AMPHIBIA Linnaeus, 1758
(amphibians)

Interactions where AMPHIBIA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Piscicola geometra Fish Leech Rhynchobdellida: Piscicolidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Rhynchobdellida/Piscicolidae/Piscicola geometra/Piscicola geometrafish leech Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Amphibiaamphibians sucks the blood of
may be infected by Saprolegnia ferax a water mould Saprolegniales: Saprolegniaceae Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem, van West, P., 2006
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Saprolegniaceae/Saprolegnia ferax/Saprolegnia feraxa water mould Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Amphibiaamphibians infects
dung dung may support Basidiobolus ranarum a zygomycete Basidiobolales: Basidiobolaceae Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 5. Basidiobolus ranarum, Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Basidiobolales/Basidiobolaceae/Basidiobolus ranarum/Basidiobolus ranaruma zygomycete Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Amphibiaamphibiansdung is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
van West, P., 2006Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problemMycologist 20: 99-104.
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 1998Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 5. Basidiobolus ranarumMycologist Vol 12 (4): 148-150.

AMPHIBIA (amphibians) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ANURA
frogs and toads, and their tadpoles
Order 10 subtaxa 71 trophisms 19 references
CAUDATA
newts and salamanders
Order 4 subtaxa 8 trophisms 7 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassAMPHIBIA (amphibians)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AMPHIBIA (amphibians)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Angel, F. 1946 *** Reptiles et Amphibiens ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 45, 204pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins
Stokoe, W.J. 1958 The Observer’s Book of Wild Animals Observer's Books, Revised edition edition, 224pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

AMPHIBIA (amphibians) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Living Underworld www.livingunderworld.org
Arnold, H.,R. 1973 Provisional atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of the British Isles 19pp, E. W. Classey
Fisher, M.C. & Gerner, T.W.J. 2007 The relationship between the emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the international trade in amphibians and introduced amphibian species Fungal Biology Reviews Vol 21: 2-9.
Frazer, D. 1983 Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain The New Naturalist, No 69, 256pp, Collins
Gleed-Owen, C. et al 2005 Costed plans and options for herpetofauna surveillance and monitoring Research Reports EN Report no 663.
Swan, M.J.S. & Oldham, R.S. 1993 Herptile sites - Volume : National amphibian survey - Final report Research Reports EN Report no 38.

Parasitology

Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M. 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites Field Studies 3: 681-718.

Pathology

Gleason, F.H., Chambouvet, A., Sullivan, B.K., Lilje, O. & Rowley, J.J.L. 2014 Multiple zoosporic parasites pose a significant threat to amphibian populations FungEcol Vol 11: 181-192.

Societies

Anon. British Association of Nature Conservationists www.banc.org.uk

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to AMPHIBIA (amphibians):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 194 images of AMPHIBIA (amphibians)
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