A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia

Atelognathus reverberii is an endemic terrestrial frog that inhabits volcanic clay lagoons. A fieldwork was conducted to assess the population status of the Laguna Raimunda Frog on 19 February 2015. A total of 441 individuals of Atelognathus reverberii was found trapped in a water pit dug in the gro...

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Autores principales: Akmentins, Mauricio, Velasco, Melina Alicia, Kass, Camila Alejandra, Kacoliris, Federico Pablo
Formato: Articulo Comunicacion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Anurans
Argentina
Conservation
Laguna raimunda frog
Mass mortality
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85997
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Anurans
Argentina
Conservation
Laguna raimunda frog
Mass mortality
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Anurans
Argentina
Conservation
Laguna raimunda frog
Mass mortality
Akmentins, Mauricio
Velasco, Melina Alicia
Kass, Camila Alejandra
Kacoliris, Federico Pablo
A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Anurans
Argentina
Conservation
Laguna raimunda frog
Mass mortality
description Atelognathus reverberii is an endemic terrestrial frog that inhabits volcanic clay lagoons. A fieldwork was conducted to assess the population status of the Laguna Raimunda Frog on 19 February 2015. A total of 441 individuals of Atelognathus reverberii was found trapped in a water pit dug in the ground about 15 m from the shore of a semi-permanent volcanic clay lagoon, with an extension of about 0.4 km<SUP>2</SUP>. Eleven of them were already dead. After the incident, the 430 live individuals were released in the shore of the lagoon and a fence was placed around the pit to avoid more incidental mortality of Laguna Raimunda Frogs. The water pit was 0.6 m in diameter and 1.5 m deep, and the height of the water level was 30 cm. Dehydration inside these water pits was observed twice. Other threats to the Laguna Raimunda Frog are its reduced geographical distribution, restricted up to 100 m from the edge of water bodies, and the degradation of its reproductive habitat by the extensive cattle farming.
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Comunicacion
author Akmentins, Mauricio
Velasco, Melina Alicia
Kass, Camila Alejandra
Kacoliris, Federico Pablo
author_facet Akmentins, Mauricio
Velasco, Melina Alicia
Kass, Camila Alejandra
Kacoliris, Federico Pablo
author_sort Akmentins, Mauricio
title A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
title_short A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
title_full A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
title_fullStr A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed A new threat for the endangered frog <i>Atelognathus reverberii</i> (Anura: Batrachylidae) in Argentinean Patagonia
title_sort new threat for the endangered frog <i>atelognathus reverberii</i> (anura: batrachylidae) in argentinean patagonia
publishDate 2015
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85997
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