Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, was found in 24 of 109 (22%) frogs from Kibale National Park, western Uganda, in January and June 2006, representing the first account of the fungus in six species and in Uganda. The presence of B. dendrobatidis in an equatorial African montane forest raises conservation concerns, considering the high amphibian diversity and endemism characteristic of such areas and their ecological similarity to other regions of the world experiencing anuran declines linked to chytridiomycosis.
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1 July 2007
Chytrid Fungus in Frogs from an Equatorial African Montane Forest in Western Uganda
Tony L. Goldberg,
Anne M. Readel,
Mary H. Lee
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 43 • No. 3
July 2007
Vol. 43 • No. 3
July 2007
Africa
amphibians
Anura
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Chytridiomycota
Uganda