Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in this group is . , and its phenotypic diversity has been recognized as three subspecies-.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGeneral consensus emphasizes that no single biological process can explain the patterns of species' distributions and diversification in the Neotropics. Instead, the interplay of several processes across space and time must be taken into account. Here we investigated the phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of tree frogs in the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species group (Amphibia: Hylidae), which is distributed across Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA revision of the avian Neotropical genus Automolus and the Furnariidae family points to the paraphyly of A. infuscatus and reveals a species complex comprising A. infuscatus, A.
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