WATCH | Chile steps up action to save tiny Darwin’s frog on the brink

Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin's frog, a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.

August 01, 2025 at 10:00 am

An educational figurine of a Darwin's frog shows a male frog carrying a froglet at the Chilean National Zoo, as the Chilean government launches a public-private program aimed at promoting its conservation, in Santiago, Chile July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza (Pablo Sanhueza)

Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin's frog, a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.

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WATCH | Chile steps up action to save tiny Darwin’s frog on the brink

Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin's frog, a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.

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