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Category: Reptiles and amphibians

Determination of Epidemiological Risk Associated with Cutaneous Chytridiomycosis in Amphibian Species of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela

Date awarded: October 2006.

In the Venezuelan Andes, researchers are determining the relationship between the Cutaneous chytridiomycosis disease, introduced to the region by invasive bullfrog species, and the disappearance of some endemic amphibian species.

Categories: Reptiles and amphibians, Habitat conservation and management, Introduced and invasive species, Wildlife management.

Project active in Venezuela.

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