Amphibian Research Group, Univ of
Newcastle
Amphibian Sperm Banking is
ready to go
• Sperm can be
collected non-invasively
• In
vitro fertilisation with frozen sperm works
• Frozen sperm
can be stored economically
• Banked sperm
could be used now to complement
endangered species
recovery and management
programmes
-
preserve the genetic diversity
-
insurance against catastrophic loss of populations
e.g. Corroboree
frog Pseudophryne corroboree
Baw Baw
Frog Philoria
frosti
Eungella
Day Frog Taudactylus
eungellensis
White-bellied
Frog Geocrinia
alba
• limitation:
requires live females from the same species
to supply
eggs