The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease. CNN values your feedback 1.

A Caribbean frog species known as the mountain chicken is on the brink of extinction due to the spread of an infectious fungal disease. However, a recent survey found that there were still 21 of ...

Mountain chickens used to be found on several islands in the Lesser Antilles, but now only occur on Dominica and Montserrat. The species was once abundant on these two islands, commonly hunted and ...

The frog is one of the largest in the world, and can grow up to 1kg (2.2lb) in weight according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), but it was no match for the deadly microscopic fungus.

Conservationists around the world are calling for urgent efforts to save the critically endangered mountain chicken frog. It comes after a survey found only 21 of the frogs left in the wild.

The mountain chicken frog was once so abundant in Dominica, with thousands found across the island, that it became a national delicacy, supposedly tasting of chicken. Now, a new survey has found ...

The mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax) was once considered Dominica's unofficial national dish, according to locals.

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