| Chytridiomycosis status of wild amphibians in Australia: by state | |||||||||||
| Updated | 26-Jan-05 | ||||||||||
| Reference: Speare R, Berger L. Chytridiomycosis status of wild amphibians in Australia: by state. | |||||||||||
| URL: http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PHTM/frogs/chy-au-status-state.htm. 26 January 2005. | |||||||||||
| 1. All species by genus are regarded as negative until one positive specimen is found. | |||||||||||
| 2. Positive status is determined by histology, unstained microscopy, culture, or PCR. | |||||||||||
| 3. Key: Y = species present in the state; 1 = one positive specimen in that state or in Australia. | |||||||||||
| Species | Infected | Percent | |||||||||
| ACT | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | ||||||||
| NSW | 85 | 20 | 23.5% | ||||||||
| NT | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
| Qld | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | ||||||||
| SA | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | ||||||||
| Tas | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | ||||||||
| Vic | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | ||||||||
| WA | 77 | 12 | 15.6% | ||||||||
| Total species | 219 | 49 | 22.4% | ||||||||
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| Updated by Rick Speare | |||||||||||
| 26-Jan-05 | |||||||||||