Amphibians and reptiles encountered during an expedition to Panama

Abstract.—During a recent expedition to five protected areas in Panama (Parque Nacional Volcán Barú andReserva Forestal Fortuna, Chiriquí Province; Parque Nacional Santa Fe, Veraguas Province; Parque Nacional Darien,Rancho Frío, Darien Province; and Mamoni Valley Private Reserve, Panama Province), we observed 95 species ofamphibians and reptiles (51 amphibians and 44 reptiles). We made opportunistic observations of many of them,including noteworthy updates on the conservation status of critically endangered or endangered taxa (Atelopus glyphus,A. limosus, A. varius, Isthmohyla angustilineata, I. tica, Oedipina grandis), the third and fourth distribution records forPanama of Trilepida macrolepis, the second distribution report of Leptophis cupreus for the country, the fourth countryrecord of Bachia blairi, new behavior and maximum size for Oophaga vicentei, and the second known specimen ofNorops triumphalis

Venezuelan geckos (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in the collection of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile, with description of the type series of Gonatodes ligiae and Gonatodes petersi (Sphaerodactylidae)

Barrio-Amorós, Cesar L., Ortíz, Juan C. (2016): Venezuelan geckos (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in the collection of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile, with description of the type series of Gonatodes ligiae and Gonatodes petersi (Sphaerodactylidae). Zootaxa 4136 (3): 537-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.

The Bushmasters (Lachesis spp.): Queens of the rainforest: An overview of the taxonomy, distribution, natural history, lore, and conservation of the largest vipers in the world

We herein provide an overview of the bushmasters (Lachesis spp.), the longest vipers in the world. Weaddress taxonomy, distribution, etymology, lore, natural history (reproduction, defense, behavior, activity, prey andpredators), and, for the first time, conservation issues, suggesting that Lachesis melanocephala is a Critically Endangeredspecies under IUCN criteria