Ecuador belongs to the megadiverse countries of the world. However, the high diversity in
species, ecosystems and their services are under threat by land use changes, invasive …

With 477 species of non-avian reptiles within an area of 283,561 km2, Ecuador has the
highest density of reptile species richness among megadiverse countries in the world. This …

The Ecuadorian Amazon is home to a rich biodiversity of woody plant species. Nonetheless,
their conservation remains difficult, as some areas remain poorly explored and lack …

In Ecuador, the presence of melanistic individuals of Southern Tamandua Tamandua
tetradactyla Linnaeus (1758) has been recognized but there has not been a formal report …

Leptodeira is one of the most widespread and taxonomically problematic snake taxa in the
Americas. Here we describe a new species of Leptodeira from the Andes of southern …

Protected area (PA) extent has increased significantly over the last 150 years globally, but it
is yet unclear whether progress in expanding coverage has been accompanied by improved …

The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a medium-sized species that inhabits
subtropical, temperate and High-Andean forests of the northern Andes, at 800 to 3,650 m …

We describe a new species within the sigmodontine rodent genus Neacomys that inhabits
the Cordillera del Cóndor, southeastern Ecuador. The new Neacomys is easily …

The parasite fauna of Neotropical reptiles is poorly known, and the number of parasites
described in these hosts does not seem to correspond to the actual species diversity in this …

Con base en ejemplares recolectados en los Andes surorientales de Ecuador, Parque
Nacional Sangay, pero también integrando otros materiales de colecciones, se efectuó una …