New record of the American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw 1802), in Loja, Ecuador

Authors

  • Katiusca Valarezo Aguilar Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5801-6446
  • Marlon E. Cobos University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
  • Oscar Ordonez-Gutierrez Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
  • Christian Mendoza-Leon Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
  • Claudia Nuñez-Penichet University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.22511

Keywords:

alien invasive species, peri urban areas, Carigan

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Author Biographies

  • Marlon E. Cobos, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

    Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

  • Oscar Ordonez-Gutierrez, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador

    FForestry Engineering Professor in Facultad Agropecuaria y de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.

  • Christian Mendoza-Leon, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador

    Professor and Researcher in Museo de Zoología – LOUNAZ, Facultad Agropecuaria y de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.

  • Claudia Nuñez-Penichet, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

    Postdoctoral fellow in Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA

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Published

2025-03-29

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025): Reptiles & Amphibians

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How to Cite

Valarezo Aguilar, K., Cobos , M., Ordonez Gutierrez, O., Mendoza Leon, C., & Nunez Penichet, C. (2025). New record of the American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw 1802), in Loja, Ecuador. Reptiles & Amphibians, 32(1), e22511. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v32i1.22511