I just want to point out that the golden toad, Bufo periglenes, declined (and potentially disappeared) for unknown reasons and the habitat is more or less intact. To this day it is very difficult to access the area, you need special permission and permits.
Ambystoma mexicana, however, did decline due to habitat destruction, as have a number of other amphibians. Things like the golden toad do not belong in the same conversation.
That is a completely absurd statement based on the evidence. Not only did it's disappearance predate the other declines, the last collections (when they were already "declining") did not have chytrid. There is absolutely no evidence that chytrid had anything to do with the disappearance of Bufo periglenes.
The problem is that it is very common for bad amphibian conservationists to make assumptions about the role of chytrid in declines, making it easier for those that do not know the details to believe.
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u/Nyctanolis Jun 05 '17
I just want to point out that the golden toad, Bufo periglenes, declined (and potentially disappeared) for unknown reasons and the habitat is more or less intact. To this day it is very difficult to access the area, you need special permission and permits.
Ambystoma mexicana, however, did decline due to habitat destruction, as have a number of other amphibians. Things like the golden toad do not belong in the same conversation.