Table 3. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection data from threatened (Red List 2010) South African frog species.
Species | Red List category | N | Bd Prevalence (%) | Mean zoospore equivalents |
Afrixalus spinifrons | VU | 20 | 62.5 | 1375.6 |
Amietophrynus pantherinus | EN | 31 | 6.8 | 7.792 |
Anhydrophryne rattrayi | EN | 3 | 0 | – |
Breviceps gibbosus | VU | 2 | 0 | – |
Breviceps macrops | VU | 4 | 0 | – |
Breviceps sylvestris | EN | 21 | 0 | – |
Capensibufo rosei | VU | 35 | 0 | – |
Heleophryne hewitti | EN | 34 | 79.4 | 49.78 |
Heleophryne rosei | CR | 34 | 50 | 18.97 |
Hemisus guttatus | VU | 2 | 0 | – |
Hyperolius horstockii | VU | 5 | 0 | – |
Hyperolius pickersgilli | CR | 101 | 7 | 2.92 |
Leptopelis xenodactylus | EN | 10 | 15.4 | 61.12 |
Microbatrachella capensis | CR | 20 | 22.7 | 6.81 |
Natalobatrachus bonebergi | EN | 19 | 0 | – |
Vandijkophrynus amatolicus | CR | 1 | 0 | – |
Xenopus gilli | EN | 50 | 2.4 | 0.16 |
17 species | 392 samples | Average: 14.8% | 190.4 |