Amphibian Diseases
 
Control of amphibian diseases
 
Quarantine and hygiene for amphibian disease
 
What to do with ill or dead frogs
 
Frog disease people
 
Amphibian disease detectives in Australia (history to 1999)
 
Bibliography of amphibian diseases and declines
 
Links to other amphibian disease sites

Amphibian Diseases Research Group
James Cook University
Townsville 4811
AUSTRALIA

Contact:
Prof Rick Speare

Email: richard.speare@jcu.edu.au

Telephone:
 +61 (0)7 4781 5959
Facsimile:
 +61 (0)7 4781 5254

Welcome to the Amphibian Diseases Home Page

My name is Rick Speare and my aim at this site is to provide high quality information on diseases of amphibians with a focus on diseases of significance in wild populations. Much of the information deals with the diseases, particularly chytridiomycosis, associated with amphibian declines. I hope you enjoy visiting this site and using the material provided.

Joyce Longcore's new web page

Joyce Longcore is the "mother" of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, being the author of the species (Longcore et al. 1999). Her new site contains amazing images of Bd. http://www.umaine.edu/chytrids/Batrachochytrium/Photographs.html

Six items added to chytridiomycosis reference list on 2 January 2008

  • Belden LK, Harris RN. Infectious diseases in wildlife: the community ecology context. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 2007;5(10):533-539.
  • Garcia G, Cunningham AA, Horton DL, Garner TWJ, Hyatt A, Hengstberger S, Lopez J, Ogrodowczyk A, Fenton C, Fa JE. Mountain chickens Leptodactylus fallax and sympatric amphibians appear to be disease free on Montserrat. Oryx 2007;41(3):398-401.
  • Nieto NC, Camann MA, Foley JE, Reiss JO. Disease associated with integumentary and cloacal parasites in tadpoles of northern red-legged frog Rana aurora aurora. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2007;78(1):61-71.
  • Rowley JJL, Chan SKF, Tang WS, Speare R, Skerratt LF, Alford RA, Cheung KS, Ho CY, Campbell R. Survey for the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Hong Kong in native amphibians and in the international amphibian trade. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2007;78:87-95.
  • Woodhams DC, Ardipradja K, Alford RA, Marantelli G, Reinert LK, Rollins-Smith LA. Resistance to chytridiomycosis varies among amphibian species and is correlated with skin peptide defenses. Animal Conservation 2007;10(4):409-417.
  • Woodhams DC, Rollins-Smith LA, Alford RA, Simon MA, Harris RN. Innate immune defenses of amphibian skin: antimicrobial peptides and more. Animal Conservation 2007;10(4):425-428.

    The Amphibian Diseases Home Page was originally funded under the Endangered Species Program of Department of the Environment and Heritage by funds from the National Heritage Trust with the assistance of  Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service 

                         


    Last Modified 2 January 2008 Rick Speare