First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia
The American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus is one of the 100 worst alien species in the world. It has been introduced to several European countries. During our field search activities in May 2014 and June 2015, a male bullfrog advertisement call was heard at Fiesa Lakes in Slovenia. On September...
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| author | Nino Kirbiš Matjaž Bedjanič Jana Kus Veenvliet Paul Veenvliet David Stanković Gregor Lipovšek Katja Poboljšaj |
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The American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus is one of the 100 worst alien species in the world. It has been introduced to several European countries. During our field search activities in May 2014 and June 2015, a male bullfrog advertisement call was heard at Fiesa Lakes in Slovenia. On September 2015, a male specimen of the American bullfrog was caught in a funnel trap at the same location. These are the first records of the occurrence of this invasive species in Slovenia. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate if an actual population is present in the area. Eradication measures should commence immediately as chances for the establishment of naturalized bullfrog populations here are high.
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| spelling | doaj-art-19441ce8da0a4fc3b19d8da8af902ce42025-01-29T20:48:23ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812016-06-0118110.14720/ns.18.1.23-27First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in SloveniaNino Kirbiš0Matjaž Bedjanič1Jana Kus Veenvliet2Paul Veenvliet3David Stanković4Gregor Lipovšek5Katja Poboljšaj6Herpetološko društvo – Societas herpetologica slovenica, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 LjubljanaRakovlje 42a, SI-3314 BraslovčeZavod Symbiosis, Metulje 9, SI-1385 Nova vasZavod Symbiosis, Metulje 9, SI-1385 Nova vasDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 5, IT-34127 TriesteJavni zavod Krajinski park Ljubljansko barje, Podpeška cesta 380, SI-1357 Notranje GoriceCenter za kartografijo favne in flore, Klunova 3, SI-1000 Ljubljana The American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus is one of the 100 worst alien species in the world. It has been introduced to several European countries. During our field search activities in May 2014 and June 2015, a male bullfrog advertisement call was heard at Fiesa Lakes in Slovenia. On September 2015, a male specimen of the American bullfrog was caught in a funnel trap at the same location. These are the first records of the occurrence of this invasive species in Slovenia. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate if an actual population is present in the area. Eradication measures should commence immediately as chances for the establishment of naturalized bullfrog populations here are high. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16743invasive speciesLithobates catesbeianusSloveniafirst records |
| spellingShingle | Nino Kirbiš Matjaž Bedjanič Jana Kus Veenvliet Paul Veenvliet David Stanković Gregor Lipovšek Katja Poboljšaj First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia Natura Sloveniae invasive species Lithobates catesbeianus Slovenia first records |
| title | First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia |
| title_full | First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia |
| title_fullStr | First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia |
| title_short | First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia |
| title_sort | first records of the american bullfrog lithobates catesbeianus shaw 1802 in slovenia |
| topic | invasive species Lithobates catesbeianus Slovenia first records |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16743 |
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