Status and Distribution of Alien Invasive Frogs in the Philippines
Status and Distribution of Alien Invasive Frogs in the Philippines
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菲律宾外来入侵蛙类现状及分布
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2008
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Rafe M. Brown
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A. Diesmos;M. L. Diesmos;Rafe M. Brown
菲律宾两栖动物群包括五种引进的青蛙：大蟾蜍 (Linnaeus)、林蛙 (Shaw)、中华蛙 (Osbeck)、红蛙 (Schlegel) 和 Kaloula pulchra Grey。 Bufo marinus 于 20 世纪 30 年代被引入菲律宾，据称是为了控制农作物害虫的爆炸性数量。通过随后的无意和有意的引入，该物种现已在全国各地的许多岛屿上被发现。林蛙和可能的中华林蛙都是在 20 世纪 60 年代为了商业化养殖而有意引入的。这些物种摆脱了限制，现在可以在该国的几个主要岛屿上找到它们的踪迹。 R. erythraea 和 K. pulchra 引入菲律宾的历史仍不清楚。其中，B. marinus 和 H. chinensis 种群密度最高，分布广泛。我们的研究结果还表明，H. chinensis 是一种潜在有害的入侵物种。本文回顾了菲律宾已知的外来入侵蛙类的现状和分布，并总结了每个物种的最新生态信息。我们还提供管理建议，以帮助控制这些外来青蛙和外来生物在菲律宾的传播。
The Philippine amphibian fauna includes five introduced species of frogs: Bufo marinus (Linnaeus), Rana catesbeiana (Shaw), Hoplobatrachus chinensis (Osbeck), Rana erythraea (Schlegel), and Kaloula pulchra Gray. Bufo marinus was introduced in the Philippines in the 1930s purportedly to control the explosive population of crop insect pests. The species is now found in numerous islands across the country through subsequent introductions both accidental and deliberate in nature. Rana catesbeiana and possibly H. chinensis were both intentionally introduced during the 1960s for commercial farming. Escaping confinement, populations of these species can now be found on several major islands of the country. The history of introduction of R. erythraea and K. pulchra in the Philippines remains unclear. Among these species, B. marinus and H. chinensis exhibit the highest population densities and are widely distributed. Our findings also suggest that H. chinensis is a potentially harmful invasive species. This paper reviews the status and distribution of alien invasive frogs known in the Philippines and summarizes updated ecological information on each species. We also provide management recommendations to help control the spread of these alien frogs and introduced organisms in general in the Philippines.