Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the pathogen responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated in amphibian population declines around the world. In Puerto Rico, Bd has been shown to cause mortalities in endemic anurans of the genus Eleutherodactylus. In July 2014, we conducted visual-en...
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| author | Norman Greenhawk Sara Zlotnik Lauren Margaret Billy Sam Boas Sara Gabel |
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| description | Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the pathogen responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated in amphibian population declines around the world. In Puerto Rico, Bd has been shown to cause mortalities in endemic anurans of the genus Eleutherodactylus. In July 2014, we conducted visual-encounter surveys and collected 143 Bd swab samples at 10 locations in Icaco and Hormiga, two remote and understudied valleys in Patillas, Puerto Rico. We found five species of Eleutherodactylus and one species of Leptodactylus. Individuals of four species (E. coqui, E. cooki, E. richmondi, and E. wightmanae) yielded either positive or equivocal results for Bd, but 93.7% of the samples tested negative for Bd |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5dad6ee841542738219fc3574993d522022-12-21T21:27:06ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972316-90792017-06-01161Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto RicoNorman Greenhawk0Sara Zlotnik1Lauren Margaret Billy2Sam Boas3Sara Gabel4Tropic Ventures Research and Education FoundationPurdue University. Department of Biological SciencesVanderbilt UniversityUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MarylandBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the pathogen responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated in amphibian population declines around the world. In Puerto Rico, Bd has been shown to cause mortalities in endemic anurans of the genus Eleutherodactylus. In July 2014, we conducted visual-encounter surveys and collected 143 Bd swab samples at 10 locations in Icaco and Hormiga, two remote and understudied valleys in Patillas, Puerto Rico. We found five species of Eleutherodactylus and one species of Leptodactylus. Individuals of four species (E. coqui, E. cooki, E. richmondi, and E. wightmanae) yielded either positive or equivocal results for Bd, but 93.7% of the samples tested negative for Bdhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/134074conservationEleutherodactylus cookiEleutherodactylus richmondiEleutherodactylus wightmanaesecondary-growth forests |
| spellingShingle | Norman Greenhawk Sara Zlotnik Lauren Margaret Billy Sam Boas Sara Gabel Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology conservation Eleutherodactylus cooki Eleutherodactylus richmondi Eleutherodactylus wightmanae secondary-growth forests |
| title | Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico |
| title_full | Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico |
| title_fullStr | Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico |
| title_short | Baseline amphibian survey and sampling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Icaco and Hormiga valleys, Patillas, Puerto Rico |
| title_sort | baseline amphibian survey and sampling of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the icaco and hormiga valleys patillas puerto rico |
| topic | conservation Eleutherodactylus cooki Eleutherodactylus richmondi Eleutherodactylus wightmanae secondary-growth forests |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/134074 |
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