Yet another coqui frog thread

[mella l]

I'm wondering if the fungus discussed below might be inadvertantly brought into Hawaii?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18...iller.html

The fungus now decimating frog populations around the world does its damage by impairing the animals' ability to absorb electrolytes through their skin. This discovery may eventually lead to treatments that make the disease less lethal.

Biologists now generally agree that the fungal disease known as chytridiomycosis is responsible for the worldwide die-off of frogs that has caused a conservation crisis in recent years. However, the fungus affects only the outer layers of the skin, leaving few clues to why it is so lethal.

mella l