scholarly journals Helminth Parasites of the Endangered Houston Toad, Bufo houstonensis Sanders, 1953 (Amphibia, Bufonidae)

1984 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Thomas ◽  
Steven A. Nadler ◽  
W. Lynn Jagers
Keyword(s):  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Houston Toad ◽  
Bufo Houstonensis ◽  
Toad Bufo

Assessment of Public Knowledge and Support for Recovery of the Endangered Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis) in Bastrop, Texas

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa C. Jones ◽  
Donald J. Brown ◽  
Ivan Mali ◽  
Audrey McKinney ◽  
Michael R. J. Forstner
Keyword(s):  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Houston Toad ◽  
Bufo Houstonensis ◽  
Toad Bufo

Reproductive Ecology and Hybridization of the Endangered Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis)

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Hillis ◽  
Ann M. Hillis ◽  
Robert F. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Ecology ◽  
Houston Toad ◽  
Bufo Houstonensis ◽  
Toad Bufo

Is Bigger Always Better? Mate Selection in the Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis)

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa C. Jones ◽  
James R. Dixon ◽  
Michael R. J. Forstner
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
Houston Toad ◽  
Bufo Houstonensis ◽  
Toad Bufo

Checklist of Helminth Parasites of the Cane Toad Bufo marinus (Anura: Bufonidae) From Mexico

2007 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 937-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlett Espinoza-Jiménez ◽  
Luis García-Prieto ◽  
David Osorio-Sarabia ◽  
Virginia León-Règagnon
Keyword(s):  
Bufo Marinus ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Cane Toad ◽  
Toad Bufo

scholarly journals Sex, organal and seasonal differences of Belminthofauna of toad, bufo melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleya Begum ◽  
Nasrin Banu
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Parasite Fauna ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Bufo Melanostictus ◽  
Seasonal Differences ◽  
Toad Bufo

A total of 75 toads (39 males and 36 females), Bufo melanostictus, collected from different areas of Dhaka city from May 2009 to April 2010 was examined for helminth parasites. The results showed that seven parasite species were collected, and prevalence of infection was 100%. The parasite fauna was comprised of Trematoda: 8% was the prevalence of Ganeo kumaonensis, 8% of Halipegus eccentricus; Nematoda: 100% of Oswaldocruzia indica, 68% of Neopharyngodon sp., 40% of Rhabdias bufonis; Acanthocephala: 28% of Pseudoacanthocephalus bufonis; and Pentastomida: 4% of Raillietiella indica. Serious damage was observed in intestine (53.94%) then rectum (24.55%), stomach (12.73%) and lungs (8.78%). The males had a higher intensity (77.92) than the females (44.58). Seasonally, the highest intensity of infection was found in the rainy season (81.21) and lowest during the winter (39.87). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i2.14308 Bangladesh J. Zool. 40(2): 155-164, 2012

scholarly journals Documenting Extinction in Real Time: Decline of the Houston Toad on a Primary Recovery Site

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Duarte ◽  
Donald J. Brown ◽  
Michael R.J. Forstner
Keyword(s):  
East Central ◽  
High Resolution Data ◽  
High Severity ◽  
Drift Fence ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
Central Texas ◽  
Houston Toad ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Toad Bufo

Abstract The Houston toad Bufo (Anaxyrus) houstonensis is a federally endangered amphibian endemic to east central Texas and is primarily found in the Lost Pines ecoregion. In 2010, we became cautiously optimistic regarding the recovery of the species on the Griffith League Ranch, one of the toad's primary recovery sites, after an unusually successful reproductive season. Subsequently, the extreme drought throughout Texas deepened, culminating in the fall 2011 high-severity wildfires throughout the Lost Pines ecoregion. After the drought and wildfires, we continued to intensively monitor Houston toads via anuran call surveys, drift fence arrays, and visual observations of reproduction. Our objective was to investigate the dynamics of the Houston toad population on the Griffith League Ranch during these dramatic impacts to its habitat and to discuss the potential for Houston toad recovery in the ecoregion. In summary, both a simulation model and our field monitoring data suggest the Houston toad population on the Griffith League Ranch is at critically low numbers and may be extirpated in the near future if human-mediated recovery strategies are not continued and refined. We do not discern any evidence to suggest the 2011 wildfires have had any direct detrimental impacts on subsequent Houston toad population dynamics. Still, high-resolution data will be needed in the future to quantify how the wildfires affected Houston toad viability over the medium and long term.

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