A obtenção de listas de espécies constitui-se no primeiro passo para o desenvolvimento de
estratégias de conservação. O Parque Estadual de Itapeva (PEVA) é uma unidade de …

Anuran sound archives allow monitoring populations, studying animal communication,
evolution, taxonomy, and natural history, besides evaluating historical events through the …

Three new species of Melanophryniscus are described from the Serra do Mar mountain
range of the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. All species are found at intermediate to …

Most amphibians with biphasic life cycles have aquatic eggs and larvae and terrestrial
adults that migrate between terrestrial habitats and aquatic breeding sites. Migration usually …

A new bufonid toad is described. The species belongs to the genus Melanophryniscus, and
may be the largest species in this genus. Its size and external features (pale green in dorsal …

The native species of amphibians and reptiles of Uruguay were categorized according to the
IUCN Red List criteria. Out of 47 amphibian species, seven are listed as Critically …

Aposematic signals as well as body behaviours may be important anti-predator defences.
Species of the genus Melanophryniscus are characterised by having toxic lipophilic …

Toads belonging to the genus Melanophryniscus contain toxic alkaloids in their skin. From
six locations in south-eastern Uruguay 81 specimens of Melanophryniscusmontevidensis …

Amphibians from Atlantic Forests of South America are one of the most threatened
vertebrates of the world, mainly due to the habitat loss and infectious diseases. With the goal …

We describe a new species of bufonid from a lowland, sandy soil, restinga habitat in the
state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Based on the shared occurrence of putative …