INVESTIGADORES
LESCANO Julian Norberto
artículos
Título:
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Argentina: first record in Leptodatylus gracilis and another record in Leptodactylus ocellatus
Autor/es:
GHIRARDI, ROMINA; LESCANO, JULIÁN N.; LONGO, MARIA S.; ROBLEDO, GERARDO; STECIOW, MONICA M.; PEROTTI, MARIA G.
Revista:
HERPETOLOGICAL REVIEW
Editorial:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Referencias:
Año: 2009 p. 175 - 176
ISSN:
0018-084X
Resumen:
In the last few decades, rapid declines and extinctions of populations have been reported in more than 400 amphibian species all over the world. A pathogen that has received attention relative to these losses is the chytridiomycete Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisWe present Bd detections in central Argentina: a new occurrence in the Striped Thin-toed Frog (Leptodactylus gracilis) and another occurrence in the Spotted Thin-toed Frog (Leptodactylus ocellatus)Our finding expands the known distribution of Bd to the wilderness area of the Chacoan phytogeographic region of Argentina. An increase in the number of amphibian species monitored will help us to estimate the health of wild populations
