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 …

Comparative phylogeography allow us to understand how shared historical circumstances
have shaped the formation of lineages, by examining a broad spectrum of co-distributed …

Amphibian and reptile diversity from Isla Santay (Durán, Ecuador) has been underestimated
due to the lack of monitoring throughout the island. Historically, this island has also been …

Seasonally dry forests (SDFs) are one of the most challenging ecosystems for amphibians,
fueling the diversity of this group of vertebrates. An updated inventory of native amphibians …

We present a molecular phylogeny of snake genus Atractus, with an improved taxon
sampling that includes 30 of the 140 species currently recognized. The phylogenetic tree …

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 …

We describe a new species of Alopoglossus from the Pacific slopes of the Andes in northern
Ecuador based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species differs most …

The intensive land use for production (eg, agriculture and livestock) has led to a reduction in
native forests, including areas of high diversity like the Ecuadorian Chocó region …

Old descriptions and lack of taxonomic revisions have caused confusion regarding
diagnosis and identification of some species of Gonatodes. Gonatodes caudiscutatus …

The Ecuadorian coast ecosystems are considered fragile due to anthropic activities, such as
livestock production and agriculture, which are important economically. In this study, we …