Amphibians are at the verge of extinction despite being key indicator species. Their populations are declining at an alarming rate yet remain among the least studied taxa especially in tropical Africa. About one third (1,895) of the 6,285 amphibian species are classified as threatened and have recently been included on the IUCN 2009 red list of threatened species. The decline is attributed to Chytridiomycosis a killer disease caused by class of pathogens fungi Chytridiomycetes first discovered and named in the late 1990's (Kiesecker et al. 2001). The fungus is known to spread faster under warmer conditions associated with global warming. CEF is looking out for funding to assess the prevalence of the desease among amphibians of the biodiversity rich albertine rift. Findings shall be very helful in formulation and implimentation of policies to ensure conservation of amphibians in tropical Africa.
