Human activities continue to erode the tree of life, requiring us to prioritize research and
conservation. Amphibians represent key victims and bellwethers of global change, and the …

Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

Although currently most taxonomists claim to adhere to the concept of 'phylogenetic
taxonomy', in fact most of the zoological classifications currently published are only in part …

Abstract The Guinean forests of West Africa (GFWA) region is of highest conservation value
in Africa and worldwide. The aims of this review are to systematically identify and collate …

Human-induced conversion of natural habitats into agricultural areas is one of the major
drivers for biodiversity loss. In many tropical regions, the matrix habitat area (habitat …

Intraspecific chemical communication in frogs is understudied and the few published cases
are limited to externally visible and male-specific breeding glands. Frogs of the family …

Pygmy Chameleons of the genus Rhampholeon represent a moderately diverse,
geographically circumscribed radiation, with most species (18 out of 19 extant taxa) limited …

Abstract In March and April 2018 we surveyed amphibians and reptiles in two Proposed
Protected Areas (PPAs) in Liberia. In the Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area (KBPPA) in …

Cascades and fast-flowing streams impose severe restrictions on acoustic communication,
with loud broadband background noise hampering signal detection and recognition. In this …

Aim Animal body size is recurrently associated with climate. Bergmann's rule proposes that
larger endotherms inhabit higher latitudes because higher latitudes are generally colder …