Article: Cryptobranchid update: eastern hellbender/Ozark hellbender "North America's Largest Salamander".(Report)

Abstract

Declining populations of frogs and salamanders in the United States are evident with the creation of new state regulations in many areas. The effects of biotic homogenization reflected in the loss of biodiversity are suggested as the leading cause of emerging infectious disease and extinction of species, especially noted in amphibian life. Thin-skinned amphibians have a predisposition to absorbing contaminants and are acutely sensitive to environmental insults. The immune systems of amphibians in today's world are constantly challenged with the threat of disease. There is a trend towards increased numbers of new pathogens entering populations of ...

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