Amphibians of the equatorial seasonally dry forests of Ecuador and Peru.

ABSTRACT: Seasonally dry forests (SDFs) are one of the most challenging ecosystems for amphibians, fueling the diversity of this group of vertebrates. An updated inventory of native amphibians present in the Equatorial SDF is provided, which extends along the Pacific coast of Ecuador and northwestern Peru. The study is based on an extensive field sampling (two thirds of the total records) carried out throughout the Equatorial SDF, along with a compilation of the available information on distribution of amphibians in the region from published scientific papers, museum collections and on-line databases. The final dataset included 2,032 occurrence records for 30 amphibian species, belonging to eight anuran families. Additionally, data regarding conservation status, habitat use, spawn deposition site, r

SUBMITTER: Armijos-Ojeda D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8545738 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature