The relationships of the hyline tribe Dendropsophini remain poorly studied, with most
published analyses dealing with few of the species groups of Dendropsophus. In order to …

Abstract The South American and West Indian Casque‐headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae:
Lophyohylini) include 85 species. These are notably diverse in morphology (eg disparate …

The outstanding biodiversity of the Guiana Shield has raised many questions about its
origins and evolution. Frogs of the genera Adelastes, Otophryne and Synapturanus form an …

Scinax is the most species-rich genus of Neotropical treefrogs, with 129 currently recognized
species divided between two major clades, the S. catharinae and S. ruber clades. The S …

In this paper we present a phylogenetic analysis of the treefrogs of the Boana pulchella
Group with the goals of (1) providing a rigorous test of its monophyly;(2) providing a test of …

The two species of the Bokermannohyla claresignata species group (Anura: Hylidae) have
not been collected for the last four decades. It is the only species group of the hyline tribe …

The iconic mountains of the Pantepui biogeographical region host many early-diverging
endemic animal and plant lineages, concurring with Conan Doyle's novel about an ancient …

The small size, low vagility, territoriality, and reproductive mode of some Amazonian frogs
undermine the wide geographical distribution assigned to them. Species with these features …

Pantepui sl is a remote, biodiverse region of~ 400 000 km2 containing at least five endemic
reptile genera and a number of ancient vertebrate lineages. Here, we describe an additional …

Abstract The Neotropical hylid genus Sphaenorhynchus includes 15 species of small,
greenish treefrogs widespread in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and in the Atlantic Forest …