Abstract: The lethal effect of house-hold paints on the adult forms of the African tiger frog, Hoplobatrachus occipitalis, is hereby reported. The specimens which were collected from a gas flaring community in Rivers State (Nigeria), were accidentally kept in a perforated paint bucket for about 12 hours. They were found dead with their internal organs completely digested. The indiscriminate disposal of used house-hold paints and other chemicals into the environment is discouraged as they could pose great danger to both adult and larval stages of some wildlife species.
Keywords: lethal, house-hold, paints, amphibians.
Title: Report on the Lethal Effect of House-Hold Paints on Amphibians in Rivers State, Nigeria
Author: Chidinma C. Amuzie
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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