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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Dorsal skin biopsies: A non-lethal sampling method for studying amphibians, including the highly endangered Harlequin frogs (Bufonidae:

María José Navarrete Méndez, Amanda B Quezada Riera, Andrea Terán-Valdez, Elena Naydenova, Luis A Coloma, Rebecca D Tarvin

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6 authors.

María José Navarrete MéndezDepartment of Integrative Biology and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 94720.ORCID 0000-0003-1455-6352
Amanda B Quezada RieraCentro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, Giovanni Farina 566 y Baltra, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador.
Andrea Terán-ValdezCentro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, Giovanni Farina 566 y Baltra, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador.
Elena NaydenovaCentro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, Giovanni Farina 566 y Baltra, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador.
Luis A ColomaCentro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, Fundación Jambatu, Giovanni Farina 566 y Baltra, San Rafael, Quito, Ecuador.
Rebecca D TarvinDepartment of Integrative Biology and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 94720.ORCID 0000-0001-5387-7250

Funding

Evolutionary genetics of adaptation to toxins in animalsR35GM150574 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Rebecca D. Tarvin · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-lethal sampling methods are increasingly essential for amphibian research as global declines intensify and many species persist in small, vulnerable populations. Skin biopsies offer a promising alternative to whole-animal collection and other minimally invasive approaches; however, systematic evaluations of recovery and impacts on body condition remain limited. Here, we assess the effects of small (2-mm) dorsal skin biopsies in four frog species, including three highly endangered Harlequin frogs (

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ConservationField researchNeotropical frogsTissue sampling

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PMCPMC12893047

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