Inga kursarii is a new species collected in the terra firme forests of the northwestern Amazon, one of the regions with the highest tree species diversity in the world. According to morphological and phylogenetic analyses, ...

With 566 species, the neotropical genus Pristimantis is the most speciose vertebrate genus. As a result of its striking diversity, taxonomic reviews remain a challenge. Herein, we present an updated phylogeny of the ...

Sturnira is the most speciose genus of New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae). We name Sturnira adrianae, new species. This taxon is born polytypic, divided into a larger subspecies (S. a. adrianae) widespread in the ...

We describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella from the eastern versantsoftheEcuadorianAndesintheupperPastazawatershed.Noblellanaturetrekii sp. n. differs from its Ecuadorian congeners by the presence ...

The Hyloscirtus larinopygion group is a clade of 16 species of large hylids that inhabit cascading Andean streams. They have brown coloration that, in most species, contrasts with bright marks. Herein morphological and ...

The generalist parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has two phylogenetic lineages associated almost exclusively with bats—Trypanosoma cruzi Tcbat and the subspecies T. c. marinkellei. We present new information on the genetic ...

We describe a new species of Macropholidus lizard from the Andean highlands of southern Ecuador and northern Peru based on recent collections. Among other characters, the new species differs from other species of Macropholidus ...

AIM: A poorly explored feature of the origin and maintenance of Neotropical biodiversity is how the evolutionary dynamics of colonization and differentiation in relation to lowland and highland habitats has impacted lineage ...

The full macrocyclic autoecious life cycle o five spore stages was confirmed for Edythea quitensis on Berberis hallii in the highlands of Ecuador. Te spermogonial and aecialstages had not previously been recorded. Spore ...

We describe a new species of Trilepida Hedges 2011 from cloud forests of the extreme northern Ecuadorian Andes, Carchi province. Among other characters, the new species is distinguished from all congeners by having a ...