title: Chytridiomycosis in frogs from Uruguay.
abstract: Amphibian chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is reported in Uruguayan native amphibians for the first time. Histological evidence of infection was observed in tadpoles of Hypsiboas pulchellus, Odontophrynus maisuma, Physalaemus henselii, and Scinax squalirostris. The effects of chytridiomycosis on these species are still unknown. However, the disease is of potential concern for the conservation of the apparently declining species P. henselii and also for O. maisuma, given its restricted distribution in habitats which are being increasingly disturbed.
authors.affiliation: Río de Janeiro 4058, CP 12800, Montevideo, Uruguay. borteiro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borteiro
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kolenc
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aramburu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000382:microbiology*; D008411:Chytridiomycota; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology