Amphibians are the most threatened class of terrestrial vertebrates: approximately 41% of species are on the brink of extinction or in de-cline due to habitat loss, climate change, and emerging diseases. Projects involving ex situ and in situ conservation are crucial to preserving the integrity and future of many amphibian populations and species. This paper reviews some of the conservation initiatives developed for species in the genus Atelopus (Amphibia, Bufonidae). It also focuses particularly on ex situ conservation activities carried out for A. balios providing an overwiew of the results.
Amphibian conservation through captive breeding: the case of the harlequin toads (Anura, Bufonidae, Atelopus) / Mariano Borsa, Pasquale; Guarino, Fabio Maria; Biggi, Emanuele; Andreone, Franco. - In: BULLETIN OF REGIONAL NATURAL HISTORY. - ISSN 2724-4393. - 5:2(2025), pp. 46-56. [10.6093/2724-4393/13046]
Amphibian conservation through captive breeding: the case of the harlequin toads (Anura, Bufonidae, Atelopus)
Fabio Maria Guarino;
2025
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Amphibians are the most threatened class of terrestrial vertebrates: approximately 41% of species are on the brink of extinction or in de-cline due to habitat loss, climate change, and emerging diseases. Projects involving ex situ and in situ conservation are crucial to preserving the integrity and future of many amphibian populations and species. This paper reviews some of the conservation initiatives developed for species in the genus Atelopus (Amphibia, Bufonidae). It also focuses particularly on ex situ conservation activities carried out for A. balios providing an overwiew of the results.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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