Imminent invasion of the chytrid fungus threatens the last naive amphibian biodiversity hotspots
Amadeus Plewnia, Frank Pasmans, Tobias Hildwein, Kevin P. Mulder, Jonas Henn, Andrew J. Crawford, Luis Alberto Rueda Solano, Nico Fuhrmann, Arved Lühmann, Jesse Erens, Sandra Victoria Flechas, Alessandro Catenazzi, Laura Victoria Rivera Jaimes, Victor Araújo, Claudia Lansac, , Stefan Lötters
The paper identifies the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as a new large-scale Bd-free amphibian refuge, highlighting its vulnerability to imminent chytrid fungus invasion.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2026 · PreprintEcology