15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Extinct frog in its natural environment

A specimen of the extinct frog Holoaden bradei, last seen in the wild in 1978, sits in what was once its natural habitat (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia; Brazil's first national park, State of Rio de Janeiro/Minas Gerais, Brazil). The culprit: a fungal pathogen that has decimated amphibian populations globally.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Itamonte, MG, Brazil
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Copyright: © Gui Becker