Background The forests of the upper Amazon basin harbour some of the world's highest
anuran species richness, but to date we have only the sparsest understanding of the …

Amphibians are characterized both by a strongly increasing number of newly discovered
species and by a high degree of decline. The observed increase in species numbers, over …

Species distribution patterns result from the combination of multiple factors acting over
different spatial and temporal scales. We analyze the distribution patterns of anuran …

Amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate classes, yet at the same time new
species are being described every year, demonstrating that the number of existing species …

Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider 1799) as currently understood has a broad geographic
range, extending from Panama to Argentina east of the Andes and on the islands of Trinidad …

A literature survey was conducted to determine the amphibian diversity and distribution in
Brazilian Amazonia. Patterns of endemisms and similarity of fauna between localities were …

Interpretations of habitat use in tropical frog assemblages have centred on resource
partitioning and stressed the influence of interspecific interaction and climatic fluctuation on …

Background In the Neotropics, nearly 35% of amphibian species are threatened by habitat
loss, habitat fragmentation, and habitat split; anuran species with different developmental …

Colombia hosts the second highest amphibian species diversity on Earth, yet its fauna
remains poorly studied, especially using molecular genetic techniques. We present the …

Rising habitat loss is one of the main drivers of the global amphibian decline. Nevertheless,
knowledge of amphibian diversity needed for effective habitat protection is still highly …