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The fungus grows on amphibian skin and produces aquatic zoospores. [17] It is widespread and ranges from lowland forests to cold mountain tops. It is sometimes a non-lethal parasite and possibly a saprophyte. The fungus is associated with host mortality in highlands or during winter, and becomes more pathogenic at lower temperatures. [18]
The amphibian chytrid fungus appears to grow best between 17 and 25 °C (63 and 77 °F), [21] and exposure of infected frogs to high temperatures can cure the frogs. [29] In nature, the more time individual frogs were found at temperatures above 25 °C, the less likely they were to be infected by the amphibian chytrid. [30]
The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae. Its name is derived from the short black claws on its feet. The word Xenopus means 'strange foot' and laevis means 'smooth'.
The Hyperoliidae, or sedge frogs and bush frogs, are a large family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored frogs which contain more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera are native to sub-Saharan Africa. [ 1 ]
The Arthroleptidae / ˌ ɑːr θ r oʊ ˈ l ɛ p t ɪ d iː / are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa.This group includes African treefrogs in the genus Leptopelis along with the terrestrial breeding squeakers Arthroleptis, and several genera restricted to the Guinean forests of central and west Africa, such as the hairy frog (Trichobatrachus).
Lichens of Africa (10 C, 108 P) Pages in category "Fungi of Africa" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 294 total.
The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease.
It is also known as the pixie frog due to its scientific name. It is found in Angola , Botswana , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo .