A new species of terrestrial toad of the group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the highlands of the Central Cordillera of the Andes of Colombia.

The genus (Bufonidae) comprises 92 species of Neotropical toads. In Colombia, is represented by 22 recognized species, of which nine belong to the group. Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence of cryptic diversity within this group, particularly in the context of Andean forms.

Confirming the presence of (Peters, 1870) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in South America: more questions than answers.

The western or desert red bat, , is a cryptic insectivore species distributed in the Neotropics from Mexico south through Central America to Panama. was long considered a subspecies of the red bat, , but recently it was elevated to full-species status based on genetic information. Here we present evidence of the presence of in the Andean Region of Colombia, confirming the species' presence in South America; the new record, from 3836 m a.