What we meant to say was that since Jamster has just announced a global rebranding strategy, there's a good chance that their upcoming TV ads will eschew that wacky amphibian in an attempt to be less, uh, freaking annoying.

ENGADGET: Crazy Frog: R.I.P.?

On the other hand, global warming could be increasing the fungus' ability to grow faster on the amphibian and cause more disease.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Warming link to amphibian disease

Last year the New York Times reported that a herpetologist in Malaysia, Indraneil Das rediscovered a striking amphibian called the Borneo rainbow toad previously thought to be extinct.

BBC: Should the location of newly discovered species be hidden?

Common toads are believed to be declining across the UK because of habitat loss, according to amphibian and reptile conservation group Froglife.

BBC: Ringwood's Gorley Road toad crossing volunteers sought

Without new conservation measures, there could be a massive die-off of Caribbean frogs within 15 years, warned Adrell Nunez, an amphibian expert with the Santo Domingo Zoo in the Dominican Republic.

NPR: Alarm Over Vanishing Frogs In The Caribbean