This rare alpine frog is fighting against a lethal fungus – by breeding faster and faster

Laura Brannelly, CC BY-NC-ND

For a small frog, the alpine tree frog (Litoria verreauxii alpina) packs a lot of surprises.

For one, this tree frog lives in snowy gullies and high mountain crags across the Australian Alps, far from the tropical areas we normally associate with tree frogs.