Ecuador belongs to the megadiverse countries of the world. However, the high diversity in
species, ecosystems and their services are under threat by land use changes, invasive …

Background Snakebite envenoming remains a relevant public health problem in tropical and
subtropical countries. In Ecuador, this is particularly true in an area of great diversity like the …

Abstract The Andean genus Priscula Simon, 1893 includes the largest Neotropical pholcid
spiders, but due to their mostly cryptic lifestyle they remain poorly collected and poorly …

We conducted a long-term inventory of the herpetofauna of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary
in the eastern part of the Napo Province in Ecuador. This private preserve is about 500 ha in …

The taxonomic status of the skinks from Ecuador has never been carefully addressed. In this
paper we examine populations of Mabuya lizards across Amazonian Ecuador in an attempt …

Abra de Zamora is an important biodiversity hotspot in southern Ecuador. Between 1938
and 2010, eleven species of frogs were described from here: Lynchius flavomaculatus …

Micrurus is a medically relevant genus of venomous snakes composed of 85 species. Bites
caused by coral snakes are rare, but they are usually associated with very severe and life …

Bothrocophias microphthalmus (Cope, 1875) currently comprises most mid-to highland
populations of the genus Bothrocophias in the eastern versant of the Andes. We describe …

Leptodeira is one of the most widespread and taxonomically problematic snake taxa in the
Americas. Here we describe a new species of Leptodeira from the Andes of southern …

Multiple geological and climatic events have created geographical or ecological barriers
associated with speciation events, playing a role in biological diversification in North and …