We observed that climbing species present on average flatter heads than ground-dwelling species, as well as different evolutionary trajectories. These findings suggest the complex interplay between habitat use and morphological evolution in lizards, highlighting how distinct selective pressures drive divergent adaptations in different functional traits. Leer más.
Forest herpetofauna will likely face a northward distribution shift in the nearest decades. Forests of Northern Europe tend to become sanctuaries for herpetofauna diversity. By 2050 the greatest reduction in range is expected for Z. vivipara and V. berus. Leer más.
Adopting a conservative approach, we propose that the C. podiciferus species group contains at least 12 unconfirmed candidate species. Ancestral area reconstruction showed that the group originated and diversified in the highlands of the Talamancan montane forest ecoregion of Costa Rica and western Panama. Leer más.
The Painted Reed Frog varies in color from black and brown to yellow and green with stripes, spots, or blotches. The frog spends most of their day up in the canopy of the forests they live in. Leer más.
In this paper, we name and describe a new species of Adenomera endemic to the Atlantic Forest typically found in human-altered ecosystems, such as urban and rural sites. The new species was recovered as belonging to the Adenomera marmorata clade, and sister to A. ajurauna. Leer más.
