First case of microphthalmia in the Forrer's Leopard Frog, Lithobates forreri Boulenger 1883 (Anura: Ranidae), in Mexico

Anopthalmia in Lithobates Vaillanti (Brocchi 1877) (Anura: Ranidae) in Colombia

“…Vision is crucial to the fitness and survival of anurans, because it affects both perception and visual communication between individuals during reproductive, territorial, or aggressive encounters (Carezzano et al 2016;Holer and Koleska 2018;Szkudlarek 2020;De Souza et al 2021). Published reports describing ocular malformations in frogs in the Colombian Caribbean are rare (Venerozo-Tlazalo et al 2022), and less common for frogs in the family Ranidae (Barragán-Ramírez and Navarrete-Heredia 2011; Monroy-Vilchis et al 2015;Castro-Bastidas et al 2022;Yeung and Yang 2022). Herein we present the first report of anophthalmia for frogs in the Colombian Caribbean and the first documented case of anophthalmia in the genus Lithobates.…”

Anomalies and parasite infestation in the Canyon Tree Frog <i>Dryophytes arenicolor</i> Cope 1866 (Anura: Hylidae) from Mexico

“…The only previous report of an anomaly in a Mexican Canyon Treefrog was a case of polyphalangy in central Mexico (Monroy-Vilchis et al 2015). However, three instances of anomalies have recently been reported in Sinaloa for a Mesoamerican Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis), Forrer's Leopard Frog (Lithobates forreri), and Mexican Leaf Frog (Agalychnis dacnicolor) (Castro-Bastidas et al 2022a, 2022bMorales-Lugo et al 2022).…”