Habitat degradation and biological invasions as a cause of amphibian richness loss: a case report in Aceguá, Cerro Largo, Uruguay

Predicting impacts of global climatic change on genetic and phylogeographical diversity of a Neotropical treefrog

“…Furthermore, there is no guarantee that S. squalirostris will track the suitable climatic conditions, due to the high speed of climate changes (Arenas et al., 2012; Chen et al., 2011), the low dispersal capacity (Blaustein et al., 1994; Hillman et al., 2014), or failing to disperse through natural or anthropogenic barriers (Urban et al., 2012). The forecasted expansion of the species distribution is towards a region with high urbanization (Lopez et al., 2015), intensive crop farming (Laufer & Gobel, 2017; Lopez et al., 2015; Moreira & Maltchik, 2015) and cattle grazing (Lopez et al., 2015; Medan et al., 2011). Such anthropogenic disturbances may compromise population persistence in the future.…”

Anurans From Iguazú National Park and Buffer Area (Argentina): Review of Species List and Ecological Notes on the Leaf-Litter Assemblages

“…L. catesbeianus has already been recorded in other areas in Argentina (see López & Grassi, 2019); nonetheless, this is the first record of the species near the INP. L. catesbeianus can cause a reduction in anuran biodiversity in the sites it colonizes (Silva et al, 2011;Leivas et al, 2013;Laufer & Gobel, 2017). Moreover, this species was associated with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis transmission (Daszak et al, 2003), a disease often lethal to anurans.…”

State of the Amphibia 2020: A review of five years of amphibian research and existing resources

“…In cases where Bd has been detected, in situ mitigation has had such limited success that the most robust strategy for improving amphibian outcomes may be to address other synchronous stressors (Knapp et al, 2016;Fisher and Garner, 2020). For example, restoring or creating water features, promoting the development of microhabitat to buffer amphibians against climate change, removing invasive species, managing pollution from activities like mining, and addressing barriers to amphibian movement are all methods that can promote amphibian population health (Reeves et 30 al., 2016;Nowakowski et al, 2016Nowakowski et al, , 2018bHamer, 2016;Laufer and Gobel, 2017;Arntzen et al, 2017;Magnus and Rannap, 2019;Goldspiel et al, 2019;Mayani-Parás et al, 2019;Simpkins et al, 2021).…”