| ranavirus infection of free-ranging and captive box turtles and tortoises in the united states. | iridoviruses of the genus ranavirus are well known for causing mass mortality events of fish and amphibians with sporadic reports of infection in reptiles. this article describes five instances of ranavirus infection in chelonians between 2003 and 2005 in georgia, florida, new york, and pennsylvania, usa. affected species included captive burmese star tortoises (geochelone platynota), a free-ranging gopher tortoise (gopherus polyphemus), free-ranging eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carol ... | 2008 | 18957641 |
| basidioboliasis in anurans in florida. | members of the genus basidiobolus, a saprophytic fungus, have been associated with the digestive tracts of a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles. to elucidate the relationship of basidiobolus sp. with amphibians in central florida (usa), we document the occurrence of the fungus in the digestive tracts of bufo terrestris, buffo quercicus, hyla femoralis, hyla cinerea, hyla gratiosa, hyla squirella, osteopilus septentrionalis, and rana utricularia. species that occupy terrestrial habitats (b. ... | 2002 | 12038150 |