Mesoamerica, the area composed of Mexico and Central America, is the third largest of the
world's biodiversity hotspots. The Central American herpetofauna currently consists of 493 …

We present data showing that the number of salamander species in Amazonia is vastly
underestimated. We used DNA sequences of up to five genes (3 mitochondrial and 2 …

The endemic herpetofauna of Central America is of global significance, and currently
consists of 623 species, 56.9% of a total herpetofauna of 1,095 species. During the last two …

Cerro Chucantí in the Darién province is the highest peak in the Majé Mountains, an isolated
massif in Eastern Panama. In addition to common herpetological species such as the …

Homonota is a Neotropical genus of nocturnal lizards characterized by the following
combination of characters: absence of femoral pores, infradigital lamellae not dilated, claws …

 Abstract Substantial molecular and morphological character differences lead us to the
description of a new species of the genus Pristimantis from the cloud forest of Cerro …

Heliconia berguidoi (Heliconiaceae), a new species from premontane forest of eastern
Panama, is described, illustrated and its conservation status evaluated. Heliconia berguidoi …

In the present paper we describe two new endemic species of Anthurium, discovered during
field trips to study the Araceae flora of the Chucantí Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural …

 Abstract A new salamander species of the genus Bolitoglossa is here described from the
cloud forests of the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, in the …

A new species of Bolitoglossa (Plethodontidae) is described from Andean cloud forests on
the western slope of Serranía de los Yariguíes in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. This …