Invasive frogs in Sao Paulo display a substantial invasion lag
Date
2018
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European Geosciences Union
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The first report of the invasion of the Robber frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914 in the municipality of São
Paulo was made in 2014. However, we report here that sound records of this species in the same area of São Paulo, and
deposited in a Brazilian sound archive, date back to 1995. Therefore, we expand the timeframe of the presence of this
invasive population in the city, and provide information on its pathway of introduction, which is not accidental as previously
suggested, but intentional. These data improve the knowledge on this invasion and indicate the urgent actions to avoid the
expansion of this invasive species to other sites where its impact could be higher.
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CITATION: Toledo, L. F. & Measey, J. 2018. Invasive frogs in Sao Paulo display a substantial invasion lag. BioInvasions Records, 7(3):325-328, doi:10.3391/bir.2018.7.3.15.
The original publication is available at https://www.biogeosciences.net
The original publication is available at https://www.biogeosciences.net
Keywords
Bioacoustics, Sound archives, Amphibians, Eleutherodactylus jasperi
Citation
Toledo, L. F. & Measey, J. 2018. Invasive frogs in Sao Paulo display a substantial invasion lag. BioInvasions Records, 7(3):325-328, doi:10.3391/bir.2018.7.3.15