Unknown treefrog diversity revealed in the southwestern Amazon
A novel approach that integrated the analysis of molecular, morphological and bioacoustic data revealed that 82% of the diversity of treefrogs belonging to the genus Scinax in the Madeira-Purus interfluve, in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, remains undiscribed.
Tool use by an Amazonian primate
While monitoring caiman nests in the sustainable development reserve of Mamirauá for her masters project in Ecology, Kelly Torralva, observed a first-case tool use by a non-human primate in the Amazon. She monitored several caiman nest-mounds using camera-trapping to estimate the diversity and abundance of nest predators.
The hidden diversity of Automolus infuscatus
Furnariidae is one of the most diverse neotropical bird families, with high diversity of phenotypes and habitat use, with many cryptic species and several morphologically recognized genera that have been found to be paraphyletic.
