Climate change is affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide, and the lowland
tropics are of special concern because organisms living in this region experience …

We compile a list of all amphibians and reptiles known to occur within Manu National Park,
Peru and its buffer zone, located in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. Covering …

Rising temperatures, a widespread consequence of climate change, have been implicated
in enigmatic amphibian declines from habitats with little apparent human impact. The …

Critical thermal limits are thought to be correlated with the elevational distribution of species
living in tropical montane regions, but with upper limits being relatively invariant compared …

Peru hosts a rich amphibian fauna with approximately 571 species described to date. Many
of these species have been formally described only recently, and many more remain to be …

A taxonomic assessment of the microhylid genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope occurring in
the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield is presented. Syncope Walker, 1973, is considered a …

The potential effect of forest type on the structuring of animal communities in western
Amazonia remains poorly understood. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that amphibian …

The structure and underlying functions of the majority of the world's tropical forests have
been disrupted by human impacts, but the potential biodiversity and conservation value of …

The extent of land use for oil palm plantations has grown considerably in the tropics due to
climate, appropriate soil conditions for cultivation and its profitability. However, oil palm …

For nearly 40 years Bolitoglossa paraensis has been synonymized with Bolitoglossa
altamazonica. This fact has been mainly related to taxonomic ambiguities arising from the …