• Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in amphibians predates first known epizootic in Costa Rica

    Outbreaks of the infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), are implicated in the decline and extinction of numerous amphibian species, especially in the Americas.
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Survival, movements and habitat use of captive‐bred and reintroduced dusky gopher frogs

    The Dusky Gopher Frog (Rana sevosa) is an IUCN Critically Endangered species native to the southern Coastal Plain of the United States, but which has been reduced to only one known population. Several measures have been adopted to
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Rediscovery of the fantastic treefrog, Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria

    Ortega-Andrade et al. (2010) reported a juvenile frog as Ecnomiohyla sp. (cf. phantasmagoria) (photograph only) from the Bilsa Biological Station, Provincia Esmeraldas, Ecuador (nearly 1000 km south of the type locality)...
    Herpetological Review


  • Knowledge and interactions of the community with the herpetofauna in reserve of Quininí (Tibacuy- Cundinamarca, Colombia)

    "Frogs call the water with their songs" and "Some people look for good luck numbers on the ventral spots of the frogs" -- these are some of the traditional beliefs in the...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Glassfrogs of Ecuador: diversity, evolution, and conservation

    Glassfrogs (family: Centrolenidae) represent a fantastic radiation (~150 described species) of Neotropical anurans that originated in South America and dispersed into Central America. In this study, we review the systematics of Ecuadorian...
    Diversity


  • Tres nuevas especies de ranas de cristal registra Ecuador

    Una reciente investigación publicada en la revista académica Diversity revela datos inéditos sobre la evolución, historia natural, distribución y conservación de las 60 especies de ranas de cristal que habitan en Ecuador...
    El Universo


  • Tres nuevas especies de ranas de cristal se descubrieron en Ecuador

    Tres nuevas especies de ranas de cristal fueron descritas en un artículo publicado este 3 de junio del 2020, en la revista Diversity. Con este hallazgo, Ecuador ahora cuenta con 632 especies de anfibios. Nymphargus colomai, Nymphargus lindae...
    El Comercio


  • Herpetofauna of Engabao, Playas Canton, Ecuador, with notes on the occurrence of Ceratoprhys stolzmanni

    The Ecuadorian coast ecosystems are considered fragile due to anthropic activities, such as livestock production and agriculture, which are important economically. In this study, we document the herpetofauna of Engabao, in Playas Canton, Ecuador,...
    Check List


  • Bristol scientists see through glass frogs’ translucent camouflage

    Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this curious feature has received no experimental attention.
    University of Bristol


  • Ecuador suma a cuatro nuevas especies de ranas a su lista de anfibios

    Cuatro nuevas especies de ranas se suman a la lista de anfibios del Ecuador. Los dos artículos que recogen estos hallazgos fueron publicados el martes 19 de mayo del 2020, en la Revista Mexicana...
    El Comercio


  • Un nuevo anfibio endémico del Amazonas es parte de un estudio

    El origen y diversificación de una nueva especie de anfibio endémico para el norte de los Andes de Ecuador es parte de un estudio científico. Grace Carolina Reyes Ortega, graduada de la Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam en Ingeniería en Ecosistemas...
    El Comercio


  • Chytrid infection is associated with individual heterozygosity and population isolation

    The capacity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) to negatively impact amphibian diversity at the species and population level has been clear for decades, yet our understanding of Bd’s impact on amphibian genetic diversity...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Back from extinction: rediscovery of the harlequin toad Atelopus mindoensis

    Harlequin toads (genus Atelopus) have been hit particularly hard by the deadly amphibian chytrid fungal disease. This is especially true in Ecuador, where all 25 species of Atelopus found in the country are...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • First record of the glass frog Cochranella granulosa found in Ecuador

    On 12th February 2016 at 21:30 hours while surveying herpetofauna within the El Jardín de los Sueños private reserve, a 107 ha site located in Cotopaxi province in Ecuador, we observed two glass frogs spaced...
    Herpetology Notes


  • Biocomercio es una alternativa al tráfico ilegal

    El tráfico ilegal de especies ha sido asociado con el surgimiento de las enfermedades zoonóticas en los últimos años. Además de afectar a los animales silvestres, este se ha convertido en una amenaza para la salud de las personas y los...
    El Comercio


  • Mechanisms for color convergence in a mimetic radiation of poison frogs

    Neotropical poison frogs provide iconic examples of conspicuous warning coloration, yet we know very little about the biochemical mechanisms that underlie the production of these astonishing colors. Twomey et al. (2020) use a...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Evolution of hyperossification expands skull diversity in frogs

    While frogs are well known for having skeletons that are reduced with respect to other terrestrial vertebrates, the skeleton still exhibits substantial variation among frogs, especially in the skull. Using three-dimensional anatomical data ...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Back from extinction: rediscovery of the harlequin toad Atelopus mindoensis

    Harlequin toads (genus Atelopus Duméril & Bibron, 1841; Bufonidae) are the vertebrate genus that appears to have suffered the most dramatic population declines throughout their range in the...
    Herpetology Notes


  • Tipo de uso de la tierra y cambios en las defensas químicas de la rana diablito

    Los bosques tropicales, que mantienen la mayor parte de la biodiversidad del planeta, están cada vez más fragmentados por diferentes prácticas agropecuarias. En estos paisajes amenazados hay...
    Neotropical Biodiversity


  • Eight Things You Should Know About Water Frogs

    Did you know that April 1 is the first-ever World Water Frog Day? Yep, it’s a thing! We are all practicing strict social distancing due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), so we’re celebrating with a virtual party full of our...
    Global Wildlife Conserv..


  • Two new species of Boana from Amazonian Ecuador

    The combination of genetic and phenotypic characters for species delimitation has allowed the discovery of manyundescribed species of Neotropical amphibians. In this study, we used DNA sequences (genes 12S, 16S, ND1 and COI)...
    Zoological Journal of...


  • Amphibian responses in the aftermath of extreme climate events

    Climate change is a growing threat to amphibians, in large part because of more frequent extreme heat and drought events. Using 10 years of survey and mark-recapture data, Bucciarelli et al. (2020) recently showed that populations of...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • How much are microplastics harmful to the health of amphibians?

    As the result of improper disposal and high dispersal potential, microplastics (plastic particles less than 5 mm) can now be found worldwide. Microplastics have been shown to have negative effects on ecosystems particularly in marine...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • Descripción del canto de anuncio del sapo hojarasquero Rhaebo haematiticus

    Esta nota describe los cantos de anuncio de Rhaebo haematiticus grabados en Tobar Donoso, provincia del Carchi Ecuador, proporcionando por primera vez un análisis cuantitativo de sus variables...
    Neotropical Biodiversity


  • Los renacuajos de arlequín son investigados en Ecuador

    El comportamiento y características de los renacuajos del género Atelopus todavía son desconocidos en la mayoría de los casos. Estos factores han sido reportados solo para seis de las 25 especies pertenecientes a este grupo...
    El Comercio


  • Mechanisms of convergent egg provisioning in poison frogs

    Parenting is an uncommon strategy among amphibians to raise offspring, and rarely takes the form of intense care compared to other vertebrates. For example, when species diversified and gained new niches to avoid competition for the same resources...
    AmphibiaWeb


  • The gastromyzophorous tadpoles of Atelopus elegans and A. palmatus

    Los renacuajos del género neotropical Atelopus se conocen para solamente 26 de un total de 96 especies descritas. Aquí, describimos los renacuajos de A. elegans y A. palmatus incluyendo su informació ontogénica, mediciones e...
    Neotropical Biodiversity


  • Mechanisms of convergent egg provisioning in poison frogs

    Parental provisioning of offspring with physiological products (nursing) occurs in many animals, yet little is known about the neuroendocrine basis of nursing in non-mammalian species. Within amphibians, maternal provisioning has evolved multiple...
    Current Biology


  • Motherly poison frogs shed light on maternal brain

    For most frogs, motherhood begins and ends with the release of hundreds of eggs into a sizable body of water and then hopping or swimming away. Two curious exceptions are the Little Devil frog of Ecuador and the Climbing Mantella...
    Phys.org


  • Una nueva especie de rana de cristal fue descubierta en Ecuador

    Ecuador cuenta con una nueva especie de rana de cristal. Se trata de la Hyalinobatrachium adespinosai que fue hallada en la cuenca del río Topo, en Tugurahua. Este ejemplar se diferencia de otros similares por la combinación de sus colores,...
    El Comercio