New Virus Killing Off Amphibians, Jumping Between Species (PHOTOS)

New strains of the Ranavirus have been found in northern Spain and they are jumping species, killing frogs, toads and newts, according to BBC News. The virus can cause skin ulcers and intestinal bleeding.

Stephen Price, lead author of the study published in Current Biology, said, "Until the outbreaks, we didn't really know about this lineage of virus. But since these die-offs began, we've started to see them elsewhere - in China in giant salamanders."

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Virus, Amphibians, Frogs, Snakes, Reptiles