Anuros del norte de los andes: patrones de riqueza de especies y estado de conservación

Abstract

Knowledge of Andean anurans is constantly increasing; for this reason

Geographic distribution and habitat use of Lepidoblepharis miyatai (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), with comments on the taxonomic status of the genus in northern Colombia

“…Its original description was based on seven specimens collected in 1964 in Ensenada Gairaca (Gairaca Bay), Tayrona National Park (TNP), a locality enclosed by the northwestern foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Santa Marta Mountains; SNSM). This isolated massif is located in northeast Colombia close to the Caribbean Sea, and is considered an ecogeographical region of high endemicity (Lynch et al 1997, Armesto andSeñaris 2017). The presence of L. miyatai on the southeastern foothills of the SNSM has been also recently recorded some 125 km southeast of the type locality (Calderón-Espinosa and Medina-Rangel 2015).…”

Local Community Knowledge and Perceptions towards Amphibians in Urban and Rural Settings: Tools for Biological Conservation

“…The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta corresponds to the mountain system with the highest proportion of endemic amphibians in the northern Andes [35,36]. In the district of Santa Marta, 38 species of amphibians have been registered (35 anurans, one salamander and one caecilian), of which 21 inhabit the low altitudinal range (<1000 masl), 18 are endemic to the SNSM (> 400 masl) , one endemic to the trans-Andean region of Colombia, and nine periurban species [37][38][39][40][41]).…”

Beyond the species name: an analysis of publication trends and biases in taxonomic descriptions of rainfrogs (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, Pristimantis)

“…The genus is widely distributed throughout the New World and considered the most extensive among Neotropical amphibians, with species found in tropical and subtropical forests in South America and up to lower Central America ( Lynch and Duellman 1997 ; Pinto-Sánchez et al 2012 ; Meza-Joya and Torres 2016 ; Armesto and Señaris 2017 ). The group shows particularly high levels of diversity and endemism in the Andes, predominantly at elevations above 2000 m along humid environments and surrounding lowlands and Chocoan South America ( Heinicke et al 2007 ; Meza-Joya and Torres 2016 ; Armesto and Señaris 2017 ; Reyes-Puig et al 2020 ).…”

“…The genus is widely distributed throughout the New World and considered the most extensive among Neotropical amphibians, with species found in tropical and subtropical forests in South America and up to lower Central America ( Lynch and Duellman 1997 ; Pinto-Sánchez et al 2012 ; Meza-Joya and Torres 2016 ; Armesto and Señaris 2017 ). The group shows particularly high levels of diversity and endemism in the Andes, predominantly at elevations above 2000 m along humid environments and surrounding lowlands and Chocoan South America ( Heinicke et al 2007 ; Meza-Joya and Torres 2016 ; Armesto and Señaris 2017 ; Reyes-Puig et al 2020 ). The diversity of the genus is greater in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and the piedmont, montane, and montane cloud forests of the western and eastern slopes of the three countries concentrate the highest levels of endemism ( Hedges et al 2008 ; Ron et al 2022 ).The continuous increase in the number of species described within this genus suggests a much greater species richness than anticipated, with subtle differences in behavior and physiology reflecting distinct evolutionary pathways ( de Queiroz 2005 ; Hutter and Guayasamin 2015 ).…”