Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science
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The Rhinella marina Group in the Pampa Biome of South America: Spatiotemporal Records, Citizen Science, and Land Use/Cover Changes Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 2026
The influence of environmental factors on dorsal coloration patterns in a neotropical tree frog Luísa Nunes Lermen, Daniel Loebmann Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2026 Animal coloration is a multifunctional trait shaped by the interplay of environmental pressures and ecological functions such as thermoregulation, predator avoidance, and social signalling. In ectotherms such as amphibians, dorsal coloration may be especially sensitive to local microclimatic conditions and habitat structure. This study investigated how the environmental variables of temperature, precipitation, and habitat type influence dorsal colour traits in the Neotropical treefrog Dendropsophus minutus, a widely distributed generalist species. Coloration was quantified in situ through standardized photography and posterior image analysis, measuring hue, saturation, and brightness. Our results revealed that brightness increased significantly with ambient temperature, particularly in open habitats. Saturation exhibited a complex pattern, modulated by an interaction between habitat and precipitation: under wet conditions, grassland individuals showed higher saturation than those in forests, and saturation generally decreased with increasing temperature. Hue remained unaffected by any of the evaluated variables. These findings emphasize the ecological relevance of distinct colour components, showing that brightness and saturation respond differently to environmental gradients. Moreover, the study highlights the potential vulnerability of amphibian colour phenotypes to habitat alteration and climate change, as changes in canopy cover, rainfall regimes, and thermal environments may disrupt the selective pressures maintaining functional coloration.
Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Saúl Manzano, Vinita Gowda, Frank-Thorsten Krell, Mei-Ying Lin, Santiago Martín-Bravo, Laura Martín-Torrijos, Gonzalo Nieto Feliner, Sergei L Mosyakin, Robert F C Naczi, Carmen Acedo, Inés Álvarez, Jorge V Crisci, Modesto Luceño Garcés, John Manning, Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz, A Muthama Muasya, Ricarda Riina, Andrea Sánchez Meseguer, Daniel Sánchez-Mata, , Magdi S A El-Hawagry, Mohammad Amini Rad, Patrick Blandin, Michael Schmitt, Ryota Hayashi, Sangtae Kim, Anna Ronikier, Michał Ronikier, Sergio Chozas, Andreia Anjos, Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino, Mikhail Rogov, Manuel B Morales, Carlos Luis Leopardi Verde, Emre Çilden, Donald Shuka, Ermelinda Gjeta, Lulëzim Shuka, Marjol Meco, Spase Shumka, Abdelkader Nabil Benghanem, Djilali Tahri, Laouer Hocine, Rachid Meddour, Saidi Boubar, Salima Benhouhou, Clara Pladevall, Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves, Abel Pérez-González, Ana Valeria Carranza, Anibal Oscar Prina, Darién E Prado, Diego G Gutiérrez, Elián L Guerrero, Esteban O Lavilla, Eugenia Minghetti, Federico Agnolín, Graciela Lorna Alfosno, Juan José Cantero, Julian Faivovich, Liliana Katinas, Magdalena Laurito, Marcelo Arana, Maria Cecilia Melo, Maria Jimena Ponce, Mariela Fabbroni, Pablo Edmundo Ortiz, Pablo Horacio Demaio, Pablo M Dellapé, Pablo Teta, Roberto Kiesling, Alla Aleksanyan, George Fayvush, Brian Jones, Daniel J Bickel, Eckart Håkansson, Elena Kupriyanova, Glenn Shea, Jürgen Kellermann, Karen L Wilson, Ladislav Mucina, Nicholas Morris, Peter Cranston, Peter Crossing, Peter G Allsopp, Peter Weston, Raymond Hoser, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Scott Eipper, Trevor Henry Worthy, Vratislav Ricardo Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld, Božo Frajman, Clemens Pachschwöll, Gerald M Schneeweiss, Gerhard Pils, Hermann Voglmayr, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber, Konstantina Agiadi, Michael H J Barfuss, Peter Schönswetter, Wolfgang Willner, Alexander Lukashuk, Valery N Tikhomirov, Achik Dorchin, Arnaud Henrard, De Blauwe Hans, Filip Verloove, Guy Smagghe, Jacques Verniers, Jan Bosselaers, Jérôme Degreef, Kenny Meganck, Lars Chatrou, Louis Beyens, Luis M da Costa, Marc Sosef, Olivier S G Pauwels, Paolo Rosa, Paul Schoolmeesters, Pol Limbourg, Robbert Gradstein, Robert Speijer, Salvator Ntore, Thomas James Wood, Willy De Prins, Nourou Soulemane Yorou, Jigme Wangchuk, Lizette Siles, Luis F Aguirre, Luis Fernando Aguirre Urioste, Magaly Mercado U, Marita A Pareses-Rodríguez, Mauricio Ocampo, Pamela Jenny Carvajal Bacarreza, Avdul Adrović, Sadbera Trožić-Borovac, Demel Teketay Fanta, Adriano Brilhante Kury, André Hoffmann, André Silva Fernandes, Axel M Katz, Bruno Machado Teles Walter, Clapton Olimpio de Moura, Cristiano Lopes-Andrade, Dalton de Souza Amorim, Daniel C Cavallari, Daniel Loebmann, Diego Aguilar Fachin, Diego Nunes da Silva, Fernando Z Vaz-de-Mello, Francisco Langeani Neto, Gerson Paulino Lopes, Henrique C Costa, Henrique Mallmann Büneker, Isabel Paiola Gonçalves, John E Lattke, Jose Albertino Rafael, José Nascimento, José Rubens Pirani, Josimar Külkamp, Julian C G Silva Junior, Katyuscia Araujo-Vieira, Leandro Lacerda Giacomin, Leandro Manzoni Vieira, Leandro Tavares Azevedo Vieira, Leonardo M Borges, Leonardo M Versieux, Lucas Cardoso Marinho, Lucas Sá Barreto Jordão, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, Marcelo Trovó, Marcelo Weksler, Marcos Gonçalves Lhano, Maria Beatriz Rossi Caruzo, Marinus S Hoogmoed, Maurício Figueira, Miguel Medrano, Milton Groppo, Omar Rojas Padilla, Otávio Luis Marques da Silva, Patricia Jacqueline Thyssen, Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Rafael A P Freitas Silva, Renata Trevizan, Ricardo de S Secco, Rosângela Simão-Bianchini, Scott Thomsom, Tamily Carvalho Melo dos Santos, Ulisses Caramaschi, Vinícius Sudré dos Santos, Weferson Júnio da Graça, Yuri Rossine, Johan Willem Frederik Slik, Ulmar Grafe, Anita Tosheva, Asen Asenov, Dolja Pavlova, Fedor Konstantinov, Georgi Kunev, Nikolay Simov, Alain Didier Missoup, Andrew M R Bennett, Brenda Hann, Chad Morgan, Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, Felix Sperling, Fenja Brodo, Geraldine A Allen, Gregory R Pohl, James Basinger, Jean-François Landry, John E Maunder, John Huber, John Warren Reynolds, Jonathan Cazabonne, Juan Carlos Villarreal Aguilar, Matthias Buck, Mihai Costea, Olivier Barden, Quentin Cronk, Rafael Otfinowski, Santiago Claramunt, Stephen Darbyshire, Timothy Dickinson, William J Crins, Alicia Marticorena Garri, Diego Alarcón Abarca, Francisco A Squeo, Guillermo D'Elía, Jorge Pérez-Schultheiss, José Angel García-Beltrán, Marcelo M Rivadeneira, Sara M Rodríguez, Sebastian Teillier, Sven N Nielsen, Amael Borzee, Baojun Zhao, Bismillah Shah, Cai-Xia Yuan, Caixin Liu, Chen-Yan Liao, Chengyuan Liu, Chuan-Bu Gao, Chufei Tang, Chunhao Zhang, Clive Siu-Ki Lau, Dakang Zhou, Daniel Roland Gustafsson, Dávid Rédei, Fang-Meng Duan, Fenglong Jia, Fuqiang Chen, Guchun Zhou, Gui-Qiang Huang, Hao Xu, Hao-Ran Gao, Haodong Yan, Hassan Naveed, Hongbin Zhu, Hongliang Shi, Hu Li, Huilin Han, Ji-Liang Liu, Jia Huang, Jiabin Liu, Jian qiang Cao, Jian Sun, Jian-Wei Guo, Jian-Yu Chen, Jianjun Guo, Jiao Sun, Jiaxin Wang, Jing-yu Zhai, Jing-zhi Lin, Jinrui Zhang, Jun Chen, Jun Zhang, Junbo Tong, Kai Kang, Kai Wang, Kai-Ming Cai, Keping Ma, Kexin Xu, Kuiyan Zhang, Li Ren, Liang Tang, Lin Luo, Ling-Zeng Meng, Mei-Ying Lin, Meng Xie, Mingyu Liu, Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Panshuai Fei, Patrick Rioual, Peng Li, Pipeng Li, Prabin Bhandari, Qingshuo Xu, Qionghua Gao, QiRong GUO, Rongrong Shen, Runcheng Huang, Sheng Gao, Shi-Yang Feng, Shu Li, Shuang Qiu, Shuang Wang, Shujie Zhang, Shuren Zhang, Siqin Ge, Siyuan Xu, Tao Yang, Tian-Hao Hu, Tian-Long He, Tiangang Gao, Wenqi Yin, Xiang-qian Sun, Xiao-Feng Jin, Xiao-Ran Yang, Xiaoqi Zeng, Xin-Lei Zhao, Xin-Ran Li, Xing-Ke Yang, Xing-Long Bai, Xingyue Liu, Xinle Duan, Xinyi Zheng, Xiumin Li, Xu Zhang, Xue Jiang, Yahui Zhao, Yanyan Zhao, Yi-Chen Fan, Yi-Fei Lu, Yi-Feng Zhang, Yifeng Liu, Yiming Yu, Yingxin Zhang, Yong Zhou, Yongke Zhang, Yongsheng Yan, You-Wen Zhao, Yu-jian Li, Yuting Dai, Zehai Hou, Zhao Pan, Zhaoxiong Wang, Zhengzhong Huang, Zhi-Hao Qi, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Zhi-Zhou He, Zhiliang Jiang, Zhizhong Gao, Zhong-Guang Chen, Zhongliang Peng, Zhu Hongbin, Zhu Li, Zhu-Qing He, Zhuqiu Song, Zi-Wei Yin, Zihao Shen, Zixu Yin, Zulong Liang, Zuqi Mai, Alvaro Idárraga, Anabel Rial, Antonio A Agudelo R, Carlos Alberto Agudelo Henao, David Sanín Robayo, Francisco Javier Serna Cardona, Hector Ramirez Chaves, Jairo Pinto-Zárate, Jorge Ari Noriega, Jorge Enrique Avendaño, Luis Eduardo Uruena Guzman, María del Pilar Sepúlveda, Mirian Reina Espitia, Oswaldo cortes, Sergio Chaparro Herrera, Susana R Feldman, Gael Bouka, Adam P Karremans, Bernal Azofeifa Bolanos, Gustavo Rojas-Alvarado, Isler F Chinchilla, Jeremy Klank, Melissa Mardones, Alexander Fateryga, Aleksandar Vojta, Ana Bielen, Ivana Maguire, Ivana Rešetnik, Jelena Godrijan, Josip Skejo, Marija Ivković, Marina Piria, Martina Pavlek, Niko Kasalo, Sandra Hudina, Sunčica Bosak, Vlatka Micetic Stankovic, Alejandro Palmarola, Celio E Moya López, Eldis R Bécquer, Isidro E Méndez Santos, Rosalina Berazaín Iturralde, Adam Petrusek, Aleš Bezděk, Aleš Lisner, Begoña Quirós-de-la-Peña, Dominik Vondráček, František Krahulec, Igor Malenovský, Iris Sammarco, Ivan Čepička, Jan Bezděk, Jan Kaštovský, Jan Kollár, Jan Leps, Jan Pergl, Jan Prančl, Jan Vondrák, Jan Votypka, Jean Haxaire, Jiří Danihelka, Jiří Hadrava, Jiří Hájek, Jiri Malicek, Jiri Skuhrovec, Jiří Velebil, Julius Lukes, Kateřina Štajerová, Libor Ekrt, Linda Nedbalová, Lukáš Sekerka, Magdalena Lučanová, Marek Eliáš, Marek Polášek, Martin Lepší, Martin Vácha, Michal Straka, Milan Chytrý, Milan Štech, Ondřej Sedláček, Otakar Šída, Patrik Mráz, Pavel Skaloud, Petr Bureš, Petr Dvořák, Petr Kment, Petr Koutecký, Petr Lepší, Petr Pařil, Petr Pyšek, Petr Šmarda, Petr Volf, Radim J Vasut, Richard Mally, Robin Kundrata, Rodan Geriš, Rudolf Hlaváček, Tomas Fer, Tomáš Hauer, Tomas Urfus, Vit Latzel, Vladimír Hampl, Vyacheslav Yurchenko, Yvonne Nemcova, Zdenek Faltynek Fric, Zdenek Kaplan, Claudia Romeo, Hans Henrik Bruun, Jens-Christian Svenning, Kit Tan, Michael Krabbe Borregaard, Nicolas Thibault, Per Molgaard, Amelia L Mateo Jiménez, Solanlly Carrero Jiménez, Alina Freire-Fierro, Amaru Loaiza-Lange, Diana Noelia Ontaneda Jiménez, Diego Armijos-Ojeda, Diego Gutiérrez del Pozo, Gabriel Picón Nava, Galo Pabón-Garcés, Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado, Nora Oleas, Paul Székely, Santiago F Burneo, Víctor Romero, Iman Nour, Mohamed Owis Badry, Aleksander Pototski, Marko Prous, Olavi Kurina, Villu Soon, Conrad P DT Gillett, Federica Losacco, Jaakko Hyvönen, Jaakko Mattila, Jiri Vihavainen, Juho Paukkunen, Jukka Vuorinen, Jyrki Muona, Lauri Kaila, Leena Myllys, Maria Heikkilä, Marko Mutanen, Pertti Uotila, Raino Lampinen, Samuli Lehtonen, Sergei Tarasov, Tom Clayhills, Mykyta Peregrym, Alain Dubois, Alex Delobe, Annemarie Ohler, Antoine Huguenin, Armand Matocq, Bruno Mériguet, Cédric Del Rio, Charles-François Boudouresque, Christiane Denys, Christophe Dufresnes, Claire Villemant, Corentin Jouault, Cyrille D'Haese, Damien Jouet, Daniel Herbin, Dario Zuccon, Denis Geraads, Denis Keith, Denise Bellan-Santini, Dominique Vivent, Elie Mario Saliba, Errol Vela, Fabien L Condamine, Franck A Maddi, François Dusoulier, Françoise Chalie, Françoise Debierre-Grockiego, Frédéric Danet, Frederic Ducarme, Gael Kergoat, Germinal Rouhan, Gerriet, Gildas Gateble, Gilles Cuny, Gregory Karadjian, Guillaume Viscardi, Henri Savina, Herve Jourdan, Ivan Ineich, Javier Fernández-López, Jean-Bernard Huchet, Jean-Charles Gantier, Jean-Christophe de Massary, Jean-François Josso, Jean-François Trape, Jean-Georges Harmelin, Jean-Louis Latil, Jean-Marc Tison, Jérôme Barbut, Jerome Depaquit, Jérôme Munzinger, Juliana Prosperi, Julien Engel, Lilou Leonetti, Marc Philippe, Michaël Rabiller, Michel Laguerre, Monique Vianey-Liaud, Nicole Boury-Esnault, Olivier Montreuil, Patrice Leraut, Philippe Bouchet, Philippe Moretto, Pierre-Olivier Maquart, Romain Garrouste, Rudelle Rémi, Serge Gadoum, Stéphane Buord, Stutz, Suzanne A G Leroy, Sylvie Deschamps, Teddy Bruy, Thibault Ramage, Thierry Bourgoin, Thierry Deuve, Vincent Luccisano, Violaine Nicolas, Liwouwou Jean Felicien, Achille Kuate, Andre Skale, Andreas Kopetz, Andreas Reichenbach, Andreas Weigel, Andrii Tarieiev, Birgit Balkenhol, Bjoern Rulik, Christoph Höpel, Christoph Oberprieler, Christoph Reute, Daniel B Montesinos-Tubée, Dirk Ahrens, Dirk C Albach, Dirk Mattern, Eberhard Fischer, Eduardo Marabuto, Eric Anton, Francisco Hita-Garcia, Frank Creutzburg, Frank Fritzlar, Hans Fery, Hans-Joachim (Hajo) Esser, Hans-Walter Lack, Helmut Freitag, Holger Dombrow, Horst Kippenberg, Jendrian Riedel, Jens Kipping, Joachim Schmidt, Jochen Mülle, Johan Rova, John M C Hutchinson, Jörg Gebert, Julia Sigwart, Jürgen Wiesner, Karsten Wesche, Manfred Ulitzka, Marcel Müller, Marianne Espeland, Matthias Hartmann, Maximilian Weigend, Mónica M Solórzano-Kraemer, Paul Lamkowski, Peggy Lommatzsch, Reza Zahiri, Sebastian Gebauer, Sigfrid Ingrisch, Thomas Gregor, Victor Chepinoga, Volker Puthz, Volker von Wirth, Aris Zografidis, Dionysios Mermygkas, Georgios Fotiadis, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Javier Aju-Torres, Osberth Morales-Esquivel, Lilian Ferrufino-Acosta, Arnold Móra, Balázs Tóth, Bálint Pernecker, Barna Páll-Gergely, Csaba Csuzdi, Éva Szita, Jenő Kontschán, Luca Eszter Balog, Pál Boda, Péter Kóbor, Sándor Hornok, Tamás Németh, Tamás Szűts, Viktória Szők, Zoltán Csabai, Zoltán Fehér, Zoltán Vas, Guðmundur Guðmundsson, Anila P Ajayan, Aparna Kalawate, Aparna Watve, Asok Ghosh, Chandra Shekhar Prabhakar, Gouri Sankar Pal, Hit Kishore Goswami, K D Prathapan, Lovish Garlani, M S Palaniswami, Monish Kumar Thapa, Osman Javid, Padamnabhi Shanker Nagar, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, S Salini, Sachin G Rathod, Sanjay Molur, Sarvesh Kumar Singh, Shyam S Phartyal, Subbiah Karuppusamy, Taslima Sheikh, Mohammad Irham, Muhamad Muhaimin, Wendy Achmmad Mustaqim, Yonvitner, Ahmad Mahdavi, Amin Zeraatkar, Amir Hossein Pahlevani, Atefeh Pirani, Farshid Memarian, Hamid Moazzeni, Meysam Habibi, Moslem Doostmohammadi, Nasim Azani, Zohreh Pourghorban, Bogna Griffin, Michael Guiry, Patrick N Wyse Jackson, Amos Bouskila, Boaz Shacham, Tegenu Gossa, Alberto Ballerio, Alessandro Allievi, Alessandro Bisi, Alessandro Chiarucci, Andreas Hilpold, Antonietta Rosso, Antonio Mingozzi, Boano Giovanni, Bruno Massa, Carlo Giusto, Chiara Lombardi, Chiara Nepi, Davide Scaccini, Diego Fontaneto, Enrico Banfi, Enrico Gallo, Fabio Bertasi, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Fabrizio Fabbriciani, Fabrizio Rigato, Federico Marrone, Francesco Sciuto, Franco Andreone, Gabriele Galasso, Gerhard de Jager, Gianluca Polgar, Giorgio Chiozzi, Giulia Tessa, Giulio Gardini, Giulio Petroni, Giuseppe Fenu, Goffredo Filibeck, Ilaria Mazzini, Joachim Langeneck, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Luca Bartolozzi, Luca Vecchioni, Marco A Bologna, Marco D'Antraccoli, Marco Dellacasa, Marco Uliana, Massimo Faccoli, Michele Zilioli, Nicola Novarini, Paolo Majorano, Pasquale Raia, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Riccardo Guarino, Roberto Poggi, Sandro Bertolino, Simone Orsenigo, Stefano Martellos, Thomas Abeli, Valentina Serra, Werner Greuter, Lombart Maurice Kouakou, Daichi Kato, Harsh Yadav, Hideyuki Chiba, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Keiichi Kakui, Kenji Ikuno, Mackenzie L Kwak, Masaaki Genka, Matthew H Dick, Okihito Yano, Showtaro Kakizoe, Simon Hellemans, Tatsuya Kai, Roman Jashenko, Tatjana Dujsebayeva, Ilya Kabak, Daniel Mutavi Katumo, Shukherdorj baasanmunkh, Hyeok Jae Choi, Jae-Seo Shin, Lim Ji Eun, Eui-Kwon Jung, Young-Dong KIM, Naim Berisha, Georgii Lazkov, Joeri Sergej Strijk, Alexey Shavrin, Kristīne Greķe, Martins Kalnins, Andrius Petrašiūnas, Domas Uogintas, Jonas R Stonis, Zigmantas Gudžinskas, Elena Sokolova, Viktoria Kharchenko, Sylvie Andriambololonera, Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran, Suganthi Appalasamy, Alexey M Prozorov, Jacques Dembele, Ana María Hanan Alipi, Aniceto Rodolfo Solano Gomez, Beatriz Maruri-Aguilar, Claudia Janeth Ramírez Díaz, Claudio Delgadillo-Moya, David Alexander Prieto Torres, Dr Gopal Murugan, Eduardo Ruiz Sánchez, Emiliano Sánchez Martínez, Felipe Gómez-Noguez, Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha, Gustavo Montiel Canales, Ivón M Ramírez-Morillo, J Daniel Tejero-Díez, J Rolando Bastida-Zavala, Jorge A Meave, José Fernando Alvarado Rodríguez, Lauro López Mata, Leonardo Osvaldo Alvarado Cárdenas, M Socorro González-Elizondo, Manuel González Ledesma, María del Socorro García-Madrigal, María Magdalena Hernández Martínez, Martha González Elizondo, Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial, Ramon Cuevas Guzman, Rodrigo Stefano Duno, Rubén Martínez-Camilo, Teresa Terrazas, Viacheslav Shalisko, Victor L Barradas, J Adilson Pinedo-Escatel, Bazartseren Boldgiv, Chambouleyron Mathieu, Claude Lermmel, Jean-François Léger, Harith Farooq, John Irish, Krishna Shrestha, A J Dop, Alexandra van der Geer, André P W van Eck, Angelica Cibrian Jaramillo, Cornelis (Cees) Gielis, E Egberts, Edwin Peeters, Erik Simons, Francisca Sival, George Sangster, Gijs C Kronenberg, Han Kessels, Hans Schekkerman, Hendrikus Antonius Rutjes, Henk Moller Pillot, Herman van Dam, Huasheng Huang, Iris van Eck, Jaap Graveland, Jacqueline Henrot, Jan van der Vleuten, Jan W Arntzen, Jan Willem van Zuijlen, Jasper Stroom, Johan van Valkenburg, John Melis, Kenneth A Monsch, Leni Duistermaat, Linda Bruins, Marcel Klinge, Markus Knapp, Martin Soesbergen, Menno Schilthuizen, Micha C d'Oliveira, Miriam Collombon, Paul L T Beuk, Paul van Els, Reinder Torenbeek, Rense Haveman, Richard Lansdown, Rob Suijkerbuijk, Roelf Pot, Willem van Manen, Andrew Marshall, Dan Blanchon, Daniel Leduc, David J Lowe, Dennis Gordon, Dennis Preston Gordon, Graham Bird, John W Early, Kerry Ford, Margaret Harper, Michelle Kelly, Milen Marinov, Peter J de Lange, Jean-Michel Maes, Rosa María Reyes Pérez, Abel Gizaw Seid, Anders Langangen, Anne Helene Solberg Tandberg, Carin Andersson, Charlotte Sletten Bjorå, Emanuela Di Martino, Hans Arne Nakrem, Jan T Lifjeld, Kristine Bakke Westergaard, Manuel António E Malaquias, Pernille Bronken Eidesen, Reidar Elven, Torbjørn Ekrem, Vladimir I Gusarov, Abdul Majid, Uzma Hanif, Annette Aiello, Juan F Carrión, Bolívar R Garcete-Barrett, Nelida Soria Rey, Asunción Cano, Carlos Reynel Rodriguez, Din Olger Heredia Huarino, Elva Fany Palomino, Giussepe Gagliardi-Urrutia, Guillermo Pino, Italo Francisco Treviño Zevallos, Jenny Rojas-Fox, Jorge Luis Cabrera Meléndez, Thomas Valqui, Aimee Lynn Dupo, Cristian C Lucanas, David Emmanuel M General, Haira Jill Tolentino, Ireneo L Lit, Michael Agbayani Calaramo, Adam Kaczmarek, Andrzej Kaim, Artur Taszakowski, Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, Bogdan Wiśniowski, Hanna Moniuszko, Helena Więcław, Iván García-Cunchillos, Jacob Koopman, Jarosław Tyszka, Jerzy Lis, Kenneth De Baets, Krzysztof Hryniewicz, Marcin Piątek, Marek Wanat, Marta Zakrzewska, Mateusz Tałanda, Piotr Kuklinski, Rusłan Sałamatin, Wojciech Solarz, André de Matos Casimiro Justo Carapeto, Andreu Santín Muriel, António José Calado, Artur A Sá, Artur R M Serrano, Carlos A Góis-Marques, Carlos Dinis Penedo, Carlos Vila-Viçosa, Diogo Parrinha, Iris Sampaio, João Farminhão, Jorge Capelo, José M Piçarra d´Almeida, José Manuel Grosso-Silva, Leonel Pereira, Luis Filipe Lopes, Luis M P Ceríaco, Marta Bento, Martin Corley, Miguel Menezes de Sequeira, Neftalí Sillero, Octávio Mateus, Patricia Esquete, Paulo Oliveira, Pedro Naves, Rafael Carvalho, Raquel Juan-Ovejero, Roberto Keller, Sérgio Timóteo, Thiago Semedo, Udo Schwarzer, Patricia A Burrowes, Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Adrian Indreica, Adrian Oprea, Alma Nicolin, Catalin Tanase, Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci, Dan Cogalniceanu, Dorel M Ruşti, Elena Iorgu, Eszter Ruprecht, Floriana Popescu, Gabor Majoros, Gavril Marius Berchi, Ionut Stefan Iorgu, Irina Irimia, Kuhn Thomas, Lucian Fusu, Lucian Pârvulescu, Marius Skolka, Mihai Puscas, Paulina Anastasiu, Peter Laszlo Pap, Aleksandr Evsyukov, Alexander F Bannikov, Alexander Karhu, Alexander Kudryavtsev, Alexander Prokin, Alexander S Prosvirov, Alexandr L Ebel, Alexandr P Rasnitsyn, Alexandr Stekolnikov, Alexei Kravchenko, Alexey A Kotov, Alexey A Medvedev, Alexey Bashkuev, Alexey Pakhnevich, Alexey S Shmakov, Alexey V Lopatin, Alisa A Neplyukhina, Andrei A Legalov, Andrey Samdan, Andrey V Matalin, Andrey V Zhuravlev, Artem Leostrin, Artem Y Sinev, Boris A Korotyaev, Boris Kataev, Davidian Genrik, Dmitry A Lifanov, Dmitry Fedorenko, Dmitry Kopylov, Dmitry Lyskov, Dmitry Sokoloff, Dmitry Vorontsov, Eduard V Mychko, Efremov Andrey, Egorov Leonid, Evgeniy Dunayev, Evgeniya Muchnik, Evgeny V Popov, Gennady Baryshnikov, Georgy V Mirantsev, Gyulli Farzalieva, Igor Fefelov, Irina Samsonova, Julia Shuvalova (Yulia/Yuliya Shuvalova), Kirill Mikhailov, Kirill V Makarov, Konstantin K Tarasenko, Ksenia G Klimova, Larisa Bagmet, Lev Shestakov, Lovtsova Julia, Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlova, Maxim Nabozhenko, Maxim Nuraliev, Maxim Vinarski, Melnikov Denis G, Michael Serebryanyi, Natalia Terekhina, Natalya Andreyenkova, Nikita Zdravchev, Nikita Zelenkov, Nikolay A Poyarkov, Pavel Khramtsov, Pavel Parkhaev, Peter Khramov, Roman Nazarov, Sergei E Tshernyshev, Sergey Sinev, Vladimir Fedosov, Vladislav Desiatkin, Yuri Mikhailov, Yurii N Sundukov, Zinovyev Evgeniy, Ahmed M Soliman, Abdoulaye Baïla Ndiaye, Mingou Paterne Arnaud Bernard, Aleksandar Ćetković, Anđeljko Petrović, Dalibor Z Stojanović, Mihailo Vujić, Mirko Šević, Predrag Simonović, Saša Marić, Vera Nikolic, Vukašin Gojšina, John S Ascher, Adam Kantor, Anna Guttova, Daniel Jablonski, Judita Zozomová, Karol Marhold, Pavol Mereďa, Stanislav Španiel, Vladimír Hemala, Andraž Čarni, Faisal Jama Gelle, Benny Bytebier, Christian M Deschodt, David Gwynne-Evans, Denis Brothers, Gimo M Daniel, Hester Steyn, Ian Engelbrecht, Jacques van Rooy, Janine Victor, Janneke Aylward, Lynne J Quick, Mike Mostovski, Musa C Mlambo, Riaan Stals, Ruan van Mazijk, Susan Dippenaar, Vinícius da Costa-Silva, A Jesús Muñoz-Pajares, Aaron Pérez-Haase, Agustin Lahora, Alberto Rodríguez-Fernández, Ana Beleén Fernández Salegui, Ana García-Muñoz, Ana María Vega Maray, Ana Morales-Alonso, Ana Ortega-Olivencia, Andres Baselga, Andres Ordiz, Ángel Fernández Ceular, Antonio Flores-Moya, Antonio Galán de Mera, Antonio García-Tabernero, Arturo Goldarazena Lafuente, Baltasar Cabezudo, Bárbara Díez-Rodríguez, Belén Albertos Bofarull, Belén Estébanez Pérez, Candela Blanco Moreno, Carlos Lado, Carlos M Herrera, Carlos Romero-Zarco, Carlos Salazar Mendías, Carmen Bartolomé Esteban, Carmen Benítez Benítez, César Morales-Molino, Cristian R Altaba, Cristina González Montelongo, Daniel Pinto-Carrasco, David Serrano, Eduardo Cires, Eduardo Narbona, Elena Álvarez, Emilio Laguna, Emma Ortúñez, Enrique Lara, Enrique Maguilla, Enrique Peñalver Mollá, Esperanza Beltrán Tejera, Esther San José Carreras, Estrella Alfaro-Saiz, Eusebio López Nieto, F Javier Jiménez-López, F Xavier Picó, Federico Fernández-González, Félix Llamas, Félix Torres González, Fernando Ojeda, Francisco Balao, Francisco J Cabezas, Francisco J Valtueña, Francisco Javier Rejos Ballesteros, Francisco Lara, Francisco M Vázquez, Gabriel Blanca, Gabriel Mercadal i Corominas, Gabriel Moreno, Gloria Martínez-Sagarra, Graciela Gil Romera, Gregorio García Sánchez-Ramal, Guillermo Benítez, Ignacio A Lazagabaster, Ignacio De la Riva, Irene Masa-Iranzo, Iris Montero Muñoz, Isabel Draper, Isabel Salcedo, Javier Diéguez Uribeondo, Javier Etayo, Javier Fabado Alós, Javier Fuertes Aguilar, Javier Galán-Díaz, Jesús Muñoz, Joaquín Baixeras, Joaquina María García Martín, Jordi López-Pujol, José A Mejías, Jose Carlos Miranda, José Gabriel Segarra-Moragues, José Ignacio Lucas Lledó, José Luis Blanco Pastor, José Luis Yela, José M Blanco-Moreno, José María Cardiel, José María Iriondo, Jose María Maya Manzano, José Ramon Grande Allende, José Vicente Andrés Ros, Jose Vicente Pérez Santa-Rita, José-Miguel Carretero Díaz, Josefa López Martínez, Josep M Ninot, Josep Padullés Cubino, Joshua Borràs, Juan A Calleja Alarcón, Juan Antonio Devesa, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Marco, Juan E Uribe, Juan F Mota, Juan José Pino Pérez, Juan Lorite, Juan M Rubiales, Juan M Martínez Labarga, Juan S Monrós, Juan S Monrós González, Laura Rodriguez Garcia, Leopoldo Medina Domingo, Llorenç Saez, Lluis Serra Laliga, Lourdes López Merino, M Luisa Buide del Real, M Mar Trigo, M Montserrat Martínez-Ortega, Magdalena Vicens Fornés, Manuel A Rodriguez-Iglesias, Manuel de la Estrella, Manuel J Macía, Manuel Sánchez-Angulo, Marcial Escudero, María Luisa Navarro Pérez, María Sanz Arnal, Mario Fernández-Mazuecos, Marta Alcolea, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Serrano, Miquel Capó, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Mónica Miguez Ríos, Nereida M Rancel-Rodríguez, Oscar Reverter-Gil, Pablo García Murillo, Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo Tejero Ibarra, Pablo Vargas, Paloma Cantó, Pascual López-López, Pedro Pérez Olea, Pedro Sánchez Gómez, Penélope González-Sampériz, Pere Fraga i Arguimbau, Rafael Medina, Rafael Molina Venegas, Raquel Alonso Redondo, Raquel Pino Bodas, Raúl Lois Madera, Raúl Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl Orihuela-Rivero, Raúl Sánchez Francés, Regina Berjano, Ricardo Garilleti, Rodrigo R Granjel, Rogelio Sánchez Villegas, Rosa Mª Valencia Barrera, Rosario G Gavilan, Rosina Magaña Ugarte, Rubén G Mateo, Ruymán David Cedrés-Perdomo, Santiago Andrés Sánchez, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago Fernández Jiménez, Santiago Ortiz, Sara del Río, Sara Romero, Sergio Pérez-Ortega, Silvia Gómez Valle, Sonia Molino, Teresa Garnatje, Tomás Rodríguez Riaño, Víctor J Rico, Victoria Ferrero Vaquero, Violeta Atienza, Violeta Simón-Porcar, Virginia Valcárcel, William Douglas Carvalho, Wolfgang Denzer, Yoana García Mendizabal, Bengt Å Bengtsson, Bengt Carlsson, Brita Svensson, Carlos Guerrero Bosagna, Eric Wahlsteen, Göran Arnqvist, Irene Bisang, Jadranka Rota, Johan Liljeblad, Kennet Lundin, Knud Andreas Jønsson, Lars Hedenäs, Mats Wedin, Michael Norén, Niklas Wahlberg, Paco Cárdenas, Per Ahlberg, Per Alström, Per Löfgren, Peter Nielsen, Sabine Stöhr, Steffen Kiel, Torbjörn Tyler, Ulf Arup, Zongzhuang Liu, Arne Strid, German Hernández Alonso, Alain Chautems, Ana B García-Martín, André Charpin, Andreas Müller, Anne Freitag, Bernard Landry, Christophe Praz, Danae Thivaiou, Daniel Cherix, Daniel Jeanmonod, Edward Mitchell, Florian Mombrial, Giulio Cuccodoro, Guido Sabatinelli, Ivan Löbl, Jean Mariaux, Jean-Paul Haenni, Jean-Paul Theurillat, Juan Carlos Zamora, Laurent Valtotton, Manuel Ruedi, Marvco V Bernasconi, Nicolas Fumeaux, Oliver Hawlitschek, Peter Schuchert, Philippe Clerc, Seraina Klopfstein, Adun Samathi, Kevin Hyde, Raoufou Radji, J Francisco Morales, Faouzia Charfi, Ridha El Mokni, Filiz Gunay, Saida Agayeva, Alessandro Giusti, André Schuiteman, Andrew E Whittington, Archie YF Ko, Ashley Leftwich, Christopher David Williams, Clare Scanlan, Crispin Little, Danniella Sherwood, David C Lees, David Goyder, David Michael John, Edward Dickinson, George W Beccaloni, Henry J Noltie, Ian F G McLean, Isabel Larridon, John Badmin, John M McArthur, John S Noyes, Jonathan A Todd, Leonidas Romanos Davranoglou, Mark R Shaw, Mark T Young, Martin Ebejer, Martyn Kelly, Maurizio Dioli, Maxwell V L Barclay, Michael F Geiser, Nick Stewart, Peter Langton, Richard M Bateman, Rob Marchant, Simon Schneider, Tabitha R Taberer, Tammy Horton, Vladimir Blagoderov, Wolfgang Wüster, Zhe-Yu Chen, Dmitry Telnov, Andriy Novikov, Dmytro Dubyna, Igor Balashov, Ihor Olshanskyi, Mykola Fedoronchuk, Natalia M Shiyan, Oleksandr Khodosovtsev, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Oxana Vinogradova, Tatiana Mikhailyuk, Vasily Dyadichko, Vera Hayova, Viktor O Nachychko, Vitalii Kolomiichuk, Vitaliy A Kharchenko, Evgeny E Perkovsky, Ary Mailhos, Eduardo Marchesi, Jose Mauricio Bonifacino, María Victoria Valtierra Sierra, Aaron M Bauer, Adeyinka Adeyemi, Alan Franck, Alessandra Pandolfi, Allen L Norrbom, Andre E Moncrieff, Andrew Johnson, Angelo Capparella, Anthony Rossi, Armin Namayandeh, Art Borkent, Barbara Hellenthal, Brett C Ratcliffe, Brian J O'Shea, Brian Tilston Smith, C Jonathan Schmitt, Camm C Swift, Chris M Cohen, Christopher J Borkent, D Christopher Rogers, Dale Casamatta, Daniel Koenemann, David Boufford, David Campbell, David W Krause, Davide Dal Pos, Derek Sikes, Don Les, Edward S DeKeyser, Edwin Cruz-Rivera, Emily Carter, Glenn Fairbanks Seeholzer, Guy Eroh, H Douglas Pratt, Hinrich Kaiser, Irene Villa Machio, J Mark Egger, J V Remsen, Jacob Esselstyn, James Christopher Sagebiel, James Liebherr, James N Hoghe, Jared Wolfe, Jason J Dombroskie, Jessica Eberhard, Jimmy A McGuire, John A Gerwin, John H Epler, José H Leal, Jose L Lopez-Ribot, Judith E Winston, Julian Harber, Jun Wen, Justin L Lee, Justin Pargeter, Katharine Gregg, Keith Arnold, Kenneth Carpenter, Kevin McCracken, Kevin Williams, Kevin Winker, Kipling Will, Kyhl A Austin, Kyle E Harms, Les Watling, Linda Watson, Manuel Marin, Marc Edward Epstein, Marcus M Key, Mariana P Marques, Mark Pyron, Martin Dovciak, Martin Hauser, Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Mauricio Diazgranados, Mel Warren, Michael K Oliver, Michael L Ferro, Michael S Engel, Natalia von Ellenrieder, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Neal L Evenhuis, Neil Snow, Nobuaki Mizumoto, Obediah Sage, Patrick Rakes, Patrick Rohner, Paul J Morris, Paula Cushing, Paula Rozo-Lopez, Paulo Durães Pereira Pinheiro, Peter H Kerr, Peter Stevens, Peter Uetz, Quentin Wheeler, R Edward DeWalt, R Kevan Schoonover McClelland, Richard H Zander, Richard Rabeler, Robert L Zuparko, Robert W Hansen, Roberta Brett, Ronald Hellenthal, Rose Meier, Rosser W Garrison, Roy E Gereau, Sam W Heads, Samuel A McLeod, Samuel Wooster James, Severyn Korneyev, Shaun L Winterton, Stephen D Gaimari, Steve Hilty, Subir Shakya, Susan B Adams, Susan G Letcher, Thomas H Atkinson, Timothy S Wood, Victor H Gonzalez, Walsh SJ, Wendy Applequist, William F Smith-Vaniz, William L Murphy, William Wayt Thomas, Khalimov F Z, Mukhammadtuychi Rakhimov, Shodmonov Feruz Abdullajonovich, Yigitali Tashpulatov, Fernando J M Rojas-Runjaic, Hugo Gullermo Cerda Pérez, Pedro Torrecilla, Thirza Ruiz Zapata, Hoang Quynh Hoa, Ngoc Nguyen, Cathy Sharp, Moira Fitzpatrick Bioscience, 2024 The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for “inappropriate” names. It is evident that such proposals come from very deep feelings, but we show how they can irreparably damage the foundation of biological communication and, in turn, the sciences that depend on it. There are four essential consequences of objective codes of nomenclature: universality, stability, neutrality, and transculturality. These codes provide fair and impartial guides to the principles governing biological nomenclature and allow unambiguous universal communication in biology. Accordingly, no subjective proposals should be allowed to undermine them.
TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF POST-METAMORPHIC Dendropsophus minutus (PETERS, 1872) IN COASTAL WETLANDS OF SOUTHERN BRAZIL (HYLIDAE: DENDROPSOPHINI) Sônia Huckembeck, Raúl Maneyro, Daniel Loebmann, Alexandre Miranda Garcia Russian Journal of Herpetology, 2024 Dendropsophus minutus is a hylid widely distributed in the Neotropics. Although this species is classified as «least concern», some populations are being affected by the advance of various anthropic activities. Despite previous studies on the biology of the species, some aspects of its trophic ecology are still unknown. We used stomach content analysis (SCA) and stable isotope analysis (SIA) to identify diet, trophic position and the primary food sources and preys that support a post-metamorphic population of D. minutus in the coastal plain of extreme southern Brazil. SCA revealed that Diptera (%PSIRI = 10.16), Hemiptera (%PSIRI = 5.83), and Araneae (%PSIRI = = 1.46) were present in the diet. The primary-producers-based mixing model indicated POM (particulate organic matter) as the main basal carbon source sustaining the analyzed specimens; whereas the prey-based mixing model showed that Hemiptera is the main resource assimilated by the species. Mean trophic position was 2.71, ranging between 2.52 and 2.91.
Amphibians and Reptiles of Taim, a Brazilian Ramsar Site: Current Knowledge and a Possible Case of Local Extinction Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 2023
A tale of two bellies: systematics of the oval frogs (Anura: Microhylidae: Elachistocleis) Gabriel Novaes-e-Fagundes, Mariana L Lyra, Vinicius S A Loredam, Thiago R Carvalho, Célio F B Haddad, Miguel T Rodrigues, Diego Baldo, Diego A Barrasso, Daniel Loebmann, Robson W Ávila, Francisco Brusquetti, Ana L C Prudente, Ward C Wheeler, Victor Goyannes Dill Orrico, Pedro Peloso Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2023 Oval frogs (Elachistocleis) have a broad geographic distribution covering nearly all of South America and parts of Central America. They also have a large inter- and intraspecific variation of the few morphological characters commonly used as diagnostic traits among species of the genus. Based on molecular data, we provide the most complete phylogeny of Elachistocleis to date, and explore its genetic diversity using distance-based and tree-based methods for putative species delimitation. Our results show that at least two of the most relevant traditional characters used in the taxonomy of this group (belly pattern and dorsal median white line) carry less phylogenetic information than previously thought. Based on our results, we propose some synonymizations and some candidate new species. This study is a first major step in disentangling the current systematics of Elachistocleis. Yet, a comprehensive review of morphological data is needed before any new species descriptions can be properly made.
12,500+ and counting: biodiversity of the Brazilian Pampa Bianca O. Andrade, William Dröse, Cassiana Alves de Aguiar, Elisa Teixeira Aires, Diego Janisch Alvares, Rosa Lia Barbieri, Claudio José Barros de Carvalho, Marie Bartz, Fernando Gertum Becker, Glayson Ariel Bencke, Anelise Beneduzi, Jorge Bernardo Silva, Betina Blochtein, Ilsi Iob Boldrini, Piter Kehoma Boll, Juçara Bordin, Rosa Mara Borges da Silveira, Márcio Borges Martins, Camila Bosenbecker, João Braccini, Bruna Braun, Rosângela Brito, George G. Brown, Henrique Mallmann Büneker, Cristiano Roberto Buzatto, Adriano Cavalleri, Sonia Zanini Cechin, Patrick Colombo, Reginaldo Constantino, Cíntia Fernanda da Costa, Marina S. Dalzochio, Marcelo Gehlen de Oliveira, Rafael Antunes Dias, Luana Amaral dos Santos, Adriane Da Fonseca Duarte, Juliano Lessa Pinto Duarte, Jaqueline Durigon, Mayara Escobar Da Silva, Priscila Porto Alegre Ferreira, Talita Ferreira, Juliano Ferrer, Viviane G. Ferro, Carla Suertegaray Fontana, Marcelo Duarte Freire, Thales Renato Ochotorena Freitas, Daniel Galiano, Marinês Garcia, Tiago Gomes Dos Santos, Lucas Roberto Pereira Gomes, Felipe Gonzatti, Marco Silva Gottschalk, Gustavo Graciolli, Camille E. Granada, Martin Grings, Pablo Santos Guimarães, Ingrid Heydrich, Samanta Iop, João André Jarenkow, Patrícia Jungbluth, Márcia Isabel Käffer, Lucas Augusto Kaminski, Diego Costa Kenne, Frederico Dutra Kirst, Tiago Kütter Krolow, Rodrigo Ferreira Krüger, Bruno Busnello Kubiak, Ana Maria Leal-Zanchet, Daniel Loebmann, Dióber Borges Lucas, Elaine Maria Lucas, André Luís Luza, Ibere Farina Machado, Bruno Madalozzo, Renan Maestri, Luiz R. Malabarba, Raúl Maneyro, Marco Antonio Tonus Marinho, Roberta Marques, Kimberly Da Silva Marta, Diego Da Silveira Martins, Giovana Da Silva Martins, Thiago Rambo Martins, Anderson Santos de Mello, Ramon Luciano Mello, Milton De Souza Mendonça Junior, Ana Beatriz Barros de Morais, Felipe F. F. Moreira, Leonardo Felipe Bairos Moreira, Luciano De A. Moura, Michelle Helena Nervo, Ricardo Ott, Patrícia Paludo, Luciane M. P. Passaglia, Eduardo Périco, Erika Sant'Anna Petzhold, Mateus M. Pires, Jean Lucas Poppe, Fernando Marques Quintela, Mateus Raguse-Quadros, Maria João Ramos Pereira, Samuel Renner, Felipe B. Ribeiro, José Ricardo Inacio Ribeiro, Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues, Patrícia E. S. Rodrigues, Helena Piccoli Romanowski, Tatiana Petersen Ruschel, Suelen Da Silva Alves Saccol, Marcoandre Savaris, Fernanda Schmidt Silveira, Hermes José Schmitz, Ana Emilia Siegloch, Ricardo Russo Siewert, Pedro Joel Silva da Silva Filho, Aline G. Soares, Alexandre Somavilla, Patrícia Sperotto, Marcia Regina Spies, Flávia Pereira Tirelli, Alexandro Marques Tozetti, Laura Verrastro, Cleusa Vogel Ely, Ândrio Zafalon Da Silva, Caroline Zank, Edison Zefa, Gerhard E. Overbeck Frontiers of Biogeography, 2023 Knowledge on biodiversity is fundamental for conservation strategies. The Brazilian Pampa region, located in subtropical southern Brazil, is neglected in terms of conservation, and knowledge of its biodiversity is fragmented. We aim to answer the question: how many, and which, species occur in the Brazilian Pampa? In a collaborative effort, we built species lists for plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi that occur in the Brazilian Pampa. We included information on distribution patterns, main habitat types, and conservation status. Our study resulted in referenced lists totaling 12,503 species (12,854 taxa, when considering infraspecific taxonomic categories [or units]). Vascular plants amount to 3,642 species (including 165 Pteridophytes), while algae have 2,046 species (2,378 taxa) and bryophytes 316 species (318 taxa). Fungi (incl. lichenized fungi) contains 1,141 species (1,144 taxa). Animals total 5,358 species (5,372 taxa). Among the latter, vertebrates comprise 1,136 species, while invertebrates are represented by 4,222 species. Our data indicate that, according to current knowledge, the Pampa holds approximately 9% of the Brazilian biodiversity in an area of little more than 2% of Brazil’s total land. The proportion of species restricted to the Brazilian Pampa is low (with few groups as exceptions), as it is part of a larger grassland ecoregion and in a transitional climatic setting. Our study yielded considerably higher species numbers than previously known for many species groups; for some, it provides the first published compilation. Further efforts are needed to increase knowledge in the Pampa and other regions of Brazil. Considering the strategic importance of biodiversity and its conservation, appropriate government policies are needed to fund studies on biodiversity, create accessible and constantly updated biodiversity databases, and consider biodiversity in school curricula and other outreach activities.
Attributes of the population structure and ventral polychromatism of Helicops infrataeniatus Jan, 1865 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae) in subtropical Brazil North Western Journal of Zoology, 2022
First record of male combat for Micrurus hemprichii (serpentes: Elapidae) Herpetology Notes, 2021
A new species of erythrolamprus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontini) from the savannas of Northern South America Salamandra, 2021
The phylogeny of Dendropsophini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae) Victor G.D. Orrico, Taran Grant, Julian Faivovich, Mauricio Rivera‐Correa, Marco A. Rada, Mariana L. Lyra, Carla S. Cassini, Paula H. Valdujo, Walter E. Schargel, Denis J. Machado, Ward C. Wheeler, Cesar Barrio‐Amorós, Daniel Loebmann, Jiří Moravec, Juliana Zina, Mirco Solé, Marcelo J. Sturaro, Pedro L.V. Peloso, Pablo Suarez, Célio F.B. Haddad Cladistics, 2021
Connecting the dots: Filling distribution gaps of Philodryas viridissima (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Brazil, with a new state record to Roraima Herpetology Notes, 2018
Land use change (LUC) analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA) of Brazilian soybean biodiesel Victor Paulo Peçanha Esteves, Elisa Maria Mano Esteves, Davi José Bungenstab, Daniel Gomes dos Santos Wendriner Loebmann, Daniel de Castro Victoria, Luiz Eduardo Vicente, Ofélia de Queiroz Fernandes Araújo, Cláudia do Rosário Vaz Morgado Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2016
Composition, distribution patterns, and conservation priority areas for the herpetofauna of the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil Salamandra, 2016
A new species of long-legged Pseudopaludicola from northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) Salamandra, 2016
Advertisement call, colour variation, natural history, and geographic distribution of Proceratophrys caramaschii (Anura: Odontophrynidae) Salamandra, 2015
Diet composition and niche overlap in two sympatric species of Physalaemus (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) in coastal subtemperate wetlands Herpetology Notes, 2015
A record of Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758) preying upon Dendropsophus soaresi (Caramaschi & Jim, 1983) (Anura, Hylidae) Herpetology Notes, 2013
New data on the distribution of the rare and poorly known Apostolepis goiasensis Prado, 1943 (Serpentes, Xenodontinae, Elapomorphini) with remarks on morphology and colouration Herpetology Notes, 2012
First record of Adelophryne baturitensis hoogmoed, borges & Cascon, 1994 for the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae, Phyzelaphryninae) Herpetology Notes, 2011
Geographic distribution and parturition of mabuya arajara Rebouças-Spieker, 1981 (Squamata, sauria, scincidae) from Ceará, northeastern Brazil Herpetological Bulletin, 2010
The invasion of five alien species in the Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Northeastern Brazil Revista De Biologia Tropical, 2010
Effect of temperature and kind of substratum on the production of Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera, Muscidae) larvae Revista Brasileira De Zootecnia, 2002
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The influence of environmental factors on dorsal coloration patterns in a neotropical tree frog LN Lermen, D Loebmann Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 147 (1), blaf138 , 2026 2026
Hematological and genotoxic biomarkers in a natural population of freshwater turtles Trachemys dorbigni (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) (Testudines: Emydidae) living in … DT da Silva, TA Guedes, RT França, CMG Martins, D Loebmann Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31 (25), 37215-37228 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Trophic ecology of post-metamorphic Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872) in coastal wetlands of Southern Brazil (Hylidae: Dendropsophini) S Huckembeck, R Maneyro, D Loebmann, AM Garcia Russian Journal of Herpetology 31 (2), 115-120 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
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Amphibians and reptiles of Taim, a Brazilian Ramsar Site: current knowledge and a possible case of local extinction AM Tozetti, CF MOSER, P Colombo, RB Oliveira, D Loebmann Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18 (1), 38-47 , 2023 2023 Citations: 14
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Attributes of the population structure and ventral polychromatism of Helicops infrataeniatus Jan, 1865 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae) in subtropical Brazil. RA Regnet, FM Quintela, D Roedder, D Loebmann North-Western Journal of Zoology 18 (2) , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
Unveiling an enigma from the Cerrado: taxonomic revision of two sympatric species of Apostolepis Cope, 1862 (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae: Elapomorphini) from central Brazil OM Entiauspe-Neto, C Koch, TB Guedes, RCB Paredero, A Tiutenko, ... European journal of taxonomy 817, 143–182-143–182 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
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A new species of Pristimantis Jimnez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Brejos de Altitude in Northeast Brazil. IJ Roberto, D Loebmann, ML Lyra, CB Haddad, RW Vila Zootaxa 5100 (4), 521-540 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
A tale of two bellies: systematics of the oval frogs (Anura: Microhylidae: Elachistocleis Parker, 1927) ML Lyra, VSA Loredam, TR Carvalho, CFB Haddad, MT Rodrigues, ... ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 24 , 2022 2022
Parasitic helminths in Boana pulchella (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)(Anura: Hylidae) and their relation with host diet, body size, and habitat EC Silveira, CS Mascarenhas, S Huckembeck, G Müller, D Loebmann Cuadernos de Herpetología 36 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
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From Amazonia to the Atlantic forest: Molecular phylogeny of Phyzelaphryninae frogs reveals unexpected diversity and a striking biogeographic pattern emphasizing conservation … A Fouquet, D Loebmann, S Castroviejo-Fisher, JM Padial, VGD Orrico, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 65 (2), 547-561 , 2012 2012 Citations: 170
Amphibians and reptiles from a highly diverse area of the Caatinga domain: composition and conservation implications D Loebmann, CFB Haddad Biota Neotropica 10 (3), 227-256 , 2010 2010 Citations: 168
Guia dos Anfíbios da Mata Atlântica: Diversidade e Biologia CFB Haddad, LF Toledo, CAP Prado, D Loebmann, JL Gasparini, ... Anolis Books , 2013 2013 Citations: 99
12,500+ and counting: biodiversity of the Brazilian Pampa BO Andrade, W Dröse, CA Aguiar, ET Aires, DJ Alvares, RL Barbieri, ... Frontiers of Biogeography 15 (2) , 2023 2023 Citations: 96
Composition, distribution patterns, and conservation priority areas for the herpetofauna of the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil IJ Roberto, D Loebmann Salamandra 52 (2), 134-152 , 2016 2016 Citations: 92
The invasion of five alien species in the Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Northeastern Brazil D Loebmann, ACG Mai, JT Lee Revista de Biología Tropical 58 (3), 909-923 , 2010 2010 Citations: 82
Guia Ilustrado: Os anfíbios da região costeira do extremo sul do Brasil D Loebmann Ed. USEB, Pelotas , 2005 2005 Citations: 77
Hydrologic pulsing promotes spatial connectivity and food web subsidies in a subtropical coastal ecosystem AM Garcia, KO Winemiller, DJ Hoeinghaus, MC Claudino, R Bastos, ... Marine Ecology Progress Series 567, 17-28 , 2017 2017 Citations: 68
The phylogeny of Dendropsophini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae) VGD Orrico, T Grant, J Faivovich, M Rivera‐Correa, MA Rada, ML Lyra, ... Cladistics 37 (1), 73-105 , 2021 2021 Citations: 65
Urbanization impacts upon catchment hydrology and gully development using mutli‐temporal digital elevation data analysis OC Junior, R Guimaraes, L Freitas, D Gomes‐Loebmann, RA Gomes, ... Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: The Journal of the British … , 2010 2010 Citations: 65
A New Species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from Northeastern Brazil F de Medeiros Magalhães, D Loebmann, MNC Kokubum, CFB Haddad, ... Herpetologica 70 (1), 77-88 , 2014 2014 Citations: 64
Feeding ecology and basal food sources that sustain the Paradoxal frog Pseudis minuta : a multiple approach combining stomach content, prey availability, and … S Huckembeck, D Loebmann, EF Albertoni, SM Hefler, MCLM Oliveira, ... Hydrobiologia 740 (1), 253-264 , 2014 2014 Citations: 61
Distribuição espacial e abundância das assembléias de peixes no Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil D Loebmann, JP Vieira Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22, 667-675 , 2005 2005 Citations: 57
High plasticity in habitat use of Lycengraulis grossidens (Clupeiformes, Engraulididae) ACG Mai, MV Condini, CQ Albuquerque, D Loebmann, TD Saint'Pierre, ... Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 141, 17-25 , 2014 2014 Citations: 54
O impacto da pesca do camarão-rosa Farfantepenaeus paulensis (Perez-Farfante) (Decapoda, Penaeidae) nas assembléias de peixes e siris do Parque Nacional que Nacional da Lagoa … D Loebmann, JP Vieira Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23 (4), 1016-1028 , 2006 2006 Citations: 54
Relação dos anfíbios do Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil D Loebmann, JP Vieira Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22 (2), 339-341 , 2005 2005 Citations: 53
High arsenic and low lead concentrations in fish and reptiles from Taim wetlands, a Ramsar site in southern Brazil FM Quintela, GP Lima, ML Silveira, PG Costa, A Bianchini, D Loebmann, ... Science of the Total Environment 660, 1004-1014 , 2019 2019 Citations: 50
Integrative taxonomy supports the existence of two distinct species within Hypsiboas crepitans (Anura: Hylidae) VGD Orrico, I Nunes, C Mattedi, A Fouquet, AW Lemos, M Rivera-Correa, ... Salamandra 53 (1), 99-113 , 2017 2017 Citations: 50
Land use change (LUC) analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA) of Brazilian soybean biodiesel VPP Esteves, EMM Esteves, DJ Bungenstab, DGSW Loebmann, ... Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 18 (6), 1655-1673 , 2016 2016 Citations: 50
A new species of long-legged Pseudopaludicola from northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). FS de Andrade, F DE MEDEIROS DE MAGALHÃES, ... Salamandra 52 (2) , 2016 2016 Citations: 48