| endemic asian chytrid strain infection in threatened and endemic anurans of the northern western ghats, india. | the western ghats of india harbors a rich diversity of amphibians with more than 77% species endemic to this region. at least 42% of the endemic species are threatened due to several anthropogenic stressors. however, information on amphibian diseases and their impacts on amphibian populations in this region are scarce. we report the occurrence of batrachochytridium dendrobatidis (bd), an epidermal aquatic fungal pathogen that causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians, from the western ghats. in the ... | 2013 | 24147018 |
| delimiting the distribution range of indirana leithii (boulenger, 1888) (anura: ranixalidae), an endemic threatened anuran of the western ghats, based on molecular and morphological analysis. | indirana leithii (boulenger, 1888) (anura: ranixalidae) is a frog species endemic to the western ghats and is categorized as vulnerable according to iucn red list. this species is currently considered to be widespread over the entire western ghats. our study based on molecular data (using dna sequence fragments of the mitochondrial 12s rrna and 16s rrna genes and the nuclear rhodopsin gene), morphological analysis of topotypic material as well as material collected from a wide range within the n ... | 2014 | 24870665 |