Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species of Chilomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador by Jorge Brito, Nicolás Tinoco, C. Miguel Pinto, Rubí García, Claudia Koch, Vincent Fernandez, Santiago Burneo, Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas

“…The Andean cloud forests of Ecuador are home to several endemic mammals. …”
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A new genus of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with three new species from montane cloud forests, western Andean cordillera of Colombia and Ecuador by Jorge Brito, Claudia Koch, Alexandre R. Percequillo, Nicolás Tinoco, Marcelo Weksler, C. Miguel Pinto, Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas

“…The Andean cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador are home to several endemic mammals; members of the Oryzomyini, the largest Sigmodontinae tribe, are extensively represented in the region. …”
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A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador by Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Santiago Ron, Jhael A. Ortega, Juan M. Guayasamin, Mindee Goodrum, Fausto Recalde, Jose J. Vieira, Claudia Koch, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz

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Redescription of Apostolepis ambiniger (Peters, 1869) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Elapomorphini) by Omar M. Entiauspe-Neto, Claudia Koch, Michael B. Harvey, Guarino R. Colli, Thaís B. Guedes

“…Apostolepis is a diverse genus of dipsadid snakes, currently comprising 34 species occurring in most cis-Andean South America. The taxonomy of the group is highly unstable. …”
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A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes by Claudia Koch, Pablo J. Venegas

“…Conservation efforts are urgently needed in the inter-Andean valley of the Maranon River.…”
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