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Tropical snake diversity collapses after widespread amphibian loss

Science, 2020
Cascading impacts of prey loss The global pandemic caused by the amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has decimated frog populations around the world.
Elise F. Zipkin, Graziella V Direnzo, J. Ray, S. Rossman, K. Lips   +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of an Asian warty newt, Paramesotriton aurantius (Caudata: Salamandridae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Paramesotriton aurantius (Caudata: Salamandridae) is a new species that found in southeastern China. Its complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence was 16,313 bp in length with with A + T contents of 60.9%, and contained 13 protein-coding genes,
Jun-Jie Zhong, Zheng-Hua Zhang, Ying-Mao Zheng, Yu-Xi Zhang, Guo-Hua Ding, Zhi-Hua Lin   +5 more
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Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitochondrial genome of Microhyla beilunensis (Anura: Microhylidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) of Microhyla beilunensis (Anura: Microhylidae) was sequenced and annotated. The length of mtDNA sequences of M. beilunensis was 16,721 bp, and encoded 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes,
Lei Feng, Wei-Cheng Zheng, Zhi-Qiang Chen, Jun-Jie Zhong, Guo-Hua Ding   +4 more
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Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

Science, 2019
The demise of amphibians? Rapid spread of disease is a hazard in our interconnected world. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was identified in amphibian populations about 20 years ago and has caused death and species extinction at a ...
B. Scheele, F. Pasmans, L. Skerratt, L. Berger, A. Martel, W. Beukema, A. Acevedo, P. Burrowes, Tamilie Carvalho, A. Catenazzi, I. J. De la Riva, M. Fisher, Sandra V. Flechas, C. Foster, Patricia Frías-Álvarez, T. Garner, B. Gratwicke, J. Guayasamin, Mareike Hirschfeld, J. Kolby, T. Kosch, E. La Marca, D. Lindenmayer, K. Lips, A. Longo, Raúl Maneyro, Cait A. McDonald, J. Mendelson, Pablo Palacios-Rodríguez, G. Parra-Olea, C. Richards‐Zawacki, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Sean M. Rovito, C. Soto-Azat, L. F. Toledo, J. Voyles, C. Weldon, S. Whitfield, M. Wilkinson, K. Zamudio, S. Canessa   +40 more
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A new occurrence record for the Vulnerable Rhinella rumbolli (Carrizo, 1992) (Anura, Bufonidae) in Tarija, Bolivia [PDF]

Check List, 2021
We present a new altitudinal record for Salta Toad, Rhinella rumbolli (Carrizo, 1992). This species is recorded in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia from 700 to 1800 m a.s.l.
Patricia Mendoza-Miranda, Beatriz Nieto-Ariza, Marisol Hidalgo-Cossio, Ximena Velez-Liendo   +3 more
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Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines

Science, 2018
Panzootic chytrid fungus out of Asia Species in the fungal genus Batrachochytrium are responsible for severe declines in the populations of amphibians globally. The sources of these pathogens have been uncertain. O'Hanlon et al.
S. O'Hanlon, A. Rieux, Rhys A. Farrer, G. Rosa, Bruce Waldman, A. Bataille, T. Kosch, K. Murray, B. Brankovics, Matteo Fumagalli, Michael D. Martin, N. Wales, M. Alvarado-Rybak, K. Bates, L. Berger, S. Böll, Lola M Brookes, Frances Clare, Elodie A. Courtois, A. Cunningham, T. Doherty-Bone, Pria N Ghosh, D. Gower, W. Hintz, J. Höglund, T. Jenkinson, Chun-Fu Lin, A. Laurila, A. Loyau, A. Martel, Sara Meurling, C. Miaud, P. Minting, F. Pasmans, D. Schmeller, B. R. Schmidt, Jennifer M. G. Shelton, L. Skerratt, Freya A. P. Smith, C. Soto-Azat, Matteo Spagnoletti, G. Tessa, L. F. Toledo, Andrés Valenzuela‐Sánchez, Ruhan Verster, J. Vörös, R. Webb, C. Wierzbicki, E. Wombwell, K. Zamudio, D. Aanensen, T. James, M. Gilbert, C. Weldon, J. Bosch, F. Balloux, T. Garner, M. Fisher   +57 more
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Invasive Species and Amphibian Conservation

Herpetologica, 2020
The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians.
M. Falaschi, A. Melotto, R. Manenti, G. Ficetola   +3 more
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Improving attitudes towards adders (Vipera berus) and nature connectedness in primary‐age group children

People and Nature, 2023
Adder ( Vipera berus ) populations are experiencing declines in many countries, including the United Kingdom. Perceptions of adders and other venomous snakes are generally negative, making conservation of these species a challenge, and persecution ...
Sam J. Kelly, John S. Kelly, Emma Gardner, John Baker, Chris Monk, Angela Julian   +5 more
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Exceptional Enlargement of the Mitochondrial Genome Results from Distinct Causes in Different Rain Frogs (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps)

International Journal of Genomics, 2020
The mitochondrial (mt) genome of the bushveld rain frog (Breviceps adspersus, Brevicipitidae, Afrobatrachia) is the largest (28.8 kbp) among the vertebrates investigated to date.
Keitaro Hemmi, Ryosuke Kakehashi, Chiaki Kambayashi, Louis Du Preez, Leslie Minter, Nobuaki Furuno, Atsushi Kurabayashi   +6 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Red Keelback (Pseudagkistrodon rudis Boulenger, 1906)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The Red Keelback (Pseudagkistrodon rudis Boulenger, 1906) is widely distributed in the southern of China. The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of P. rudis was determined for the first time by using next-generation sequencing.
Yi-Nan Zhou, Chuan-Ying Zhang, Zheng-Hua Zhang, Jun-Jie Zhong, Guo-Hua Ding   +4 more
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