Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea)

T Grant, M Rada, M Anganoy-Criollo, A Batista… - South American Journal …, 2017 - BioOne
Despite the impressive growth of knowledge on the phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison
frogs and their relatives (Dendrobatoidea) over the past decade, many problems remain to …

Multiple quaternary refugia in the eastern Guiana Shield revealed by comparative phylogeography of 12 frog species

A Fouquet, BP Noonan, MT Rodrigues… - Systematic …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Guiana Shield (GS) is one of the most pristine regions of Amazonia and
biologically one of the richest areas on Earth. How and when this massive diversity arose …

High Species Richness of Scinax Treefrogs (Hylidae) in a Threatened Amazonian Landscape Revealed by an Integrative Approach

M Ferrao, O Colatreli, R de Fraga, IL Kaefer, J Moravec… - Plos one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Rising habitat loss is one of the main drivers of the global amphibian decline. Nevertheless,
knowledge of amphibian diversity needed for effective habitat protection is still highly …

[HTML][HTML] Herpetofauna da área do Igarapé Esperança na Reserva Extrativista Riozinho da Liberdade, Acre-Brasil

PS Bernarde, RA Machado, LCB Turci - Biota Neotropica, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
A região do Alto Juruá localiza-se no estado do Acre (oeste da Amazônia brasileira) e é
uma região conhecida por apresentar uma alta diversidade e também considerada …

Courtship and mating behaviour of the brilliant-thighed frog Allobates femoralis from Central Amazonia: implications for the study of a species complex

A Montanarin, IL Kaefer, AP Lima - Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The identification of divergence in reproductive traits may substantially improve integrative
approaches to understand species limits within clades that are suspected to contain cryptic …

Limitations to the use of species-distribution models for environmental-impact assessments in the Amazon

LRA Carneiro, AP Lima, RB Machado… - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Species-distribution models (SDM) are tools with potential to inform environmental-impact
studies (EIA). However, they are not always appropriate and may result in improper and …

Conspicuousness, color resemblance, and toxicity in geographically diverging mimicry: The pan-Amazonian frog Allobates femoralis

A Amézquita, Ó Ramos, MC González, C Rodríguez… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Predation risk is allegedly reduced in Batesian and Müllerian mimics, because their
coloration resembles the conspicuous coloration of unpalatable prey. The efficacy of mimicry …

Not as widespread as thought: Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in the Amazonian nurse frog Allobates tinae Melo‐Sampaio, Oliveira and Prates, 2018 …

AP Lima, M Ferrão… - Journal of Zoological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The small size, low vagility, territoriality, and reproductive mode of some Amazonian frogs
undermine the wide geographical distribution assigned to them. Species with these features …

[PDF][PDF] A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the Tapajós River basin, Pará State, Brazil

AP Lima, PI Simoes, IL Kaefer - Zootaxa, 2014 - researchgate.net
We describe a new species of Allobates from the south of eastern Amazonia, Brazil. This
species inhabits fluvial springs and the banks of small streams in terra-firme forests along …

Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of the Prolonged Courtship in Brilliant-Thighed Poison Frogs, Allobates femoralis

S Stückler, M Ringler, A Pašukonis… - …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Prolonged and complex courtship behaviors, involving tactile, acoustic, and visual signals,
are common in Neotropical poison frogs (Dendrobatidae). Courtship is an important …