Those devout traders, called "Wali Ullah" or "those close to God", energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals tothe native mysticism of Java.

Those devout traders, called "Wali Ullah" or "those close to God", energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the native mysticism of Java.

Since then the fungus — believed to be spread by international trade and global warming — has virtually wiped out the wild frog population.