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Do public attitudes affect conservation effort? Using a questionnaire-based survey to assess perceptions, beliefs and superstitions associated with frogs in South Africa
Tarrant, Jeanne; Kruger, Donnavan; Du Preez, Louis H. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Globally, amphibians are among the least appreciated vertebrates and are often negatively perceived by the general public. Such attitudes are particularly prevalent in South Africa, where fear, superstitions ... -
Has strategic planning made a difference to amphibian conservation research in South Africa?
Measey, John; Tarrant, Jeanne; Du Preez, Louis; Rebelo, Alex; Turner, Andrew (AOSIS, 2019)Background: Conservation relies on the strategic use of resources because monies for conservation action are limited, especially in developing countries. South Africa’s Frog Atlas project established a baseline for the ... -
Molecular and morphological characterisation of Rhabdias picardiae Junker, Lhermitte-Vallarino et Bain, 2010 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Delaland’s River Frog, Amietia delalandii (Duméril et Bibron, 1841) (Amphibia: Pyxicephalidae) in South Africa
Svitin, Roman; Du Preez, Louis; Kuzmin, Yuriy (De Gruyter, 2018)Rhabdias picardiae previously known from the Guttural Toad, Sclerophrys gutturalis (Bufonidae) is described from a new host, Delaland’s River Frog, Amietia delalandii (Pyxicephalidae). The species identification is confirmed ... -
The morphology and attachment of Protopolystoma xenopodis (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis
Theunissen, Maxine; Tiedt, Louwrens; Du Preez, Louis H. (EDP Sciences, 2014)The African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Anura: Pipidae) is host to more than 25 parasite genera encompassing most of the parasitic invertebrate groups. Protopolystoma xenopodis Price, 1943 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) is ... -
Redescription and molecular diagnosis of Hepatozoon theileri (Laveran, 1905) (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting Amietia quecketti (Anura: Pyxicephalidae)
Netherlands, Edward C.; Cook, Courtney A.; Smit, Nico J.; Du Preez, Louis H. (Praha : Academia, 2014)Blood smears prepared from the peripheral blood of 20 wild caught Amietia quecketti (Boulenger) from the North-West University Botanical Gardens, North West Province, South Africa, were examined for the presence of ... -
The tadpole of Afrixalus knysnae (Loveridge) (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with comments on reproductive biology
De Lange, Ferdi; Du Preez, Louis (Magnolia Press, 2018)Leaf–folding frogs of the genus Afrixalus comprise 33 species across South-East, Central and West Africa (Frost 2018) with tadpoles being described for Afrixalus aureus Pickersgill, A. delicatus Pickersgill, A. dorsalis ... -
Ultrastructural comparison of Hepatozoon ixoxo and Hepatozoon theileri (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), parasitising South African Anurans
Conradie, Roxanne; Cook, Courtney A.; Du Preez, Louis H.; Jordaan, Anine; Netherlands, Edward C. (Wiley, 2017)To date, only two haemogregarine parasite species have been described from South African anurans: Hepatozoon ixoxo, infecting toads of the genus Scler- ophrys (syn. Amietophrynus); and Hepatozoon theileri, parasitising ...