Shadows in the forest: Uncovering unusual colouration records in mammals from the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes.

Variations in colouration patterns have been reported in numerous wildlife species, particularly birds. However, the increased use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring has enabled the detection of elusive species and phenotypic variations that might otherwise go undetected. Here, we compiled records of unusual colouration patterns in terrestrial mammals, documented through camera-trap studies over a 12-year period in the Llanganates-Sangay Connectivity Corridor, in the Tropical Andes of Ecuador.

First insights in terrestrial mammals monitoring in the Candelaria and Machay Reserves in the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes.

Habitat disturbance leads to biodiversity decline and modifications in the landscape structure and composition, affecting both dispersal movements and ecological processes at different temporal and spatial scales. The Ecuadorian Tropical Andes harbour suitable habitats for the distribution of a wide variety of species; however, there is a lack of studies focused on mammal diversity and its association with the habitat attributes in the central-eastern slopes. Here, we reported the diversity of terrestrial mammals recorded between 2019 and 2021 in a camera-trap monitoring study in the Candelaria and Machay reserves in the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador.

Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology.

The explosive diversity of rainfrogs ( spp) reaches its highest levels in the mountains of the Tropical Andes, with remarkable cryptic species mainly in unexplored areas of Ecuador. Based on phylogenetics, morphometric traits, skull osteology and bioacoustics, we describe two new species of , previously confused with , that belong to the subgenus Trachyphrynus traditionally known as the species group. The two new taxa are closely related, but have allopatric distributions.

Strong differentiation between amphibian communities on two adjacent mountains in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed of Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species of terrestrial frogs.

We present the results of herpetological surveys in two adjacent mountains where the EcoMinga Foundation protects the cloud forest in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed, in the Llanganates Sangay Ecological Corridor in Ecuador. A rapid assessment of the amphibian communities of the study sites reveals a diverse and heterogeneous composition, dominated by terrestrial frogs from the genus . We also identify a cryptic diversity with a significant number of candidate new species.

A new Andean treefrog (Amphibia: group) from Ecuador: an example of community involvement for conservation.

We provide several lines of evidence to delimit a new species of and define its phylogenetic position inside the group. The new species is the sister taxon to and is related to a clade formed by and a putative new species from the province of El Oro in, southwestern Ecuador. sp.

Red List assessment of amphibian species of Ecuador: A multidimensional approach for their conservation.

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, but faces severe pressures and threats to its natural ecosystems. Numerous species have declined and require to be objectively evaluated and quantified, as a step towards the development of conservation strategies. Herein, we present an updated National Red List Assessment for amphibian species of Ecuador, with one of the most detailed and complete coverages for any Ecuadorian taxonomic group to date.

A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador.

We describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus from the eastern versants of the Ecuadorian Andes in the upper Pastaza watershed. sp. n.

A new species of terrestrial frog (Strabomantidae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador.

We describe a new species of from the montane forest of the Río Zuñag Ecological Reserve, upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. is characterized by a snout-vent length of 11.6-21.

A new cryptic species of lizard from northwestern South America (Iguanidae, Dactyloinae).

A new species of lizard from the Andean slopes of southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, from between 1187 and 2353 m in elevation, is described. The new species can be distinguished from other in squamation, cranial osteology, hemipenial morphology, and nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. The new species is sister to , and it is suggested that previous records of in Colombia correspond to the new species described herein.