Reptile & Amphibian Projects
Reptiles and amphibians are some of the most threatened groups on the planet. Pressures such as the deadly chytrid fungus , illegal trade, habitat loss and climate change have led to predictions that a large proportion of all reptile and amphibian species could go extinct over the next century. ZSL is working to save several species and to keep tabs on chytrid fungus in the UK. See reptiles and amphibians at ZSL London zoo.
Pool frog reintroductions
The pool frog became extinct in the UK during the 1990s but a project has commenced in which pool frogs have been reintroduced from Sweden, and we may again see these ‘marsh nightingales’ in Norfolk.
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Giant Salamander
Chinese giant salamander can grow up to 1.8m in length and evolved independently from all other amphibians hundreds of millions of years ago. It is one of ZSL's ten EDGE Amphibians.
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Adder genetics
Snake experts from ZSL's Institute of Zoology, Natural Earth and Oxford University have teamed up to perform a vital health check on Britain’s only venomous snake, the adder.
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Turtle Ark
Many turtle species are threatened by illegal trade. As part of the Tutle Survival Alliance, ZSL's Whipsnade Zoo houses an internationally important collection of freshwater turtles.
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Mountain Chicken Frogs
The mountain chicken frog of Dominica is one of the largest frogs in the world. Chytrid fungus caused the species to decline by around 70% between 2002 and 2004.
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UK Amphibian Monitoring
The Chytrid fungus
is deadly to amphibians and has recently been detected in the UK. A nationwide survey is underway to establish facts about the fungus and prevent further declines.
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Komodo Dragons
The Komodo Dragons in ZSL London Zoo
were introduced as part of a coordinated breeding programme. Since then, we have assisted research on this exciting reptile in the wild.
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Amphibian Ark
The Zoological Society of London is working alongside Amphibian Ark (AArk) to save endangered species of amphibians through an Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP).
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UK Frog Health Checks
ZSL is working with Froglife
to monitor ranavirus, a disease affecting UK frogs, and we need your help. Ranavirus has been an increasing threat to amphibians since the 1980s, the Frog Mortality Project aims to find out how much.
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