Abstract Background Caecilians (Gymnophiona) are the least speciose extant lissamphibian
order, yet living forms capture approximately 250 million years of evolution since their …

Analyses of phenotypic integration and modularity seek to quantify levels of covariation
among traits to identify their shared functional, developmental and genetic underpinnings …

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become one of the most powerful tools to unravel the
genomic basis of biological adaptation and diversity. Although challenging, RNA-seq is …

A checklist of the amphibians of Santa Teresa municipality, in southeastern Brazil is
presented based on fieldwork, examination of specimens in collections, and a literature …

Background Evolution leaves an imprint in species through genetic change. At the molecular
level, evolutionary changes can be explored by studying ratios of nucleotide substitutions …

Identifying individual animals is important for studying populations and for the optimal
management of individual animals in captivity. In the absence of natural markings that …

Currently, herpetofauna worldwide is facing enormous threats; the number of threatened
species is increasing at an alarming rate and many species have gone extinct. Despite …

A Ordem Gymnophiona é composta por animais de corpo longilíneo, ápodas, com olhos
reduzidos e que apresentam um par de tentáculos na região anterior, com função …

Abstract The Asian giant toad, Phrynoidis aspera, research is faced mainly with twin
challenges of conservation and efficient sampling techniques for research purposes. This …