The development and refinement of amphibian medicine comprise an ongoing science that
reflects the unique life history of these animals and our growing knowledge of amphibian …

Amphibians and reptiles (herps) are the most abundant and diverse vertebrate taxa in
tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about their role in maintaining and …

Amphibian reproductive modes (RMs) have been extensively described and applied to
amphibian biology studies. However, due to new behavioural observations and past system …

The first part of this synthesis summarizes the morphology of the jelly layers surrounding an
amphibian ovum. We propose a standard terminology and discuss the evolution of jelly …

Herein, we report observations about spider predation on anurans (adults and juveniles) in
Central Amazonia and a literature review of spiders preying on amphibians in the …

The foam nests of the túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus) form a biocompatible
incubation medium for eggs and sperm while resisting considerable environmental and …

Physalaemus cf. fuscomaculatus is a foam-nesting frog of seasonally dry environments of
south-eastern Brazil. We report on the reproduction and other natural history features of this …

Frogs that build foam nests floating on water face the problems of over-dispersion of the
secretions used and eggs being dangerously exposed at the foam: air interface. Nest …

Some species of Leptodactylus of the L. pentadactylus group lay their eggs outside water
but the tadpoles need to reach water to complete the larval phase; other species complete …

The species of the Leptodactylus fuscus group and those of the genus Adenomera lay their
eggs in underground chambers. According to current systematic arrangement of these …