JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Conservationists are monitoring some 200 endangered frogs that were released along South Africa's coastline after a captive-breeding program at the Johannesburg Zoo.

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The wetland is characterised by a coastal wetland and swamp forest, which make it a perfect home for the two frog species.

The frog festival plays an important role in amphibian research in South Africa and information gleaned here has been used in research for the South African Frog Atlas Project.

The list includes 136 frog and 407 reptile species that have been scientifically described. He explains why it's important to record all the species names that people use in their own languages.

In the late 1920s, long before modern-day pregnancy tests were developed, the South African Clawed Frog was used to help doctors test for pregnancy.

This 47,000-hectare (116,000-acre) rural district of farms, marshes, rivers and water bodies is located on the Agulhas Plain in South Africa’s Western Cape province.

This took place in an area known as Langebaanweg, a region which lies on Africa’s south west coast, 150km north of Cape Town. The site is home to an incredibly rich and diverse selection of fossils.

JOHANNESBURG — Conservationists are monitoring some 200 endangered frogs that were released along South Africa's coastline after a captive-breeding program at the Johannesburg Zoo.

In South Africa, for example, there are 11 official spoken languages and scientists use Latin names for species. Most people aren’t familiar with the scientific names.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust, a South African group, will follow the progress of the frogs, which were transported in plastic jars by road to their new homes near the city of Durban. JOHANNESBURG ...