# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wBZdZuXG5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21019795-nationalparkservice-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-09T14:03:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

Also #AmphibianWeek!

Good news, everyone! When not hypnotizing sheep into a pen at a pet wrangling contest and being awarded first prize, of course, the hypnotoad is, eh, wha?!, sorry, this is not a hypnotoad, it’s a Rocky Mountain Toad. Well, whoever you all are, if anybody wants us, we’ll be in the angry dome thinking about amphibians and watching Everybody Loves Hypnotoad. The show has been going downhill since season 3 but everyone seems to like it.

That’s right! It’s Amphibian Week. The celebration calls attention to the important role that animals such as frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders play in our ecosystem and food chain. Amphibians consume huge numbers of mosquitoes and other disease-bearing insects. They are also indicator species, highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change and environmental contamination.

It ain’t easy being green…or an amphibian. About one-third of all amphibian species are in danger of extinction. Many animals rely on amphibians for food; without them, it affects the entire natural area. Some of the threats amphibians face include disease (like the ranavirus or chytrid fungus), changes in snowpack/rainfall, loss of wetlands, and splitting up their habitats. We need amphibians, and now they need us. Visit nps.gov to learn more about the threats they face and how you can help!

Image: The Rocky Mountain toad, or western Woodhouse’s toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii), is a subspecies in the Woodhouse’s toad subgroup. It can be identified by its light middorsal stripe, prominent cranial crests, and hypnotic eyes.

#toads #amphibian #nationalparks #science #nature #hypnotic

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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nature, science, hypnotic, amphibianweek, amphibian, toads, nationalparks

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