... within the bell frog species group (Litoria aurea species group) in Australia. Pp. 81-93 in Declines and Disappearances of Australian frogs., edited by A. Campbell. Environment Australia, Canberra. Declines and Disappearances of Australian frogs 81 93 Mahony, M. 2001. Chytrid disease in frog...

... Kriger, K.M. and Hero, J-M. 2006. Survivorship in wild frogs infected with chytridiomycosis. EcoHealth 3: 171-177. Survivorship in wild frogs infected with chytridiomycosis EcoHealth 3 171 177 Laurance, W.F., McDonald, K.R. and Speare, R. 1996. Epidemic disease and the catastrophic decline...

... of the monitoring program. Management of wild populations of the Green and Golden Bell Frog should maximise the area of available habitat for this species and the connectivity between habitats in an attempt to minimise the impact of disease outbreaks. AMBS Consulting 2001. Monitoring the Green and Golden Bell...

... a permanent population became more apparent with monitoring; at Botany, young bell frogs failed to survive the winter because of inadequate or inappropriate over-winter habitat being available; at Long Reef, foraging and breeding habitat were inadequate; at Marrickville, urban predators and disease eliminated...

...Nicole Hansen; Kirsten Crosby The endangered Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis has undergone dramatic declines over the majority of its range, which have largely been attributed to extensive clearing and ongoing modification associated with agricultural practices, disease and introduced pests...

...-breeding program for this frog species must therefore be successful, in its own right, if it is to provide tadpoles for release. Disease is unlikely to have influenced the outcomes of this program, but should always be considered a potentially-important factor. Litoria aurea bell frog...

... neither and so we consider that increased UV radiation is unlikely to be a direct significant threat. Disease has been found to be responsible for the decline and extinction of a number of frog species world wide (Berger et al 1998). Only one specimen of H. australiacus has been found infected...

.... Epidemic disease and the catastrophic decline of Australian rainforest frogs. Conservation Biology. Littlejohn, M. J., 1980. The frogs of French Island and Phillip Island. Victorian Naturalist 97: 232-34. The frogs of French Island and Phillip Island Victorian Naturalist 97 232 34 Lunney...

... the fauna of the grassy woodlands on the Cumberland Plain and Southern Tablelands. The most significant impacts followed the clearing and fragmentation of the vegetation for agriculture. Changed fire regimes, the naturalization of exotic plants and animals, and disease were also factors in the decline...

... of gambusia on native fish populations appeared, and these were quickly followed by reports of impacts on other organisms, such as frogs. Gambusia was always likely to become an environmental pest species once introduced into Australia. The need to control mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases during...

... in the Shoalhaven. Threats to the Crookhaven Bell Frog population Chytrid Worldwide humans are impacting frogs directly by removing and modifying habitat and indirectly by translocating diseases such as chytrid and through human induced climate change (Collins and Storfer 2003, Stuart et al. 2004). Chytrid fungus...

...Matthew Mo; Robert Oliver Native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs kept as pets become displaced after they are unwanted, escaped or seized. The Office of Environment and Heritage manages the rehoming of displaced native animal pets, which are regulated under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016...

.... of indigenous wildlife. Journal of Small Animal Practice 55: 293- org/10.7882/FS.2008.008 300. httpsdoi.org/10.1111/jsap.12213 National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). 2008. Hygiene Protocol for the Control of Disease in Frogs. Threatened Species Management: Information Circular No. 6. Department...

... and Conservation NSW Draft Recovery Plan for the Green and Golden bell Frog (Litoria aurea) DiGiacomo, R.F. and Koepsell, T.D. 1986. Sampling for detection of infection or disease in animal populations. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 189: 22-23. Sampling for detection of infection...

.... Other suggested factors that may have been involved include chytrid fungal disease and pollution (Hamer et al. 2004; Department of Environment and Conservation NSW 2005). An understanding of the habitat requirements of the bell frog has encouraged and facilitated the protection, enhancement...

... Australia, Canberra. Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs 23 33 Boyle, D.G. Boyle, D.B, Olsen,V. Morgan, J.A. and Hyatt, A.D. 2004. Rapid quantitative detection of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian samples using realtime Taqman PCR assay. Diseases...

.... dendrobatidis that causes the disease chytridiomycosis was present in the population, skin swabs were taken during January 2011 from 33 frogs at the dam and 16 frogs at the wetland. Samples were collected using a sterile swab, which was rubbed over the ventral surface, inner thighs, and palms of the hands...

... protocols for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73 175 192 Jones, D. and Morgan, G. 2002. A Field Guide to Crustaceans of Australian Waters. Second edition Reed New Holland. Lemckert, F. 2004. The biology and conservation status of the heath frog...