The conservation of evolutionary history has been linked to increased benefits for humanity
and can be captured by phylogenetic diversity (PD). The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally …

The taxonomy of Cyclopes didactylus is marked by a confusing history of new names, with
few or no references to types, and new subspecies without any verified geographic …

Pseudopimelodus is a Neotropical genus of bumblebee catfish, composed of four valid
species occurring in both trans-and cis-Andean rivers of South America. The orogeny of the …

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is the most widespread xenarthran
species across the Americas. Recent studies have suggested it is composed of four …

Abstract The Caatinga of northeastern Brazil is the largest nucleus of the seasonally dry
tropical forest biome. Number of bird species in lists of the Caatinga often are quite different …

This report continues our monographic analysis of mammalian diversity and Matses
ethnomammalogy in the Yavarí-Ucayali interfluvial region of northeastern Peru. Based …

Vermilingua is a peculiar group of xenarthran placental mammals with well-established
phylogenetic relationships based on morphological and molecular data, but until now, no …

The species within Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters, and armadillos) are quintessential South
American mammals. Of the three groups, Vermilingua (anteaters) contains the fewest extant …

Much evidence suggests that Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest were connected through at
least three dispersion routes in the past: the Eastern route, the central route, and the …

Despite the disjunct distribution of the Amazonian and the Atlantic forests, three historical
connections between those biomes have been hypothesized: through Northeast Brazil, the …