Treefrog diversity in the Neotropics: phylogenetic relationships of Scinaxini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)

K Araujo-Vieira, ACC Lourenço, JVA Lacerda… - South American Journal …, 2023 - BioOne
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 …

Body size, habitat, and sexual selection affect call evolution in Cophomantini treefrogs (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)

DYM Nakamura, M Escalona… - Biological Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Advertisement calls are emitted by anuran males to attract females or repel competitors. Call
frequencies are coupled with the vocal apparatus and, thus, likely with body size due to …

Evolution of territoriality in Hylinae treefrogs: Ecological and morphological correlates and lineage diversification

R Luría‐Manzano, PDP Pinheiro… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Given the diverse nature of traits involved in territorial defence, they may respond to different
selective pressures and then exhibit distinct patterns of evolution. These selective pressures …

[PDF][PDF] Forty years later: a new Andean stream treefrog of the genus Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Ecuador, with comments on arm hypertrophy in the H …

M Rivera-Correa, S Ron, I Nunes, K Araujo-Vieira… - Zootaxa, 2024 - researchgate.net
We present the description of a novel treefrog species inhabiting the Andean streams in
southeastern Ecuador that has been erroneously identified as Hyloscirtus lindae for four …

The evolution of male weapons is associated with the type of breeding site in a clade of Neotropical frogs

EM Santana, DS Caetano, AV Palaoro, G Machado - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Male weaponry evolution is often linked to resource or female defense polygyny. This
pattern emerges from highly studied taxa, such as arthropods and mammals. However …

Reporte de predación de Boana lanciformis (Rana arborícola) por Leptophis Ahaetulla (Serpiente loro)

RR Mori-Pezo… - Revista Peruana de …, 2024 - revistas.unaaa.edu.pe
Las interacciones depredador-presa son fundamentales para comprender la dinámica
ecológica en los ecosistemas. El objetivo del presente artículo es reportar un evento de …