Sapoteca

Cruzioseptins, antibacterial peptides from Cruziohyla calcarifer skin, as promising leishmanicidal agents

Mendes, B., Proaño-Bolaños, C., Gadelha, F. R., Almeida, J. R. y Miguel, D. C. 2020. Cruzioseptins, antibacterial peptides from Cruziohyla calcarifer skin, as promising leishmanicidal agents. Pathogens and Disease 78:https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa053.

Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina ( Plethodontidae ) from northwestern Ecuador

Anfibios en los ecosistemas Andino-Tropicales de la provincia del Carchi

Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., Batallas, D., Franco-Mena, D., Meza-Ramos, P., Oyagata, L. A., Padilla, D., Paucar, C., Reyes-Puig, J. P., Rodríguez, M. A., Urgilés-Merchán, M. A. y Vega-Yánez, M. 2020. Anfibios en los ecosistemas Andino-Tropicales de la provincia del Carchi. Serie de Publicaciones del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Provincial del Carchi y el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Publicación Miscelánea 14:1-340.

Vastly underestimated species richness of Amazonian salamanders (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) and implications about plethodontid diversification

Adult—Juvenile interactions and temporal niche partitioning between life-stages in a tropical amphibian

Székely, D., Cogălniceanu, D., Székely, P. y Denoël, M. 2020. Adult—Juvenile interactions and temporal niche partitioning between life-stages in a tropical amphibian. PLoS ONE 15:1–13.

Fifty years after: A taxonomic revision of the amphibian species from the Ecuadorian biodiversity hotspot Abra de Zamora, with description of two new Pristimantis species

Székely, P., Eguiguren, J. S., Ordoñez-Delgado, L., Armijos-Ojeda, D. y Székely, D. 2020. Fifty years after: A taxonomic revision of the amphibian species from the Ecuadorian biodiversity hotspot Abra de Zamora, with description of two new Pristimantis species. PLoS ONE 15:1–59.

Phylogeny-based species delimitation and integrative taxonomic revision of the Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni species complex, with resurrection of H. viridissimum (Taylor, 1942)

Mendoza-Henao, A. M., Arias, E., Townsend, J. H. y Parra-Olea, G. 2020. Phylogeny-based species delimitation and integrative taxonomic revision of the Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni species complex, with resurrection of H. viridissimum (Taylor, 1942). Systematics and Biodiversity DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1776781.

Glassfrogs of Ecuador: diversity, evolution, and conservation

Imperfect transparency and camouflage in glass frogs

Barnett, J. B., Michalis, C., Anderson, H. M., McEwen, B. L., Yeager, J., Pruitt, J. N., Scott-Samuel, N. E. y Cuthill, I. C. 2020. Imperfect transparency and camouflage in glass frogs. PNAS 1-6.

Herpetofauna of Engabao, Playas Canton, Ecuador, with notes on the occurrence of Ceratoprhys stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1882)

Cuadrado, S. S., Loor, Y. A. y Narváez, A. E. 2020. Herpetofauna of Engabao, Playas Canton, Ecuador, with notes on the occurrence of Ceratoprhys stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1882) . Check List 16:665-674.

Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyion (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó

Reyes-Puig, C., Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., Ortega, J. A. y Ron, S. R. 2020. Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyion (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: e913013 .

Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new trans-Andean species of Elachistocleis Parker 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae)

Sánchez-Nivicela, J. C., Peloso, P. L., Urgiles, V. L., Yánez-Muñoz, M. H., Sagredo, Y., Páez, N. y Ron, S. 2020. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new trans-Andean species of Elachistocleis Parker 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zootaxa 4779:323-340.

First record and notable range extension of the glass frog Cochranella granulosa (Taylor, 1949) (Anura, Centrolenidae) found in Ecuador

Culebras, J., Angiolani-Larrea, F. N., Tinajero-Romero, J., Pellet, C. y Yeager, J. 2020. First record and notable range extension of the glass frog Cochranella granulosa (Taylor, 1949) (Anura, Centrolenidae) found in Ecuador. Herpetology Notes 13:353-355.

Back from extinction: rediscovery of the harlequin toad Atelopus mindoensis Peters, 1973 in Ecuador

Barrio-Amorós, C., Costales, M., Vieira, J., Osterman, E., Kaiser, H. y Arteaga, A. 2020. Back from extinction: rediscovery of the harlequin toad Atelopus mindoensis Peters, 1973 in Ecuador. Herpetology Notes 13:325-328.

Mediating ethical considerations in the conservation and sustainable biocommerce of the jewels of the rainforest

Yeager, J., Baquero R., L. E. y Zarling, A. 2020. Mediating ethical considerations in the conservation and sustainable biocommerce of the jewels of the rainforest. Journal for Nature Conservation 54

Land use impacts poison frog chemical defenses through changes in leaf litter ant communities

Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador

Caminer, M. y Ron, S. R. 2020. Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1-32.

Descripción del canto de anuncio del sapo hojarasquero Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) del suroccidente del Chocó Biogeográfico del Ecuador Continental

Batallas, D. y Yánez-Muñoz, M. H. 2020. Descripción del canto de anuncio del sapo hojarasquero Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) del suroccidente del Chocó Biogeográfico del Ecuador Continental. Neotropical Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2019.1706399.

The gastromyzophorous tadpoles of Atelopus elegans and A . palmatus (Anura: Bufonidae), with comments on oral and suction structures (Anura: Bufonidae)

Mechanisms of convergent egg-provisioning in poison frogs