Molecular phylogenies have yielded strong support for many parts of the amphibian Tree of
Life, but poor support for the resolution of deeper nodes, including relationships among …

Large-scale, time-calibrated phylogenies from supermatrix studies have become crucial for
evolutionary and ecological studies in many groups of organisms. However, in frogs (anuran …

Since the systematics of Terrarana frogs was overhauled in 2008, five new genera have
been named, including Tachiramantis from the Venezuelan Coastal Range and adjacent …

The designation of taxonomic units has important implications for the understanding and
conservation of biodiversity. Eurasian vipers are a monophyletic group of viperid snakes …

Climate change is affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide, and the lowland
tropics are of special concern because organisms living in this region experience …

The genus Amolops (“torrent frogs”) is one of the most species-rich genera in Ranidae, with
59 recognized species. This genus currently includes six species groups diagnosed mainly …

Increasingly, large phylogenomic data sets include transcriptomic data from nonmodel
organisms. This not only has allowed controversial and unexplored evolutionary …

Thraustochytrids are marine protists highly ecologically relevant in mangrove environments.
The family Thraustochytriaceae underwent profound taxonomical rearrangements in the last …

Polyploidy has played an important role in evolution across the tree of life but it is still
unclear how polyploid lineages may persist after their initial formation. While both common …

Pristimantis is the most diverse genus of tetrapods comprising 532 described species. It
contains a large number of morphologically cryptic species that are being discovered with …