Photographic identification of individual Archey's frogs, Leiopelma archeyi, from natural markings

Baseline cutaneous bacteria of free-living New Zealand native frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and Leiopelma hochstetteri) and implications for their role in defense against the amphibian chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).

Abstract Knowledge of baseline cutaneous bacterial microbiota may be useful in interpreting diagnostic cultures from captive sick frogs and as part of quarantine or pretranslocation disease screening. Bacteria may also be an important part of innate immunity against chytridiomycosis, a fungal skin disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). In February 2009, 92 distinct bacterial iso...

COMPARISONS OF THE CLIMATES OF THE TWO HABITATS OF HAMILTON'S FROG (LEIOPELMA HAMILTONI (McCULLOCH))

Comparisons of climate data from the two known habitats of Leiopelma hamiltoni (a small deforested rock tumble near the summit of Stephens Island called the "frog bank" and a forest remnant on Maud Island) show that the two are remarkably similar, apart from greater extremes of temperature and humidity occurring at the open rock surface of the frog bank than on the surface of the Maud Island ha...

Resurvey of Archey's frogs, Mt Moehau, 24 December 1998

Monitoring protocols for Hamilton's frogs Leiopelma hamiltoni on Stephens Island

Evaluating a Bayesian approach to improve accuracy of individual photographic identification methods using ecological distribution data

Photographic identification of individual organisms can be possible from natural body markings. Data from photo-ID can be used to estimate important ecological and conservation metrics such as population sizes, home ranges or territories. However, poor quality photographs or less well-studied individuals can result in a non-unique ID, potentially confounding several similar looking individuals....