Bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, have been described as major vectors of the amphibian
chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Bd is widespread throughout the range …

While comparatively few amphibian species have been described on the North East Asian
mainland in the last decades, several species have been the subject of taxonomical debates …

Interspecific competition occurs when one species using a resource limits the use of that
resource by another species. A dominance relationship between the species competing …

Knowledge about the distribution and habitat preferences of a species is critical for its
conservation. The Suweon Treefrog (Dryophytes suweonensis) is an endangered species …

Niche differentiation enables ecologically similar species to coexist by lessening competition
over food and/or shelters and may be critical for reproductive isolation between closely …

Water contaminants play an important role in threatening amphibian species already in the
midst of the sixth extinction. Species relying exclusively on agricultural habitats for breeding …

When natural wetlands are destroyed, many anuran species are forced to breed in
alternative habitats such as rice paddies. We conducted field surveys for the endangered …

Most amphibians migrate between flooded habitats for breeding and dry habitats for non-
breeding activities, however, differences in closely related species may highlight divergent …

Amphibian populations fluctuate naturally in size and range and large datasets are required
to establish trends in species dynamics. To determine population trends for the endangered …

The sixth mass extinction is under way, and amphibians are leading the race. An
unpredictably high number of amphibian species is under threats of extinction. Factors of …