Ophthalmological lesion in a wild individual of Mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax)

Authors

  • Gonçalo M. Rosa Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrés Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK (previous affiliation) 5.Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, UK Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, NW1 4RY, London, UK Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
  • Andrés Fernandéz-Loras Departamento de Biogeografía y Cambio Global, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrés Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK (previous affiliation)
  • Bárbara Ferreira Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica Pólo Universitário da Ajuda 1300-477 Lisboa
  • Fidel Fernández-Fernández Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Mutua de Accidentes de Zaragoza (MAZ), Avda de la Academia General Militar, 74, 50015 Zaragoza, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v21i4.47442

Abstract

In spite of the amount of anatomical studies that have been made in regards to the amphibian eye, relatively little has been written about clinical manifestations or diseases affecting the eye in amphibians. Moreover, the majority of research has focused on ocular diseases or lesions of amphibians kept in captivity. We report on a wild Mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax), a critically endangered species, with an ophthalmological lesion in the left eye and try to reach a possible differential diagnosis for it. We intend to bridge the available knowledge on this topic and understand the problems affecting wild individuals.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Rosa, G. M., Fernandéz-Loras, A., Ferreira, B., & Fernández-Fernández, F. (2016). Ophthalmological lesion in a wild individual of Mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax). Archives of Veterinary Science, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v21i4.47442

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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