Climate as a gatekeeper: Unexpected absence ofBatrachochytrium salamandrivorans in an Asian Chytrid hotspot
suggests a narrow climatic niche for Batrachochytrium
salamandrivorans
Dan Sun1, Gajaba Ellepola1, 2,
Jayampathi Herath1, 3, Madhava
Meegaskumbura1,*
1 Guangxi Key Laboratory for Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of
Forestry, Guangxi University; Nanning, Guangxi 530000, People’s Republic
of China
2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya, KY20400, Sri Lanka
3 School of Biomedical Sciences, International Institute of Health
Sciences (IIHS), No 704 Negombo Rd, Welisara 71722, Sri Lanka
* Corresponding Author E–mail: madhava_m@mac.com