Mesoamerica, the area composed of Mexico and Central America, is the third largest of the
world's biodiversity hotspots. The Central American herpetofauna currently consists of 493 …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been associated with the severe declines and
extinctions of amphibians in Costa Rica that primarily occurred during the 1980s and 1990s …

Cerro Chucantí in the Darién province is the highest peak in the Majé Mountains, an isolated
massif in Eastern Panama. In addition to common herpetological species such as the …

Frequent biodiversity sampling and monitoring programs often lead to relevant taxonomic
findings. Here, as a product of different field expeditions to two places in the northern Andes …

Based on morphological and molecular data, we describe three new species of the genus
Lepidoblepharis with granular dorsals from Panama (Lepidoblepharis emberawoundule sp …

 Abstract Substantial molecular and morphological character differences lead us to the
description of a new species of the genus Pristimantis from the cloud forest of Cerro …

The structure of assemblages may be determined by interspecific interactions or
environmental factors (eg competition and habitat filtering). Since communication between …

We have applied an integrative taxonomic approach, including bioacoustics, ecology,
morphology, and molecular genetics (barcoding and phylogeography), to explore species …

Characterizing genetic divergence, and documenting phenotypic attributes in the species is
essential to understanding how evolution works in the context of geographic patterns. Here …

Paraguay is a key spot in the central region of South America where several ecoregions
converge. Its fauna (and specifically its herpetofauna) is getting better studied than years …