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A chytrid-killed frog Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus varius—two sporangia containing numerous zoospores are visible.. Chytridiomycosis (/ k aɪ ˌ t r ɪ d i ə m aɪ ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s / ky-TRID-ee-ə-my-KOH-sis) is an infectious disease in amphibians, caused by the chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
Breviceps fuscus is a burrowing frog, and can be found in tunnels up to 150 mm deep or among vegetation up to about 30 cm above the ground, and it generally prefers to avoid water. [3] The frog generally spends most of its time underground as it does not require open water and is primarily nocturnal . [ 9 ]
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 .
More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents extracted from their fungus-threatened native habitat.
African clawed frogs are fully aquatic and will rarely leave the water except to migrate to new water bodies during droughts or other disturbances. Clawed frogs have powerful legs that help them move quickly both underwater and on land. Feral clawed frogs in South Wales have been found to travel up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) between locations. [11]
The Nigeria banana frog (Afrixalus nigeriensis) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southeastern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and western Nigeria; it appears to be missing from Togo and Benin. [1] [2] Its natural habitat is primary rainforests, but it can also be found in a farm bush. The eggs are laid on ...
Breviceps adspersus, also known as common rain frog, bushveld rain frog, and many other vernacular names, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. [2] It is found in Southern Africa , in Angola , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Namibia , Botswana , Zambia , Zimbabwe , South Africa , Eswatini , and Mozambique .
The fungus kingdom encompasses an enormous diversity of taxa with varied ecologies, life cycle strategies, and morphologies ranging from unicellular aquatic chytrids to large mushrooms. However, little is known of the true biodiversity of Kingdom Fungi, which has been estimated at 2.2 million to 3.8 million species. [ 3 ]