Download The Yellow-spotted Bell Frog (Litoria castanea)

The Yellow-spotted Bell Frog
(Litoria castanea)
David Hunter
Ecosystems And Threatened Species
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Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)
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Southern Bell Frog (Litoria raniformis)
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Frog Declines - a Global Problem!
 Amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate class on Earth.
 At least 1/3 of species endangered or extinct (Stuart et al. 2004,
Sodhi et al. 2008)
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Why are frogs in declines: Chytridiomycosis
Disease caused by infection with
the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus
(Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)
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Habitat Degradation – the other major
contributor to bell frog frog declines
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Monitoring results (2009 – 2013)
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Bell Frogs are dynamic across the landscape
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Where could they be?
Where have we
looked!
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