Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species, published in 2014, was the
first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 …

ABSTRACT Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are charismatic insects that have been fruitful
model systems in biotechnology. However, lack of information about firefly taxonomy and …

Abstract: Amphibians are among the most threatened vertebrates in the world and this is
also true for those inhabiting the Atlantic Forest hotspot, living in ecosystems that are highly …

Several factors may affect the persistence of amphibian species in tropical fragmented
landscapes, including the size of remaining patches. While fragment size is considered the …

The amphibian fauna of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in southeatern Brazil, is characterized by
high species richness and rates of endemism, and is still insufficiently known. A first list of …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest (AF) is one of the biodiversity hotspots of the world, and the most
fragmented biome of Brazil. This biome includes different phytophysiognomies, as riparian …

We describe the composition of endoparasites associated with leaf litter anurans from an
Atlantic Forest area, in southeastern Brazil. We tested if body size, sex, and reproductive …

A list of amphibian and reptile species that occur in open and forested areas of the Atlantic
Forest in the municipality of Cruz das Almas, in the Recôncavo Baiano, eastern Brazil is …

Amphibians are the focus of a recent debate and public attention owing to the global decline
in their populations worldwide. Amphibians are one of the most threatened and poorly …