Abstract

AGOSTINI, María Gabriela et al. First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting threatened populations of Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis) in Argentina. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2015, vol.86, n.3, pp.826-828. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.07.007.

We present the first record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd ) infecting endangered populations of the Tandilean Red-belly toad (Melanophryniscus aff. montevidensis ). We obtained skin swab samples of 32 individuals. The prevalence was 35.5% and the infection levels varied between 0.34 and 915 Bd -genomic equivalents. This finding represents a new threat that could be affecting, in conjunction with the high habitat fragmentation, the viability of the studied populations.

Keywords : Chytridiomycosis; Amphibians; Population decline; Highland grassland.

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