Prof. Dr. Stefan Lötters - Publikationen

LÖTTERS, STEFAN; BÖNING, PHILIPP; BAILON, SALVADOR et al.
A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius
Zootaxa. Bd. 5571. Magnolia Press 2025 S. 1 - 76

Laudor, Jörn; Böning, Philipp; Köhler, Jörn et al.
The influence of environment and phylogeny on the bauplan of anuran larvae in lentic versus lotic conditions
Contributions to Zoology. Bd. 94. H. 3. Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2025 S. 244 - 260

Plewnia, Amadeus; Terán-Valdez, Andrea; Culebras, Jaime et al.
A new species of harlequin toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus) from Amazonian Ecuador
Salamandra - German Journal of Herpetology. Bd. 60. H. 4. 2024 S. 237 - 253

Velásquez Trujillo, David Andrés; Lötters, Stefan; Castro-Herrera, Fernando et al.
A new species of harlequin toad from the Western Cordillera of Colombia (Bufonidae: Atelopus), with comments on other forms
Salamandra. German Journal of Herpetology. Bd. 60. 2024 S. 67 - 81

Böning, Philipp; Lötters, Stefan; Barzaghi, Benedetta et al.
Alpine salamanders at risk? The current status of an emerging fungal pathogen
PLOS ONE. Bd. 19. H. 5. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024 S. 1 - 13

Plewnia, Amadeus; Lötters, Stefan; Lobos-Parreño, Simon E.
Description of the tadpole of Hyloxalus nexipus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with comments on geographic variation
Salamandra - German Journal of Herpetology. Bd. 60. H. 3. 2024 S. 195 - 200

Böning, Philipp; Plewnia, Amadeus; Virgo, Jonas et al.
Die Salamanderpest: Charakterisierung, aktuelle Situation in Deutschland, Handlungsempfehlungen
Zeitschrift für Herpetologie. Bd. 31. H. 1. Bielefeld: Laurenti 2024 S. 1 - 38

Silveira, Priscila; de Sousa, Fernanda Gonçalves; Böning, Philipp et al.
Do aposematic species have larger range sizes? A case study with neotropical poison frogs
Journal of Biogeography. Bd. 51. H. 8. Wiley 2024 S. 1481 - 1489

Kelly, Moira; Cuomo, Christina A.; Beukema, Wouter et al.
High phenotypic diversity correlated with genomic variation across the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epizootic
PLOS Pathogens. Bd. 20. H. 10. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024 S. e1012579

Kröner, Lorena; Lötters, Stefan; Hopp, Marie-T.
Insights into caudate amphibian skin secretions with a focus on the chemistry and bioactivity of derived peptides
Biological Chemistry. Berlin: De Gruyter 2024 S. 1 - 20

Plewnia, Amadeus; Lötters, Stefan; Gomides, Samuel et al.
Sex-specific ventral dichromatism and melanization in harlequin toads (Atelopus): a common but overlooked character of unknown function
Evolutionary Ecology. Bd. 2024. Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2024 S. 1 - 13

Akçakaya, H. Reşit; Neam, Kelsey; Hobin, Louise et al.
Assessing the extinction risks of amphibians impacted by infectious diseases
Biological Conservation. Bd. 284. Elsevier BV 2023 S. 110205

Böning, Philipp; Virgo, Jonas; Bleidissel, Sabrina et al.
Key questions about the impact of the salamander plague on the Northern Crested Newt, Triturus cristatus – a German perspective
Salamandra. german Journal of Herpetology. Bd. 59. H. 2. 2023 S. 107 - 116

Köhler, Jörn; Vences, Miguel; Padial, José M. et al.
Misjudged for long: a new toad of the Rhinella veraguensis species group (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Yungas forests of Bolivia
Salamandra. German Journal of Herpetology. Bd. 59. 2023 S. 307 - 326

Plewnia, Amadeus; Böning, Philipp; Lötters, Stefan
Mitigate diseases to protect biodiversity
Science. Bd. 379. H. 6637. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2023 S. 1098

Lötters, Stefan; Plewnia, Amadeus; Catenazzi, Alessandro et al.
Ongoing harlequin toad declines suggest the amphibian extinction crisis is still an emergency
Communications Earth &amp; Environment. Bd. 4. H. 1. Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2023 412

Plewnia, Amadeus; Lötters, Stefan; Veith, Michael et al.
Successful Drug-Mediated Host Clearance of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Bd. 29. H. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2023 S. 411 - 414

LÖTTERS, STEFAN; PLEWNIA, AMADEUS; HÖNIG, ALANA et al.
­The gastromyzophorous tadpole of the pink harlequin frog from Suriname with comments on the taxonomy of Guianan Clade Atelopus (Amphibia, Bufonidae)
Zootaxa. Bd. 5087. H. 4. Magnolia Press 2022 S. 591 - 598

Schulz, Vanessa; Schulz, Alina; Klamke, Marine et al.
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Ruhr District, Germany: history, distribution, decline dynamics and disease symptoms of the salamander plague
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 189 - 214

Lötters, Stefan; Veith, Michael; Wagner, Norman et al.
Bsal-driven salamander mortality pre-dates the European index outbreak
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 239 - 242

Wagner, Norman; Harms, Wiebke; Hildebrandt, Florian et al.
Do habitat preferences of European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) larvae differ among landscapes? A case study from Western Germany
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 254 - 264

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Dalbeck, Lutz et al.
Long-term monitoring of European fire salamander populations (Salamandra salamandra) in the Eifel Mountains (Germany): five years of removal sampling of larvae
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 243 - 253

Sandvoß, Marie; Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan et al.
Spread of the pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans and large-scale absence of larvae suggest unnoticed declines of the European fire salamander in the southern Eifel Mountains
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 215 - 226

Lötters, Stefan; Wagner, Norman; Albaladejo, Gonzalo et al.
The amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the hotspot of its European invasive range: past – present – future
Salamandra. Bd. 56. H. 3. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT) 2020 S. 173 - 188

Wagner, Norman; Schulz, Vanessa; Steinfartz, Sebastian et al.
Aktuelle Erkenntnisse zum Status der Salamanderpest in Deutschland
Natur und Landschaft. Bd. 94. H. 11. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 2019 S. 463 - 471

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Feldmeier, Stephan et al.
Aktueller Kenntnisstand zur Verbreitung des Erregers der Salamanderpest (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans) in Rheinland-Pfalz
Dendrocopos. Bd. 46. Trier: NABU Region Trier 2019 S. 35 - 66

Thomas, Valarie; Wang, Yu; Van Rooij, Pascale et al.
Mitigating Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe
Amphibia-Reptilia. Bd. 40. H. 3. Brill 2019 S. 265 - 290

Portik, Daniel M.; Bell, Rayna C.; Blackburn, David C. et al.
Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification Within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians
Systematic Biology. Bd. 68. H. 6. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2019 S. 859 - 875

Mingo, Valentin; Leeb, Christoph; Fahl, Ann-Katrin et al.
Validating buccal swabbing as a minimal-invasive method to detect pesticide exposure in squamate reptiles
Chemosphere. Bd. 229. Elsevier BV 2019 S. 529 - 537

Feldmeier, Stephan; Schefczyk, Lukas; Hochkirch, Axel et al.
Climate versus weather extremes: Temporal predictor resolution matters for future rather than current regional species distribution models
Diversity and Distributions. Bd. 24. H. 8. Wiley 2018 S. 1047 - 1060

Dalbeck, Lutz; Düssel-Siebert, Heidrun; Kerres, Alexander et al.
Die Salamanderpest und ihr Erreger Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal): aktueller Stand in Deutschland
Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie. Bd. 25. H. 1. Bielefeld: Laurenti 2018 S. 1 - 22

Lötters, Stefan; Wagner, Norman; Kerres, Alexander et al.
First report of host co-infection of parasitic amphibian chytrid fungi
Salamandra. Bd. 54. H. 4. Mannheim: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde 2018 S. 287 - 290

Nothacker, Josephine; Neu, Clara; Mayer, Michael et al.
Homing behavior in the Neotropical poison frog Ameerega trivittata
Salamandra. Bd. 54. H. 1. 2018 S. 30 - 36

Hochkirch, Axel; Beninde, Joscha; Fischer, Marietta et al.
License to Kill?-Disease Eradication Programs May Not be in Line with the Convention on Biological Diversity
Conservation Letters. Bd. 11. H. 1. Wiley 2018 S. 1 - 6

Wagner, Norman; Hochkirch, Axel; Martin, Henrike et al.
De-extinction, nomenclature, and the law
Science. Bd. 356. H. 6342. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017 S. 1016 - 1017

Bell, Rayna C.; Parra, Juan L.; Badjedjea, Gabriel et al.
Idiosyncratic responses to climate-driven forest fragmentation and marine incursions in reed frogs from Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands
Molecular Ecology. Bd. 26. H. 19. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 2017 S. 5223 - 5244

Mingo, Valentin; Lötters, Stefan; Wagner, Norman
The impact of land use intensity and associated pesticide applications on fitness and enzymatic activity in reptiles—A field study
Science of The Total Environment. Bd. 590-591. Elsevier BV 2017 S. 114 - 124

Mingo, Valentin; Lötters, Stefan; Wagner, Norman
The use of buccal swabs as a minimal-invasive method for detecting effects of pesticide exposure on enzymatic activity in common wall lizards
Environmental Pollution. Bd. 220. 2017 S. 53 - 62

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Bauer, Stephanie D. et al.
Zur Verbreitung des Gebänderten Feuersalamanders (Salamandra salamandra terrestris LACÉPÈDE, 1788) im Naturpark Südeifel sowie im rheinland-pfälzischen Teil des Naturparks Nordeifel (Amphibia Urodela Salamandridae)
Dendrocopos - Faunistik, Floristik und Naturschutz in der Region Trier. Bd. 44. Trier: NABU Region Trier 2017 S. 7 - 20

Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Annemarieke; Martel, An; Asselberghs, Johan et al.
Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe
Emerg. Infect. Dis. Bd. 22. H. 7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2016 S. 1286 - 1288

Feldmeier, Stephan; Schefczyk, Lukas; Wagner, Norman et al.
Exploring the Distribution of the Spreading Lethal Salamander Chytrid Fungus in Its Invasive Range in Europe – A Macroecological Approach
PLOS ONE. Bd. 11. H. 10. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016 S. 1 - 17

Zimkus, Breda M.; Lawson, Lucinda P.; Barej, Michael F. et al.
Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Bd. 106. San Diego, CA: Elsevier 2016 S. 254 - 269

Wagner, Norman; Veith, Michael; Lötters, Stefan et al.
Population and life-stage-specific effects of two herbicide formulations on the aquatic development of European common frogs (Rana temporaria )
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Bd. 36. H. 1. Wiley-Blackwell 2016 S. 190 - 200

Mingo, Valentin; Lötters, Stefan; Wagner, Norman
Risk of pesticide exposure for reptile species in the European Union
Environmental Pollution. Bd. 215. H. August. Elsevier BV 2016 S. 164 - 169

Channing, Alan; Dehling, J. Maximilian; Lötters, Stefan et al.
Species boundaries and taxonomy of the African river frogs (Amphibia: Pyxicephalidae: Amietia)
Zootaxa. Bd. 4155. H. 1. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press 2016 S. 1 - 76

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Veith, Michael et al.
Acute Toxic Effects of the Herbicide Formulation and the Active Ingredient Used in Cycloxydim-Tolerant Maize Cultivation on Embryos and Larvae of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. Bd. 94. H. 4. Springer Science + Business Media 2015 S. 412 - 418

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Veith, Michael et al.
Acute Toxic Effects of the Herbicide Formulation Focus® Ultra on Embryos and Larvae of the Moroccan Painted Frog, Discoglossus scovazzi
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. Bd. 69. H. 4. Springer Science + Business Media 2015 S. 535 - 544

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan; Veith, Michael et al.
Effects of an environmentally relevant temporal application scheme of low herbicide concentrations on larvae of two anuran species
Chemosphere. Bd. 135. Elsevier BV 2015 S. 175 - 181

Sabino-Pinto, Joana; Bletz, Molly; Perl, R.G. Bina et al.
First detection of the emerging fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Germany
Amphibia-Reptilia. Bd. 36. H. 4. Brill Academic Publishers 2015 S. 411 - 416

Lötters, Stefan; Geiger, Arno; Kerres, Alexander et al.
Handlungsbedarf und anlaufende Aktivitäten vor dem Hintergrund der Bedrohung einheimischer Schwanzlurche durch einen neuen Salamander-Chytridpilz
Feldherpetologisches Magazin. Bd. 3. Bielefeld: Laurenti Verlag 2015 S. 39 - 40

Wagner, Norman; Mingo, Valentin; Schulte, Ulrich et al.
Risk evaluation of pesticide use to protected European reptile species
Biological Conservation. Bd. 191. Elsevier BV 2015 S. 667 - 673

Wagner, Norman; Züghart, Wiebke; Mingo, Valentin et al.
Are deformation rates of anuran developmental stages suitable indicators for environmental pollution? Possibilities and limitations
Ecological Indicators. Bd. 45. Elsevier BV 2014 S. 394 - 401

Wagner, Norman; Rödder, Dennis; Brühl, Carsten et al.
Evaluating the risk of pesticide exposure for amphibian species listed in Annex II of the European Union Habitats Directive
Biological Conservation. Bd. 176. Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier 2014 S. 64 - 70

Wagner, Norman; Rödder, Dennis; Brühl, Carsten A. et al.
Evaluating the risk of pesticide exposure for amphibian species listed in Annex II of the European Union Habitats Directive.
Biological Conservation. Bd. 176. 2014 S. 64–70

Lötters, Stefan; Filz, Katharina J; Wagner, Norman et al.
Hypothesizing if responses to climate change affect herbicide exposure risk for amphibians
Environ Sci Eur. Bd. 26. H. 1. Springer Nature 2014 S. 1 - 6

Wagner, Norman; Reichenbecher, Wolfram; Teichmann, Hanka et al.
Are frogs and toads affected by complementary herbicides of GM crops?
Breckling, Broder; Verhoeven, Richard (Hrsg). GM-Crop Cultivation – Ecological Effects on a Landscape Scale. Frankfurt: Peter Lang 2013 S. 125 - 129 (Theorie in der Ökologie 17)

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan
Effects of Water Contamination on Site Selection by Amphibians: Experiences from an Arena Approach With European Frogs and Newts
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Bd. 65. H. 1. Springer Nature 2013 S. 98 - 104

Wagner, Norman; Lötters, Stefan
Expert opinion on the possible correlation of the worldwide amphibian decline and the increasing use of glyphosate in the agrarian industry
Bonn: BfN Bundesamt für Naturschutz 2013

Wagner, Norman; Reichenbecher, Wolfram; Teichmann, Hanka et al.
Questions concerning the potential impact of glyphosate-based herbicides on amphibians
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Bd. 32. H. 8. Wiley-Blackwell 2013 S. 1688 - 1700

Channing, Alan; Hillers, Annika; Lötters, Stefan et al.
Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of six new species
Zootaxa. Bd. 3620. H. 3. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press 2013 S. 301 - 350

Trautmann, Sven; Lötters, Stefan; Ott, Jürgen et al.
Auswirkungen auf geschützte und schutzwürdige Arten
Mosbrugger, Volker; Brasseur, Guy P.; Schaller, Michaela; Stribrny, Bernhard (Hrsg). Klimawandel und Biodiversität – Folgen für Deutschland. 2., unveränd. Aufl. Aufl. Darmstadt: WBG 2012 S. 260 - 289

Viertel, Bruno; Veith, Michael; Schick, Susanne et al.
The stream-dwelling larva of the Ruwenzori River Frog, Amietia ruwenzorica, its buccal cavity and pathology of chytridiomycosis
Zootaxa. Bd. 3400. H. 1. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press 2012 S. 43 - 57

Wagner, Norman; Pellet, Jérôme; Schmitt, Thomas et al.
The superpopulation approach for estimating the population size of 'prolonged' breeding amphibians: Examples from Europe
Amphibia-Reptilia. Bd. 32. H. 3. Brill Academic Publishers 2011 S. 323 - 332