Published 2007 | Version v1
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A new case of alert about a possible menace to native fauna of amphibians in Colombia: first report of the bull frog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in the savanna of Bogota

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Two specimens of bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in two different localities of Bogota are reported. Knowing the devastating effect that this species produces to the native populations of amphibians where it is introduced, we warn of the possible danger that the species of amphibians of the sabana of Bogota can suffer if no controls on the management and trade of this species are done

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Original title (Spanish)
Un nuevo caso de alerta sobre posible amenaza a una fauna nativa de anfibios en colombia: primer reporte de la rana toro (Lithobates catesbeianus) en la sabana de Bogota

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
118
Journal Page Range
p. 165-166
ISSN
0370-3908