The first and second authors’ names appear incorrectly in the citation. The correct citation is: Martins CA, Roque FO, Santos BA, Ferreira VL, Strüssmann C, Tomas WM (2015) What Shapes the Phylogenetic Structure of Anuran Communities in a Seasonal Environment? The Influence of Determinism at Regional Scale to Stochasticity or Antagonistic Forces at Local Scale. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0130075. doi: 10...

A new species of torrent-dwelling bufonid frog of the genus Ansonia is described from the Isthmus of Kra, Thailand. Ansonia kraensis is morphologically similar to Malaysian A. malayana, but differs from it in ventral coloration and larval morphology. Occurrence of A. kraensis in this region suggests a heterogeneous nature of the anuran fauna between northern and southern regions of the Malay Pe...

The roles of priority effects and predation in structuring anuran communities have not been considered important in desert environments characterized by highly ephemeral pools and anuran species that breed synchronously. Predation is one mechanism that can set the stage for priority effects to be important, especially in ephemeral pools where resources are limiting and densities are high. We ob...

Anurans show the highest diversity in reproductive modes of all vertebrate taxa, with a variety of associated breeding behaviours. One striking feature of anuran reproduction is amplexus. During this process, in which the male clasps the female, both individuals' cloacae are juxtaposed to ensure successful external fertilization. Several types of amplexus have evolved with the diversification o...

The east coast of Brazil comprises an extensive area inserted in the Tropical Atlantic Domain and is represented by sandy plains of beach ridges commonly known as Restingas. The coastal environments are unique and house a rich amphibian fauna, the geographical distribution patterns of which are incipient. Biogeographical studies can explain the current distributional patterns and provide the id...

Over four hundred alkaloids in amphibian skin have been detected and structures from twenty different classes have been elucidated. These include batrachotoxins, histrionicotoxins, pumiliotoxins, epibatidine, pyrrolidines, piperidines, decahydroquinolines, pyrrolizidines, indolizidines, quinolizidines and tricyclic gephyrotoxins, pyrrolizidine oximes, pseudophrynamines, coccinellines and cyclop...