First record of chytridiomycosis in Bolivia (Rhinella quechua; Anura: Bufonidae).
The finding of tadpoles of Rhinella quechua (Huayramayu River, Carrasco National Park, Cochabamba, Bolivia) with oral abnormalities caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis constitutes the first record of this fungal infection reported for Bolivian amphibians.
Barrionuevo
J Sebastián
JS
Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251 (4000) Tucumán, Argentina. pretorum@hotmail.com
Aguayo
Rodrigo
R
Lavilla
Esteban O
EO
D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002025:Bufonidae; D008411:Chytridiomycota; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology