There are 27 panels that shows photographs of every species and examples of they life cycles.

What is the AHE?

The Spanish Herpetological Association (AHE) was founded on July 7th, 1984, in the Assembly Hall of the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid.

The AHE encourages a close collaboration between Spanish herpetologists, channelled through congresses, meetings, working groups and its own publications. Among the activities it promotes are studies and research projects on amphibians and reptiles, their conservation and habitats.

It currently has around 500 members, research and teaching professionals, students and enthusiasts in the observation, study and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. 
It publishes two periodical scientific journals, Basic and Applied Herpetology (formerly Revista Española de Herpetología) and the Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española.

Photo: Long-tailed salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica, endemic to northwest Iberia. © E. Ayllón.