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The cinnamon bush frog was once widespread across the rainforests of Singapore. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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Consider the tiny cinnamon bush frog. The beautiful 4cm-long bright orange or reddish brown nocturnal animal was once widespread across the rainforests of Singapore.

Habitat destruction has made it rare to the point that it is now the subject of a species reintroduction programme by the National Parks Board.

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