Alien herpetofauna have a broad diversity of ecological and evolutionary impacts, involving
seven mechanisms. Ecological impacts usually result from trophic disruptions and may be …

Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The disease has been associated with global amphibian …

Interspecies transfer of mitochondrial (mt) DNA is a common phenomenon in plants,
invertebrates and vertebrates, normally linked with hybridization of closely related species in …

Abstract In Western Europe, many pond owners introduce amphibians for ornamental
purposes. Although indigenous amphibians are legally protected in most European …

One of the most frequently translocated species outside their native range in Europe are
water frogs of the genus Pelophylax. Recently, water frogs belonging to the same genus …

Globalization and increasing human impact on natural aquatic systems have facilitated the
movement of species and the establishment of nonindigenous species enhancing …

Aim Invasive species often exhibit a highly non‐random suite of traits relative to non‐
invasive taxa, and these biases reflect strong selection at a series of steps along the …

Western European Water Frog species can be morphologically very similar, especially
Pelophylax ridibun dus and P. perezi. As these species, together with P. lessonae, produce …

We report the discovery of a population of the exotic North African Water Frog Pelophylax
saharicus around the Etang de Berre, on the Mediterranean coast of France, about 25 km …

BACKGROUND Apple snails from the genus Pomacea have spread widely in paddy fields
and other wetlands of southern China since their introduction in the 1980s. Pomacea spp …