Vol. 29 No. 113 (2005), Natural Sciences
Vol. 29 No. 113 (2005)

AN ALERT CONCERNING A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE AMPHIBIAN FAUNA EAST OF THE ANDES: DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN BULLFROG IN EASTERN COLOMBIA

Natural Sciences
Published 2023-10-18
John D. Lynch
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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Amazonia
conservation threat
introduced species

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AN ALERT CONCERNING A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE AMPHIBIAN FAUNA EAST OF THE ANDES: DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN BULLFROG IN EASTERN COLOMBIA. (2023). Revista De La Academia Colombiana De Ciencias Exactas, Físicas Y Naturales, 29(113), 589-590. https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.29(113).2005.2189
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Abstract

Free-living tadpoles of the American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, an introduced species, were found in eastern Boyacá. The introduction of this alien into the Amazon Basin could cause dramatic changes in the frog fauna there.

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Daza Vaca, J. D. & F. Castro Herrera. 2000 [“1999”]. Hábitos alimentitos de la rana toro (Rana catesbeiana) Anura: Ranidae, en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 23(Suplemento Especial): 265-274.

Rueda Almonacid, J. V. 2000 [“1999”]. Situación actual y problemática generada por la introducción de “Rana Toro” a Colombia. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 23 (Suplemento Especial):367-393.

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