Chytridiomycosis

Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease in amphibians caused by a parasitic species of fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is also known as the amphibian chytrid fungus, a species of chytrid fungus that specifically targets amphibians. Chytridiomycosis infects the keratin in an amphibians skin.