| prevalence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in agalychnis moreletii (hylidae) of el salvador and association with larval jaw sheath depigmentation. | amphibian populations around the world have been declining at an alarming rate due to factors such as habitat destruction, pollution, and infectious diseases. between may and july 2008, we investigated a fungal pathogen in the critically endangered morelet's treefrog (agalychnis moreletii) at sites in el salvador. larvae were screened with a hand lens for indications of infection with batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd), a fungus that can cause lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians. subsets of i ... | 2011 | 21719819 |