https://www.oliverstringham.com/tags/amphibians/ Recent content in amphibians on Oliver C. Stringham Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/scale-unregulated-trade-australian-reptiles-amphibians/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/scale-unregulated-trade-australian-reptiles-amphibians/ Despite a near-complete ban on exporting Australian wildlife, smuggling of Australian reptiles and amphibians into international trade continues largely unmonitored. We quantify the scale of this unregulated trade and highlight the gap between domestic protections and what is actually reaching overseas markets. https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/us-amphibian-imports-disease-risk-salamanders/ Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.oliverstringham.com/publications/us-amphibian-imports-disease-risk-salamanders/ A 2016 U.S. rule restricted trade in 20 salamander genera to prevent introduction of the fungal pathogen Bsal. Analyzing import data from 1999–2021, we found the rule reduced trade in the targeted taxa, but many other amphibian genera and species now known to carry Bsal continue to be imported in large quantities, leaving a persistent disease introduction risk.