[HTML][HTML] Harlequin frog rediscoveries provide insights into species persistence in the face of drastic amphibian declines

KE Jaynes, MI Páez-Vacas, D Salazar-Valenzuela… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amphibians face global declines, and it remains unclear the extent to which species have
responded, and through what mechanisms, to persist in the face of emerging diseases and …

[PDF][PDF] The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula and its adjacent islands, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status

A Peralta-García… - Amphibian & …, 2023 - amphibian-reptile-conservation.org
The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, consists of 172 species,
including 18 anurans, three salamanders, 140 squamates, and 11 turtles. Among the 10 …

Water pollution increases the risk of Chytridiomycosis in Mexican amphibians

M Jacinto-Maldonado, C González-Salazar… - EcoHealth, 2023 - Springer
Chytridiomycosis is affecting amphibians worldwide, causing the decline and extinction of
several amphibian populations. The disease is caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium …

Anticipating the potential impacts of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans on Neotropical salamander diversity

A García‐Rodríguez, MD Basanta… - Biotropica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emergent infectious disease caused by the fungal pathogens Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) represents one of the …

Bioclimatic and anthropogenic variables shape the occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis over a large latitudinal gradient

M Alvarado-Rybak, M Lepe-Lopez… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Amphibian chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd),
has caused the greatest known loss of biodiversity due to an infectious disease. We used Bd …

Chytrid prevalence and infection intensity in treefrogs from three environments with different degrees of conservation in Mexico

R Bolom‐Huet, E Pineda, A Andrade‐Torres… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has been
related to rapid population declines and extinction in amphibians around the world. Bd has …

[HTML][HTML] High fungal pathogen loads and prevalence in Baja California amphibian communities: The importance of species, elevation, and historical context

AJ Adams, A Peralta-García, CA Flores-López… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amphibians are declining globally, and the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), which causes the disease chytridiomycosis, has been the culprit in many of these …

Species distribution models predict the geographic expansion of an enzootic amphibian pathogen

H Zumbado‐Ulate, A García‐Rodríguez, CL Searle - Biotropica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, numerous amphibian species have declined due to the introduction of the chytrid
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). However, the understanding of the …

Ecological correlates of extinction risk and persistence of direct-developing stream-dwelling frogs in Mesoamerica

H Zumbado-Ulate, K Neam, A García-Rodríguez… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the threats to wildlife across space and time is essential for developing
effective conservation strategies. In Mesoamerica (ie, the region that extends from Central …

Urban growth threatens the lowland Amazonian Manaus harlequin frog which represents an evolutionarily significant unit within the genus Atelopus (Amphibia: Anura …

RF Jorge, WE Magnusson, DA Silva… - Journal of Zoological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Manaus harlequin frog is an evolutionarily significant clade within the Atelopus
hoogmoedi species complex. Analyses of 16S and COI concatenated sequences support …