Simultaneous Detection of Missing Amphibians and Their Fungal Pathogen in a Biodiversity Hotspot Using eDNA. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Since the 1970s, striking amphibian declines in population abundances and presumed extinctions have been recorded globally. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the key drivers of these declines. To investigate the potential role of Bd in the decline of Brazil's amphibians, we first used eDNA metabarcoding to survey
Lopes CM +7 more
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An experimental test of the importance of isolated trees for frog diversity in tropical landscapes. [PDF]
J Anim EcolWe performed the first experimental test of the importance of isolated trees for biodiversity. Our results provide evidence that isolated trees contribute to increasing total species richness and community abundance of anurans in artificial ponds, making local communities more similar to those found in ponds near forest edges.
Almeida-Gomes M +6 more
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Anurans or Mice: What is the Best Food Item for Young and Adults of Bothrops jararacussu (Lacerda, 1884) in Captivity? [PDF]
Zoo BiolWe use Bothrops jararacussu as a model to introduce three different prey items (mice, exotic anuran – bullfrog and native anurans) in captivity. Our experiments indicated that native anurans could be an interesting food alternative to B. jararacussu and other Bothrops species with an ontogenetic diet in captivity.
Torrents TV +3 more
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Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Infection Influences Calling Investment in Male Brown Toadlets. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe sublethal effects of infection and disease on male advertisement behaviour remain poorly understood. Here we show that male brown toadlets infected with the amphibian chytrid fungus produce calls with more pulses compared to uninfected males. The association we report supports the terminal investment hypothesis and has the potential to impact host ...
Auld ES, Silla AJ, Byrne PG.
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First record of Scinax tripui Lourenço, Nascimento and Pires, 2010 (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2013 Scinax tripui is a medium sized frog that belongs to the Scinax catharinae clade. We provide a new record of Scinax tripui from Serra de Torres, Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil.
Guilherme Silva +3 more
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Anurans in bromeliads, Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2009 This study presents a list of anurans associated to bromeliads in Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro,state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It also brings information regarding the type of association between theseanurans and plants. We recorded
Lacerda, J. V. A. +3 more
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A neotype for Hyla x-signata Spix, 1824 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 The uncertain identity of Hyla x-signata Spix, 1824 has been a pervasive problem in the taxonomy of the genus Scinax. A species supposedly distributed from northeastern Brazil northwards to Colombia and Venezuela, described in a few lines without much ...
Katyuscia Araujo-Vieira +5 more
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New and noteworthy distributional records of treefrogs (Anura) from southwestern Amazonia [PDF]
Check List, 2015 We reviewed the herpetological collection of Universidade Federal do Acre and provide here a detailed list of information about new distributional records.
Paulo Melo-Sampaio, Moisés de Souza
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Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Scinax is a speciose genus of Neotropical hylid frogs. We describe a new species from western Ecuador (elevations between 0 and 1207 m) using morphology, vocalizations, and DNA sequences.
Santiago R Ron +3 more
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Rising from the ashes: A new treefrog (Anura, Hylidae, Scinax) from a wildfire-threatened area in the Amazon lowlands of central Peru [PDF]
Evolutionary Systematics, 2023 We describe a new species of tree frog from the middle Ucayali River, Peru. Scinax pyroinguinis sp. nov. is known from two males found in a patch of Amazon rainforest at 160 masl.
Germán Chávez +3 more
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