Browsing by Subject "Anura"
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Amphibian chytrid fungus in Africa – realigning hypotheses and the research paradigm
(Wiley, 2020)The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), responsible for numerous amphibian declines and extinctions, was previously thought to originate from the African continent. This was based on infected ... -
Amphibian diversity and community-based ecotourism in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Amphibian diversity is declining at an alarming rate globally. Monitoring of amphibian communities is lax, yet vital to their conservation and understanding of their decline. Conservation areas often harbour rich ... -
Cosmocercidae (Nematoda) of selected species of amphibians of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Recent studies revealed that parasites outweigh their host species in terms of species richness. This suggests parasitism as the most common lifestyle. In present times, parasites have an even higher species richness and ... -
Current status and future prognosis of malaria vector control pesticide ecotoxicology and Xenopus sp.
(Springer, 2020)Anurans from the genus Xenopus have long been used as standard testing organisms and occur naturally in tropical and sub-tropical areas where malaria vector control pesticides are actively used. However, literature on the ... -
Diversity and biogeography of frogs in the genus Amnirana (Anura: Ranidae) across sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)Frogs in the genus Amnirana (family Ranidae) are widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa and present a model system for exploring the relationship between diversification and geography across the continent. Using ... -
Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa
(BMC, 2019)Background We use taxonomy to organize the world into recognizable units. Folk taxonomy deals with the naming and classification of organisms through culture. Unlike its scientific counterpart, folk taxonomy is mostly ... -
Has strategic planning made a difference to amphibian conservation research in South Africa?
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Conservation relies on the strategic use of resources because monies for conservation action are limited, especially in developing countries. South Africa’s Frog Atlas project established a baseline for the ... -
Influence of the invasive fish, Gambusia affinis, on amphibians in the Western Cape
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The worldwide dispersal and establishment of invasive fish is partly responsible for the global decline in amphibian species. Unfortunately, this is a significant problem in the Western Cape in South Africa, as the region ... -
An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar
(Pensoft Publishers [Commercial Publisher], 2022)The subgenus Laurentomantis in the genus Gephyromantis contains some of the least known amphibian species of Madagascar. The six currently valid nominal species are rainforest frogs known from few individuals, hampering a ... -
Metazoan parasites of anurans from the Vhembe area, Limpopo, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Amphibians were the first vertebrate group to appear on land about 350 m.y.a and have diversified and colonized all suitable continents and islands. Amphibians are hosts to vast numbers and an astonishing diversity of ...