The skin of anuran species is a protective barrier against predators and pathogens, showing
also chemical defense by substances that represent a potential source for bioactive …

Amphibians exhibit diverse parental care behaviours, which may be performed by the
female, male or both parents. In the Neotropical family Leptodactylidae, frogs in the genus …

The genus Pipa is a species-poor clade of Neotropical frogs and one of the most bizarre-
looking due to many highly derived anatomical traits related to their fully aquatic lifestyle …

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 …

Here, we summarize examples of significant advances in amphibian research supported by
the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), focusing on recent discoveries in the fields …

We herein present the first annotated anuran checklist for the Brazilian state of Amapá,
eastern Amazonia, based on a thorough literature review. We recorded the occurrence of …

Sampling gaps across the logistically challenging and extremely biodiverse Amazonia
largely hamper our understanding of broad-scale amphibian and reptile diversity patterns in …

The sperm cell ultrastructure provides important insights into fertilization mechanism and
phylogenetic relationships. However, it has rarely been included in phylogenetic analysis of …

Predator-prey interactions are fundamental to understand how energy flows in trophic food
webs. Frogs play a central role in Neotropical food webs, as they are prey and predators for …

Several adult L. caatingae Heyer & Juncá, 2003 were heard vocalizing in a temporary pond
on 23 December 2021 in a reforested area in Craíbas Municipality (9.6772 ºS, 36.7816 ºW …