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DENR Regional Office XIII Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City, 8600 Website: http://caraga.denr.gov.ph/ E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Regional Public Affairs Office Tel. No.: (085) 341-32-29 Some Frogs in Caraga Region ♥ January 2016 / jsn http://issuu.com/cdo-caraga DENR-Caraga Asiatic Tree Frog Rhacophorus bimaculatus Here’s the vital reason why we need to save the frogs: Frogs are an integral part of the food web. Tadpoles keep waterways clean by feeding on algae. Adult frogs eat large quantities of insects, includ- ing disease vectors that can transmit fatal illnesses to humans (i.e. mosqui- toes/ malaria/dengue). Frogs also serve as an important food source to a diverse array of predators, including dragonflies, fish, snakes, birds, beetles, centipedes and even monkeys. Frogs are bioindicators. Frogs are considered accurate indicators of environ- mental stress: the health of frogs is thought to be indicative of the health of the biosphere as a whole. Frogs are important in medical research that benefits humans. Frogs produce a wide array of skin secretions, many of which have significant potential to improve human health through their use as pharmaceuticals. Frogs are sound cool and kids love them -- so there are lots of reasons to save the frogs! www.savethefrogs.com/why-frogs/ Mindanao Horned Frog Megophrys Stejnegeri White-lipped Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax SOME SOME SOME FROGS FROGS FROGS IN IN IN CARAGA CARAGA CARAGA REGION REGION REGION
