True toads of the genus Rhinella are among the most common and diverse group of
Neotropical anurans. These toads are widely distributed throughout South America …

Glassfrogs (family: Centrolenidae) represent a fantastic radiation (~ 150 described species)
of Neotropical anurans that originated in South America and dispersed into Central America …

The Leptodactylus melanonotus species group is an anuran clade widely distributed in the
Neotropics. This clade harbours many species that are difficult to identify because of …

The relationships of the hyline tribe Dendropsophini remain poorly studied, with most
published analyses dealing with few of the species groups of Dendropsophus. In order to …

The outstanding biodiversity of the Guiana Shield has raised many questions about its
origins and evolution. Frogs of the genera Adelastes, Otophryne and Synapturanus form an …

Scinax is the most species-rich genus of Neotropical treefrogs, with 129 currently recognized
species divided between two major clades, the S. catharinae and S. ruber clades. The S …

We investigated the diet of Engystomops pustulosus from a population in the Middle
Magdalena River valley, including an evaluation of theeffect of body and head size on prey …

The genus Synapturanus includes three nominal species of fossorial Amazonian frogs. A
previous study combining molecular, morphological and acoustic data suggested that there …

Few studies have focused on the diverse fauna of southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. This
region, spared from large-scale human occupation until the second half of the twentieth …

The anuran advertisement call has been widely used in taxonomic and evolutionary studies
due to its essential role in species-specific recognition. For a long time, it has been …