Absence of invasive Chytrid fungus (<em>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</em>) in native Fijian ground frog (<em>Platymantis vitiana</em>) populations on Viwa-Tailevu, Fiji Islands

We report on the first survey of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis- Bd) in the endangered Fijian ground frog (Platymantis vitiana) population on Viwa-Tailevu, Fiji Islands. This fungal pathogen has been implicated as the primary cause of amphibian declines worldwide. Few cases have be...

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Main Authors: Edward Narayan, Frank Molinia, Jean-Marc Hero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1630