SELECTED PAPERS
(for complete citation see below)

Luedtke et al. 2023. Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature, PDF

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Toledo et al. 2023. Biological Conservation. PDF
Scheele et al. 2020. Science. PDF
Scheele et al. 2019. Science. PDF
Carvalho et al. 2017. Proc. R. Soc. B. PDF

FULL LIST
* An asterisk indicate papers that includes sound analysis
** Two asterisks indicate papers that analysed frog's microbiome

NATURAL HISTORY & BEHAVIOR

Defensive strategies

Souza, U. F., Wizen, G. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. A possible case of insect-frog mimicry. The Herpetological Bulletin, 167: 37. PDF

Souza, U. F., Augusto-Alves, G., Pontes, M. R., Muscat, E. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Ultrasonic distress calls and associated defensive behaviors in Neotropical frogs. Acta Ethologica, PDF 

Lyra, M. L., Monteiro, J. P. C., Rancilhac, L., Irisarri, I., Kunzel, S., Sanchez, E., Condez, T. H., Rojas-Padilla, O., Solé, M., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Vences, M. 2021.  Initial phylotranscriptomic confirmation of homoplastic evolution of the conspicuous coloration and bufoniform morphology of pumpkin-toadlets in the genus Brachycephalus. Toxins, 13(11): 816. PDF

Rebouças, R., Carollo, A. B., Freitas, M. O., Lambertini, C., Santos, R. N. M. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Is the conspicuous dorsal coloration of the Atlantic forest pumpkin toadlets aposematic? Salamandra, 55(1): 39-47. PDF - Vídeo (+ supporting online material)

Forti, L. R., Zornosa-Torres, C., Márquez, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. Ancestral state, phylogenetic signal and convergence among anuran distress calls. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 274: 1-5. PDF *

Forti, L. R., Márquez, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Behavioural response evoked by conspecific distress calls in two Neotropical treefrogs. Ethology, 123(12): 942-948. PDF *

Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Ferreira, R. B., Mendes, C. C. V. M., Zocca, C. Z., Medeiros, T., Ruas, D. S., Rebouças, R., Toledo, L. F., Brodie Jr., E. D. & Solé, M. 2016. Escalated antipredator mechanisms of two Neotropical marsupial treefrogs. Herpetological Journal, 26(3): 237-244. PDF *

Prates, I., Antoniazzi, M. M., Sciani, J. M., Pimenta, D. C., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Jared, C. 2012. Skin glands, poison and mimicry in dendrobatid and leptodactylid amphibians. Journal of Morphology, 273(3): 279-290. PDF

Jared, C., Antoniazzi, M. M., Verdade, V., K., Sciani, J. M., Pimenta, D. C., Toledo, L. F. & Rodrigues, M. T. 2011. The Amazonian toad Rhaebo guttatus is able to voluntarily squirt poison from the paratoid macroglands. Amphibia-Reptilia, 32(4): 546-549. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Sazima, I. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2011. Behavioral defences of anurans: an overview. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 23(1): 1-25. PDF / PDF (+ supporting online material)

Toledo, L. F., Sazima, I. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2010. Is it all death feigning? Case in anurans. Journal of Natural History, 44(31): 1979-1988. PDF

Kakazu, S., Toledo L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2010. Color polymorphism in Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura, Leptodactylidae): a defensive strategy against predators? Herpetology Notes, 3: 69-72. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2009. Defensive vocalizations of neotropical anurans. South American Journal of Herpetology, 4(1): 25-42. PDF *

Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2009. Colors and some morphological traits as defensive mechanisms in anurans. International Journal of Zoology, 2009, 910892: 1-12. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Tozetti, A. & Zina, J. 2005. Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Pepper Frog): defensive repertoire. Herpetological Bulletin, 90:29-31. PDF *

Toledo, L. F. 2004. Bufo cf. crucifer (Sapo Cururu). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review, 35(4): 370-371. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2004. Elachistocleis cf. ovalis (Common Oval Frog). Death feigning. Herpetological Review, 35(4): 371-372. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Zina, J. P. 2004. Proceratophrys boiei (Smooth Horned Toad). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review, 35(4): 375. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2004. Scinax fuscomarginatus (NCN). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review, 35(4): 377-378. PDF

Predation

Souza, U. F., Mendonça, L. R., Ceron, K., de Oliveira Meneses, A. S., de Moura, G. J. B., Dubeux, M. J. M. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. Frog eat frogs: the relationship among the Neotropical frogs of the genus Leptodactylus and their anuran prey. Food Webs, 37: e00326. PDF

Martins, A. G. S., Rebouças, R., Santos, I., Domingos, A. H. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2022. Influence of tail injury in the development of Neotropical elegant treefrog tadpoles. Acta Herpetologica, 17(1): 13-20. PDF

Zornosa-Torres, C., Augusto-Alves, G., Martins, A. G. S., Domingos, A. H. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Scinax imbegue. Predation. Herpetological Review, 50(3): 552. PDF

Oliveira, I. S., Oliveira, A. K. C., Cestari, M. M. & Toledo, L. F. 2010. Predation on Dendropsophus werneri (Anura: Hylidae) by a lycosid in the Atlantic forest, southern Brazil. Herpetology Notes, 3: 299-300. PDF

Costa, T. R. N., Silva, N. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2010. Physalaemus spiniger (Iguape Dwarf Frog) Predation. Herpetological Review, 41(3): 340-341. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Silva, R. R. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2007. Anurans as prey: an exploratory analysis and size relationships between predators and their prey. Journal of Zoology, 271(2): 170-177. PDF (+ supporting online material)

Toledo, L. F. 2005. Predation of juvenile and adult anurans by invertebrates: current knowledge and perspectives. Herpetological Review, 36(4): 395-400. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Woehl Jr., G., Woehl, E. N. & Prado, C. P. A. 2005. Scinax nasicus, Hyla albomarginata, Hyla bischoffi, and Phyllomedusa distincta (Tree Frogs): avian predation. Herpetological Bulletin, 92: 31-32. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2003. Predation on seven South American anuran species by water bugs (Belostomatidae). Phyllomedusa, 2(2): 105-108. PDF

Acoustic and visual communication

Augusto-Alves, G. Feagles, O. S., Toledo, L. F. & Höbel, G. 2024. Visual cues do not function in a multimodal signaling context for mate attraction in Eastern Gray Treefrogs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, online first. PDF

Dena, S., Zornosa-Torres, C., Bovolon, J. P., Paiva, F., Machado, T. M., Prado, J. S., Ernetti, J. R., Carrasco-Medina, A. S., Assis, C. L., Marinho, R. V. M., Lingnau, R.,  Llanos, F. H., Toledo, L. F. & Augusto-Alves, G. 2024. Audiovisual collections safeguard undescribed calls: description of anuran vocalizations based on recordings from a public sound library. Bioacoustics, 33(5): 401-432. PDF

Bovolon, J. P. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Dendropsophus minutus repertoire complexity and its relationship with environmental traits. Bioacoustics, 33(4): 295-310. PDF

Augusto-Alves, G., Höbel, G. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Geographic variation in acoustic and visual cues and their potential to signal body condition in the Brazilian treefrog, Boana albomarginata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 78: 48. PDF

Maria, B., Tonini, J. F. R., Rebouças, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. Hidden shifts in allometry scaling between sound production and perception in anurans. PeerJ, 11: e16322. PDF

Machado, T. M., de-Oliveira-Nogueira, C. H., Souza, U. F., Figueiredo-de-Andrade, C. A., Monico, A. T. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. The advertisement call of Xenohyla truncata (Anura: Hylidae), an endangered treefrog endemic to costal Rio de Janeiro. Zootaxa, 5351(3): 392-396. PDF *

Lacerda, J. V. A., Zocca, C., Cafofo, E. G., Araujo, A. P., Beard, K. H., Toledo, L. F. & Ferreira, R. B. 2023. Plant-borne vibration is related to the vocal repertoire of an Atlantic Forest marsupial frog: vocalization of Fritziana tonimi (Anura: Hemiphractidae). Salamandra, 59: 275–283. PDF *

Forti, L. R., Sampaio, M. R. M., Pires, C. R., Szabo, J. K. & Toledo, L.F. 2022. Torrent frogs emit acoustic signals of a narrower spectral range in habitats with longer-lasting biotic background noise. Behavioural Processes, 200: 104700. PDF *

Lima, N. A. P., Rebouças, R., Toledo, L. F. & Lisboa, C. S. 2022. Influence of urban noise in call traits of the Atlantic Forest treefrog Bokermannohyla hylax. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 300: 41-46. PDF *

Augusto-Alves, G. & Toledo, L. F. 2022. Communication across multiple sensory modes: quantifying the rich behavioural repertoire of a Neotropical torrent frog. Behaviour, 159: 351-375. PDF *

Augusto-Alves, G., Dena, S., Toledo, L. F. 2021. Acoustic allometry, background stream noise and its relationship with large-bodied and voiceless rheophilic frogs. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 295: 156-162. PDF *

Foratto, R., Llusia, D., Toledo, L. F. & Forti, L. 2021. Treefrogs adjust their acoustic signals in response to harmonics structure of intruder calls. Behavioural Ecology, 32(3): 416-427. PDF *

Freitas, M. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Treefrogs with distinct advertisement calls produce similar territorial signals. Bioacoustics, 30(4): 389-401. PDF * (+ supporting online material)

Cobo-Cuan, A., Toledo, L. F. & Narins, P. 2020. Call production and auditory sensitivity are uncompromised by nontympanic malformations in Cururu Toads. Herpetologica, 76(3): 278-284. PDF *

Muscat, E., Stuginski, D. R., Moroti, M. T. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. An unidentified call emission by Megaelosia boticariana. Herpetology Notes, 13: 805-808. PDF *

Rebouças, R., Augusto-Alves, G. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Evolution of treefrogs’ calls in tropical islands might be under directional selection. Journal of Zoology, 312(1): 43-53. PDF - Vídeo *

Bovolon, J. P., Zornosa-Torres, C., Augusto-Alves, G., Almeida, A. P., Gasparini, J. L. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Advertisement calls of two species of the Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus group and the aggressive call of S. bromelicola (Anura: Hylidae: Scinaxinae). Salamandra, 56(4): 401-404. PDF *

Tonini, J. F. R., Provete, D., Maciel, N., Morais, A. R., Goutte, S., Toledo, L. F. & Pyron, R. A. 2020. Allometric escape from acoustic constraints is rare for frog calls. Ecology and Evolution, 10: 3686-3695. PDF *

Forti, L. R., Haddad, C. F. B., Leite, F., Drummond, L. O., Assis, C. L., Crivellari, L. B., Mello, C. M., García, P. C. A., Zornosa-Torres, C. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Notes on vocalizations of Brazilian amphibians IV: advertisement calls of 20 Atlantic Forest frog species. PeerJ, 7: e7612. PDF *

Goutte, S., Mason, M. J., Antoniazzi, M. M., Jared, C., Merle, D., Cazes, L., Toledo, L. F., el-Hafci, H., Pallu, S., Portier, H., Schramm, S., Gueriau, P. & Thoury M. 2019. Intense bone fluorescence reveals hidden patterns in pumpkin toadlets. Scientific Reports, 9: 5388. PDF

Forti, L. R., Foratto, R. M., Márquez, R., Pereira, V. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. State of the art on bioacoustics of the subfamily Lophyohylinae and the vocalizations of the Ocellated treefrog Itapotihyla langsdorffii. PeerJ, 6: e4813. PDF *

Augusto-Alves, G., Dena, S. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. Visual communication and aggressive behaviour in a giant mute torrent-frog, Megaelosia apuana (Anura; Hylodidae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 39(2):260-264. PDF

Goutte, S., Mason, M., Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., Montealegre-Z, F., Chivers, B., Sarria-S, F., Antoniazzi, M. M., Jared, C., Sato, L. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Evidence of auditory insensitivity to vocalization frequencies in two frogs. Scientific Reports, 7: 12121. PDF (+ supporting online material) *

Forti, L. R., Silva, T. R. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. The acoustic repertoire of the Atlantic Forest Rocket Frog (Allobates, Aromobatidae) and its consequences for taxonomy and conservation. Zookeys, 692: 141-153. PDF *

Forti, L. R., Lingnau, R., Encarnação, L. C., Bertoluci, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Can treefrog phylogeographical clades and species' phylogenetic topologies be recovered by bioacoustical analyses? Plos One, 12(2): e0169911. PDF *

Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L., Assis, C. L., Feio, R. N. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. Redescription of the advertisement call of five species of Thoropa (Anura, Cycloramphidae), including recordings of rare and endangered species. Plos One, 11(9): e0162617. PDF *

Martinelli, A. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. The last scream: the distress call of a probably extinct Brazilian anuran (Holoaden bradei Lutz, 1958). Zootaxa, 4184(2): 383-385. PDF *

Forti, L. R., Costa, W. P., Martins, L. B., Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. Advertisement call and genetic structure conservatism: good news for an endangered Neotropical frog. PeerJ, 4:e2014. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Llusia, D., Vieira, C. A., Corbo, M. & Márquez, R. 2015. Neither convergence nor divergence in the advertisement call of sympatric congeneric Neotropical treefrogs. Bioacoustics, 24(1): 31-47. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Martins, I. A., Bruschi, D. P., Passos, M. A., Alexandre, C. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2015. The anuran calling repertoire in the light of social context. Acta Ethologica, 18(2): 87-99. PDF *

Costa, T. R. N. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. Physalaemus spiniger (Anura: Leiuperinae): a frog with an extensive vocal repertoire. Journal of Herpetology, 47(4): 530-538. PDF *

Garey, M. V., Costa, T. R. N., LIMA, A. M. X., Toledo, L. F. & Hartmann, M. T. 2012. Advertisement call of Scinax littoralis and S. angrensis (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae), with notes on the reproductive activity of S. littoralis. Acta Herpetologica, 7(2): 297-308. PDF *

Loebmann, D., Zina, J., Araújo, O. G. S., Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2008. Acoustic repertory of Hypsiboas exastis (Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003) (Amphibia; Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 3(2): 96-100. PDF *

Acioli, E. C. S. & L. F. Toledo. 2008. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas beckeri: Filling gap and description of its advertisement call. Check List 4(2):182-184. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Araújo, O. G. S., Guimarães, L. D., Lingnau, R. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2007. Visual and acoustic signaling in three species of Brazilian nocturnal tree frogs (Anura, Hylidae). Phyllomedusa, 6(1): 61-68. PDF *

Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2005. Acoustic repertoire and calling site of Scinax fuscomarginatus (Anura, Hylidae). Journal of Herpetology, 39(3): 455-464. PDF *

Reproductive biology

Delprá-Cachulo, J. M., Peredo-Rivera, E., Palacio-Núñez, J., Toledo, L. F., Olivera-Méndez, A., Martínez-Montoya, J. F., Rocha-Lima, A. B. C. 2024. Influence of environmental variables on the spatiotemporal distribution of anurans during the reproductive season in south-eastern Brazil. Acta Zoológica Mexicana, 40: 2-20. PDF

Botelho, L., Barbosa, A. C., Prado, J., Pedrozo, M., Moroti, M., Toledo, L. F. & Muscat, E. 2023. Reproductive biology, tadpole description and natural history of Dendrophryniscus haddadi (Cruz, 2019). Journal of Natural History, 57(9-12): 596-607. PDF     

Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H., Haddad, C. F. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. A revised classification of the amphibian reproductive modes. Salamandra, 57(3): 413-427. PDF

Ferreira, R. B., Mônico, A. T., Zocca, C. Z., Santos, M. T. T., Lírio, F. C. F., Tonini, J. F. R., Sabagh, L. T., Cipriano, R. S., Waichert, C., Crump, M., Beard, K. H., Toledo, L. F. & Duca, C. 2019. Uncovering the natural history of the bromeligenous frog Crossodactylodes izecksohni (Leptodactylidae, Paratelmatobiinae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 14(2): 136-145. PDF

Zornosa-Torres, C. Z. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Courtship behavior of Bokermannohyla luctuosa (Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 14(1): 71-79. PDF *

Muscat, E., Augusto-Alves, G., Toledo, L. F., Tanaka, R. M. & Stuginski, D. R. 2019. Multimale amplexus, amplectant and advertisement calls, and tadpole development in Ololygon perpusilla (Lutz and Lutz, 1939). Herpetology Notes, 12: 1067-1072. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Garey, M. V., Costa, T. R. N., Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Hartmann, M. T. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2012. Alternative reproductive modes of Atlantic forest frogs. Journal of Ethology, 30(2): 331-336. PDF

Prado, C. P. A., Toledo, L. F., Woehl Jr., G. & Castanho, L. M. 2006. Phyllomedusa distincta (Leaf Frog). Multimale spawning. Herpetological Review, 37(2): 206-207. PDF

Tozetti, A. & Toledo, L. F. 2005. Short-term movement and retreat sites of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) during the breeding season: a spool-and-line tracking study. Journal of Herpetology, 39(4): 640-644. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2005. Reproductive biology of Scinax fuscomarginatus (Anura, Hylidae) in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of Natural History, 39(32): 3029-3037. PDF

Prado, C. P. A., Toledo, L. F., Zina, J. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2005. Trophic eggs in the foam nests of Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae): an experimental approach. Herpetological Journal, 15(4): 279-284. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Guimarães, L. D., Lima, L. P., Bastos, R. P. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2004. Notes on courtship, egg-laying site, and defensive behavior of Epipedobates flavopictus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from two mountain ranges of central and southeastern Brazil. Phyllomedusa, 3(2):145-147. PDF

Diet

de-Oliveira-Nogueira, C. H., Souza, U. F., Machado, T. M., Figueiredo-de-Andrade, C. A., Mônico, A. T., Sazima, I., Sazima, M. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. Between fruits, flowers and nectar: the extraordinary diet of the frog Xenohyla truncata. Food Webs, 35: e00281. PDF

Alves, G. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Food items of the rheophilic Torrent Frog Megaelosia apuana (Anura; Hylodidae). Herpetology Notes, 10: 535-536. PDF

General Natural History 

Pedrozo, M., Botelho, L., Moroti, M. T., Rotenbergae, E., Toledo, L. F. & Muscat, E. 2024. Natural History of the Flattened Waterfall Frog Cycloramphus boraceiensis (Anura, Cycloramphidae). Caldasia, 46(1): 167-178. PDF *

Moroti, M. T., Severgnini, M., Bovolon, J. P., Toledo, L. F. & Muscat, E. 2022. Filling the knowledge gaps of Paratelmatobius mantiqueira (Anura: Leptodactylidae): tadpole, acoustic repertoire, and life history traits. Journal of Natural History, 56(37-40): 1563-1584. PDF *

Morphology

Carrasco-Medina, A. S., Salla, R. F., Sebben, A., da Silva, H. R., Passos, F. D., Toledo, L. F. & Rebouças, R. 2023. The cardiorespiratory system of miniature frogs. Journal of Anatomy, 244: 232-248. PDF

Coloration

Botelho, L. M., Martins, S. E., Melocco, G., Toledo, L. F., Sazima, I. & Muscat, E. 2024. Fluorescence in amphibians and reptiles: new cases and insights. Acta Herpetologica, 19(1): 75-80. PDF

TAXONOMY RELATED STUDIES

Bioacoustics

Köhler, J., Jansen, M., Rodríguez, A., Kok, P. J. R., Toledo, L. F., Emmrich, M., Glaw, F., Haddad, C. F. B., Rödel, M.-O. & Vences, M. 2017. The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice. Zootaxa, 4251(1): 1-124. PDF *

Parasites

Muñoz-Leal, S., Toledo, L. F., Venzal, J. M., Marcili, A., Martins, T. F., Acosta, I. C. L., Pinter, A. & Labruna, M. B. 2017. Description of a new soft tick species (Acari: Argasidae: Ornithodoros) associated with stream-breeding frogs (Anura: Cycloramphidae: Cycloramphus) in Brazil. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 8(5): 682-692. PDF

Genus

Vittorazzi, S. E., Augusto-Alves, G., Neves-da-Silva, D., Carvalho-e-Silva, A. M. P. T., Recco-Pimentel, S. M., Toledo, L. F., Lourenço, L. B., Bruschi, D. P. 2021. Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus. Salamandra 57(2): 274–284. PDF

Species

Toledo, L. F., Botelho, L. M., Carrasco-Medina, A. S., Gray, J. A., Ernetti, J. R., Gama, J. M., Lyra, M. L., Blackburn, D. C., Nunes, I. & Muscat, E. 2024. Among the world's smallest vertebrates: a new miniaturized Flea-Toad (Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic rainforest. PeerJ, in press.

Leal, F., Zornosa-Torres, C., Augusto-Alves, G., Dena, S., Pezzuti, T., Leite, F., Lourenço, L. B., Garcia, P. C. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. A new dwarf frog species of the Physalaemus signifer clade (Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the top of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. European Journal of Taxonomy, 764:119-151. PDF *

Andrade, F. S., Haga, I. A., Sousa, J. F., Recco-Pimentel, S. M., Toledo, L. F. & Bruschi, D. P. 2020. A new cryptic species of Pithecopus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae) in north-eastern Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy, 723: 108–134. PDF - Vídeo *

Andrade, F. S., Haga, I. A., Lyra, M. L., Gatto, K. P., Carvalho, T. R., Haddad, C. F. B., Giaretta, A. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Pseudopaludicola parnaiba (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae), with the description of a new cryptic species from the Brazilian Cerrado. European Journal of Taxonomy, 679: 1–36. PDF *

Andrade, F. S., Haga, I. G., Lyra, M. L., Carvalho, T. R., Haddad, C. F. B., Giaretta, A. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy, 480: 1-25. PDF *

Andrade, F. S., Haga, I. A., Lyra, M., Leite, F. S. F., Kwet, A., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F. & Giaretta, A. A. 2018. A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from eastern Brazil, with novel data on the advertisement call of Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel). Zootaxa, 4433(1): 71-100. PDF *

Andrade, F. S., Magalhães, F. M., Almeida, C. H. L. N., Veiga-Menoncello, A. C. P., Santana, D. J., Garda, A. A., Loebman, D., Recco-Pimentel, S. M., Giaretta, A. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. A new species of long-legged Pseudopaludicola from northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). Salamandra, 52(2): 107-124. PDF *

Bruschi, D. P., Busin, C. S., Toledo, L. F., Andrade, G. V., Strüssmann, C., Weber, L. N., Lima, A. P., Lima, J. D. & Recco-Pimentel, S. M. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic status of populations assigned to Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis (Anura, Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) based on molecular, chromosomal, and morphological approach. BMC Genetics, 14: 70. PDF

Gordo, M., Toledo, L. F., Suarez, P., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R. A., Ávila, R. W., Morais, D. H. & Nunes, I. 2013. A New milk frog of the genus Trachycephalus Tschudi (Anura, Hylidae) from the Amazon rain forest. Herpetologica, 69(4): 466-479. PDF *

Cardozo, D. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. Taxonomic status of Pseudopaludicola riopiedadensis Mercadal de Barrio and Barrio, 1994 (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). Zootaxa, 3734(5): 571-582. PDF *

Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Solé, M. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. A new species of Adelophryne Hoogmoed and Lescure 1984 (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3441:59-68. PDF *

Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. A new species of Elachistocleis Parker (Anura, Microhylidae) from the state of Acre, northern Brazil. Zootaxa, 3424:43-50. PDF

Provete, D., Garey, M. V., Toledo, L. F., Nascimento, J., Lourenço, L. B., Rossa-Feres, D. C. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2012. Redescription of Physalaemus barrioi Bokermann, 1967 (Anura: Leiuperidae). Copeia, 3: 507-518. PDF *

Toledo, L. F. 2010. Description of a new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 from the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil (Anura, Leiuperidae). Zootaxa, 2681: 47-56. PDF (+ Erratum) *

Toledo, L. F. 2010. A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura; Microhylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 2496: 63-68. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Siqueira, S., Duarte, T. C., Veiga-Menocello, A. C. P., Recco-Pimentel, S. M. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2010. Description of a new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 from the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil (Anura, Leiuperidae). Zootaxa, 2496: 38-48. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Loebmann, D. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2010. Revalidation and redescription of Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Anura: Microhylidae). Zootaxa, 2418: 50-60. PDF *

Toledo, L. F., Garcia, P. C. A., Lingnau, R. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2007. A new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 1658: 57-68. PDF *

Tadpoles

Carrasco-Medina, A. S., Ernetti, J. R., Muscat, E. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Description and natural history notes of the tadpole of Proceratophrys belzebul (Anura: Odontophrynidae). Zootaxa, 5474(3): 292-296. PDF

Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L., Zamudio, K. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. The semiterrestrial tadpole of Cycloramphus rhyakonastes Heyer, 1983 (Cycloramphidae). Journal of Herpetology, 50(2): 289-294. PDF

Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Lantyer-Silva, A. S. F., Toledo, L. F. & Solé, M. 2013. Tadpole, oophagy, advertisement call and geographic distribution of Aparasphenodon arapapa Pimenta, Napoli and Haddad 2009 (Anura, Hylidae). Journal of Herpetology, 47(4): 575-579. PDF *

Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Campos, F. S. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. The tadpole of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos & Pombal 1996) (Hylidae: Hylinae). Zootaxa, 3476: 86-88. PDF

Tolledo, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2010. The tadpole of Rhinella jimi (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on the tadpoles of species of the Rhinella marina group. Journal of Herpetology, 44(3): 480-483. PDF

Costa, T. R. N., Lingnau, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2009. The tadpole of the Brazilian torrent frog Hylodes heyeri (Anura; Hylidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 2222: 66-68. PDF

CYTOGENETICS

Oliveira, I. S., Noleto, R., Oliveira, A. K. C., Toledo, L. F. & Cestari, M. 2016. Comparative cytogenetic analysis of four species of Dendropsophus (Hylinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Journal of Genetics, 95(2): 349-355. PDF

Noleto, R. B., Amaro, R. C., Verdade, V. K., Campos, R. C., Gallego, L. F. K., Lima, A. M. X., Cestari, M. M., Kasahara, S., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y., Rodrigues, M. T. & Toledo, L. F. 2011. Comparative cytogenetics of eight species of Cycloramphus (Anura, Cycloramphidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 250(3): 205-214. PDF

ASSEMBLAGES & LISTS OF SPECIES

Pereira, J. A., Renne, D. G. S., Freitas, F. B. A., Oliveira, G. C. S., Damiano, M. J. S., Rocha, H. A. V., Santos, M. R., Toledo, L. F. & Souza, M. M. 2024. Anurans in the ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the Campos das Vertentes, southeast Brazil. Reptiles & Amphibians, 31: e21862. PDF

Palmeira, C. N. S., Goncalves, U., Dubeux, M. J. M., Lima, L. R. D., Lambertini, C., Valencia-Aguilar, A., Jenkinson, T. S., James, T. Y., Toledo, L. F. & Mott, T. 2022. Preliminary inventory of the anuran fauna of the Mata Estrela private natural heritage reserve, in the Atlantic Forest of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Cuadernos de Herpetología, 36(1): 65-75. PDF 

Segalla, M. V., Berneck, B., Canedo, C., Caramaschi, U., Cruz, C. A. G., Garcia, P. C. A., Grant, T., Haddad, C. F. B., Lourenço, A. C. C., Mângia, S., Mott, T., Werneck, F. P., Nascimento, L. B., Toledo, L. F., Langone, J. A. 2021. List of Brazilian amphibians. Herpetologia Brasileira, 10(1): 121-216. PDF

Zornosa-Torres, C., Augusto-Alves, G., Lyra, M. L., Silva Jr, J. C., Garcia, P. C. A., Leite, F., Verdade, V., Rodrigues, M. T., Gasparini, J. L., Haddad, C. F. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Anurans of the Caparaó National Park and surroundings, southeast Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 20(3): e20190882. PDF

Segalla, M. V., Caramaschi, U., Cruz, C. A. G., Garcia, P. C. A., Grant, T., Haddad, C. F. B., Santana, D. J., Toledo, L. F. & Langone, J. A. 2019. Brazilian amphibians: list of species. Herpetologia Brasileira 8(1): 65-96. PDF

Araújo, O. G. S., Toledo, L. F., Garcia, P. C. A., Haddad, C. F. B. 2009. Lista de anfíbios do estado de São Paulo. Biota Neotropica, 9(4): 197-209. PDF

Zina, J., Ennser, J., Pinheiro, S. C. P., Haddad, C. F. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2007. Taxocenose de anuros de uma mata semidescídua do interior do Estado de São Paulo: implicações sobre o processo de fragmentação. Biota Neotropica, 7(2): 49-57. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Zina, J. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2003. Distribuição temporal e espacial de uma comunidade de anfíbios anuros no município de Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil. Holos Environment, 3(2): 136-149. PDF

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Andrade, F. S., Haga, I. A., Lyra, M. L., Gazoni, T., Zaracho, V., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F. & Giaretta, A. A. 2020. Geographic distributions of Pseudopaludicola boliviana and congeneric long-legged species (Anura: Leiuperinae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, online first. PDF

Rotenberg, E., Muscat, E., Stuginski, D. R., Toledo, L. F. & Moroti, M. T. 2020. Paratelmatobius mantiqueira Pombal & Haddad, 1999 (Anura: Leptodactylidae): new specimens and rectification of the type locality of a rare species from the Serra da Mantiqueira, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 4845(3): 447-450. PDF

Muscat, E., Stuginski, D., Nunes, I., Martins, I. A., Augusto-Alves, G., Vittorazzi, S. E., Toledo, L. F. & Moroti, M. T. 2020. Update on the geographic distribution of three poorly known frog species in the Mantiqueira mountain range. Herpetology Notes, 13: 573-577. PDF

Passos, M. A., Bruschi, D. P., Lima, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. Amphibia, Anura, Scinax agilis (Cruz & Peixoto, 1983): filling gap and new state record. Check List, 8(4): 792-793. PDF

Strüssmann, C., Campos, V. A., Rodrigues, T. F. D., Almeida, C. H. L. N., Toledo, L. F., Hoogmoed, M. S. & Valadão, R. M. 2012. New records and geographic distribution map of Elachistocleis magnus Toledo 2010 (Anura: Microhylidae). Check List, 8(2): 317-320. PDF

Oliveira, A. K. C., Oliveira, I. S., Hartmann, M. T., Silva, N. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2011. Amphibia, Anura, Brachycephalidae, Brachycephalus hermogenesi (Giaretta and Sawaya, 1998): new species record in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil and geographic distribution map. Check List, 7(1):17-18. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Araújo, O. G. S., Ávila, R. W., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R. A., Morais, D. H. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. F. 2009. Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Cochranella adenocheira: distribution and range extension, Brazil. Check List, 5(3): 380-382. PDF

Leite Jr., J. M. A., Sampaio, J. M. S., Silva-Leite, R. R., Loebmann, D., Leite, J. R. S. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2008. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scinax fuscomarginatus: distribution extension. Check List, 4(4): 475-477. PDF

Toledo, L. F., C. A. Brasileiro, O. G. S. Araújo & C. F. B. Haddad. 2008. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Bokermannohyla izecksohni: Distribution extension. Check List, 4(4): 442-444. PDF

Araújo, O. G. S., Loebmann, D., Zina, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2007. Geographic distribution. Phyllomedusa rohdei (Rohde’s Leaf Frog). Herpetological Review, 38(1): 98. PDF

Marques, R. M., Colas-Rosas, P. F., Toledo, L. F. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2006. Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Melanophryniscus moreirae: distribution extension. Check List, 2(1): 68-69. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Castanho, L. M. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2005. Recognition and distribution of Leptodactylus mystaceus (Anura; Leptodactylidae) in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 5(1): 57-62. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2005. Geographic distribution. Scinax agilis (NCN). Herpetological Review, 36(1): 77. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Lingnau, R. 2002. Geographic distribution. Hylodes heyeri (NCN). Herpetological Review, 33(4): 317. PDF

ISLANDS

Rebouças, R., Salla, R. F., Pontes, M. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. Anfíbios em Ilhas Brasileiras. Pp: 107-115. In: Silva-Soares, T., Monjardim, M., Figueiredo, R. G. (Orgs). Herpetologia para Todos. Instituto Biodiversidade Neotropical, Guarapari. PDF

CHYTRID FUNGUS & RANAVIRUS

Reviews and insights

Bletz, M. C., Gratwicke, B., Belasen, A. M., Catenazzi, A., Duffus, A. L. J., Lampo, M., Olson, D. H., Toledo, L. F. & Vasudevan, K. 2024. Infectious diseases: advances and challenges in addressing emerging pathogens. In: Wren, S., Borzée. A., Marcec-Greaves, R. & Angulo, A (Eds). Amphibian conservation action plan: a status review and roadmap for global amphibian conservation. Pp: 148-176. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. PDF

Carvalho, T., Belasen, A., Toledo, L. F. & James, T. Y. 2024. Coevolution of a generalist pathogen with many hosts: the case of the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 78: 102435. PDF

Lambertini, C., Ruggeri, J., Rebouças, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Patógenos letais de anfíbios no Brasil: ameaça à biodiversidade. In: Toledo, L. F. (Org.). Herpetologia Brasileira Contemporânea. 1ed. São Paulo: Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia. Pp. 85-93. Buy Book Now!

Scheele, B. C., Pasmans, F., Skerratt, L. F., Berger, L., Martel, A., Beukema, W., Acevedo, A. A., Burrowes, P. A., Carvalho, T., Catenazzi, A., de la Riva, I., Fisher, M. C., Flechas, S. V., Foster, C. N., Frías-Álvarez, P., Garner, T. W. J., Gratwicke, B., Guayasamin, J. M., Hirschfeld, M., Kolby, J. E., Kosch, T. A., la Marca, E., Lindenmayer, D. B., Lips, K. R., Longo, A. V., Maneyro, R., McDonald, C. A., Mendelson III, J., Palacios-Rodriguez, P., Parra-Olea, G., Richards-Zawacki, C. L., Rödel, M.-O., Rovito, S. M., Soto-Azat, C., Toledo, L. F., Voyles, J., Weldon, C., Whitfield, S. M., Wilkinson, M., Zamudio, K. R. & Canessa S. 2020. Response to Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity”. Science, 367(6484): eaay2905. PDF

Scheele, B. C., Pasmans, F., Skerratt, L. F., Berger, L., Martel, A., Beukema, W., Acevedo, A. A., Burrowes, P. A., Carvalho, T., Catenazzi, A., de la Riva, I., Fisher, M. C., Flechas, S. V., Foster, C. N., Frías-Álvarez, P., Garner, T. W. J., Gratwicke, B., Guayasamin, J. M., Hirschfeld, M., Kolby, J. E., Kosch, T. A., la Marca, E., Lindenmayer, D. B., Lips, K. R., Longo, A. V., Maneyro, R., McDonald, C. A., Mendelson III, J., Palacios-Rodriguez, P., Parra-Olea, G., Richards-Zawacki, C. L., Rödel, M.-O., Rovito, S. M., Soto-Azat, C., Toledo, L. F., Voyles, J., Weldon, C., Whitfield, S. M., Wilkinson, M., Zamudio, K. R. & Canessa S. 2019. Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity. Science, 363(6434): 1459-1463. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2017. Comment on “amphibians on the brink”. Sci. Signal. (E-Letter, 22 August 2017): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6350/454/tab-e-letters.

James, T. Y., Toledo, L. F., Rödder, D., Leite, D. S., Belasen, A., Betancourt-Román, C. M., Jenkinson, T. S., Soto-Azat, C., Lambertini, C., Longo, A. V., Ruggeri, J., Collins, J. P., Burrowes, P., Lips, K. R., Zamudio, K. R. & Longcore, J. E. 2015. Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: Lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis research. Ecology and Evolution, 5(18): 4079-4097. PDF

Ecology

Carvalho, T., Medina, D., Rebouças, R., Becker, C. G. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Thermal mismatch explains fungal disease dynamics in Brazilian frogs. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 22(1): 72-78. PDF

Serrano, J. A., Toledo, L. F. & Sales, L. 2022. Human impact modulates chytrid fungus occurrence in amphibians in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 20: 256-262. PDF

Moreno-de-Lima, P. L., Lambertini, C., Becker, C. G., Rebouças, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2022. Presence of invasive American bullfrogs may reduce infectious disease in a native frog species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 149: 53-58. PDF

Moura-Campos, D., Greenspan, S. E., Direnzo, G. V., Neely, W. J., Toledo, L. F. & Becker, C. G. 2021. Fungal disease cluster in tropical terrestrial frogs predicted by low rainfall. Biological Conservation, 261: 109246. PDF

Pontes, M. R., Bardier, C. I., Medina, D., Pereira, G., Lambertini, C. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Seasonal variation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a threatened anuran species from Uruguay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 145:79-88. PDF

Zornosa-Torres, C., Lambertini, C. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Amphibian chytrid infections along the highest elevational gradient of the Atlantic. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 144: 99-106. PDF

Delazeri, F., Ernetti, J. R., Bastiani, V. A. M., Lingnau, R., Toledo, L. F. & Lucas, E. M. 2021. Forest cover influences chytrid infections in populations of Boana curupi, an endangered treefrog of south Brazil. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 144: 133-142. PDF

Lambertini, C., Becker, C. G., Belasen, A., Valencia-Aguilar, A., Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L., Betancourt-Roman, C. M., Rodriguez, D., Leite, D. S., Oliveira, I. S., Gasparini, J. L., Ruggeri, J., Mott, T., Jenkinson, T. S., James, T. Y., Zamudio, K. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Fungal Ecology, 49: 100995. PDF

Ruggeri, J., Martins, A. G. S., Domingos, A. H., Santos, I., Viroomal, I. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Seasonal prevalence of the amphibian chytrid in a Tropical pond-dwelling tadpole species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 142: 171-176. PDF

Ernetti, J. R., Boschetti, J. P., Delazeri, F., Bastiani, V. I. M., Pontes, M. R., Ribeiro, L. P., Lingnau, R., Toledo, L. F. & Lucas, E. M. 2020. High temporal and individual variation in the prevalence and intensity of chytrid infection in the southernmost Leaf Frog of the genus Pithecopus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae). Hydrobiologia, 847(14): 3355-3364. PDF

Forti, L., Pontes, M. R., Alcantara, E. P., Morais, D. H., Silva, R. J., Dodonov, P. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Torrent frogs have fewer macroparasites but higher rates of chytrid infection in landscapes with smaller forest cover. Ecosphere, 11(6): e03169. PDF

Neely, W. J., Greenspan, S. E., Ribeiro, L., Carvalho, T., Martins, R. A., Rodriguez, D., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G. 2020. Synergistic effects of warming and disease linked to high mortality in cool-adapted terrestrial frogs. Biological Conservation, 245: 108521. PDF

Ribeiro Jr., J. W., Siqueira, T., Direnzo, G. V., Lambertini, C., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G. 2020. Assessing amphibian disease risk across tropical streams while accounting for imperfect pathogen detection. Oecologia, 193: 237–248. PDF

Ruggeri, J., Carvalho-e-Silva, S. P., James, T. Y. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. Amphibian chytrid infection is influenced by rainfall seasonality and water availability. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 127(2):107-115. PDF

Valencia-Aguilar, A., Toledo, L. F., Vital, M. V. & Mott, T. 2016. Seasonality, environmental factors, and host behavior linked to disease risk in stream-dwelling tadpoles. Herpetologica, 72(2): 98-106. PDF

Preuss, J. F., Lambertini, C., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F. & Lucas, E. M. 2016. Crossing the threshold: an amphibian assemblage highly infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the southern Brazilian Atlantic forest. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 51(1): 68-77. PDF

Becker, C. G., Rodriguez, D., Longo, A. V., Toledo, L. F., Lambertini, C., Leite, D. S., Haddad, C. F. B. & Zamudio, K. R. 2016. Deforestation, host community structure, and amphibian disease risk. Basic & Applied Ecology, 17(1):72-80. PDF

Ruggeri, J., Longo, A. V., Gaiarsa, M. P., Alencar, L. R. V., Lambertini, C., Leite, D. S., Carvalho-e-Silva, S. P., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F. & Martins, M. 2015. Seasonal variation in population abundance and chytrid infection in stream-dwelling frogs of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Plos One, 10(7): e0130554. PDF

Valencia-Aguilar, A., Ruano-Fajardo, G., Lambertini, C., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F. & Mott, T. 2015. The chytrid fungus acts as a generalist pathogen that infects species-rich amphibian families in Brazilian rainforests. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 114(1): 61-67. PDF (+ supporting online information)

Becker, C. G., Rodriguez, D., Toledo, L. F., Longo, A. V., Lambertini, C., Correa, D. T., Leite, D. S., Haddad, C. F. B. & Zamudio, K. R. 2014. Partitioning the net effect of host diversity on an emerging amphibian pathogen. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281: 20141796. PDF (+ supporting online information)

Rödder, D., Schulte, U. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. High environmental niche overlap between the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and invasive bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) enhance the potential of disease transmission in the Americas. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 9(1): 178-184. PDF

Gründler, M. C., Toledo, L. F., Parra-Olea, G., Haddad, C. F. B., Giasson, L., Sawaya, R. J., Prado, C. P. A., Araújo, O. G. S., Zara, F. J., Centeno, F. C. & Zamudio, K. R. 2012. Interaction between breeding habitat and elevation affects prevalence but not infection intensity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazilian anuran assemblages. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 97(3): 173-184. PDF

Ecology + bromeliads

Greenspan, S. E., Lyra, M., Migliorini, G. H., Kersch-Becker, M. F., Bletz, M. C., Lisboa, C. S., Pontes, M. R., Ribeiro, L. P., Neely, W., Rezende, F., Romero, G. Q., Woodhams, D. C., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F. & Becker, C. G. 2019. Arthropod-bacteria interactions influence assembly of aquatic host microbiome and pathogen defense. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20190924. PDF **

Ruano-Fajardo, G., Toledo, L. F. & Mott, T. 2016. Jumping into a trap: high prevalence of chytrid fungus in the preferred microhabitats of a bromeliad-specialist frog. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 121(3): 223-232. PDF (+ supporting online material)

Ecology + microbiome

Belasen, A. M., Riolo, M., Lyra, M. L., Toledo, L. F. & James, T. Y. 2021. Geography, host genetics, and cross-domain microbial networks structure the skin microbiota of fragmented Brazilian Atlantic Forest frog populations. Ecology and Evolution, 11(14): 9293-9307. PDF **

Medina, D., Greenspan, S. E., Carvalho, T., Becker, C. G. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Co-infecting pathogen lineages have additive effects on host bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(4): fiab030. PDF **

Ruthsatz, K., Lyra, M. L., Lambertini, C., Belasen, A., Jenkinson, T. S., Leite, D. S., Becker, C. G., Haddad, C. F. B., James, T. Y., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F. & Vences, M. 2020. Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest treefrogs. Scientific Reports, 10: 22311. PDF **

Becker, C. G., Bletz, M. C., Greenspan, S. E., Rodriguez, D., Lambertini, C., Jenkinson, T. S., Guimarães Jr, P. R., Assis, A. P. A., Geffers, R., Jarek, M., Toledo, L. F., Vences, M. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2019. Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286(1908): 20191114. PDF **

Bd transmission

Prado, J. S., Ernetti, J. R., Pontes, M. R. & Toledo, L.F. 2023. Chytrid in the clouds: an alternative passive transport of a lethal pathogen for amphibians. Hydrobiologia, 850: 2061-2073. PDF

Jenkinson, T. S., Betancourt-Román, C. M., Lambertini, C., Valencia-Aguilar, A., Rodriguez, D., Nunes-de-Almeida, C. H. L., Ruggeri, J., Belasen, A. M., Leite, D. S., Zamudio, K. R., Longcore, J. E., Toledo, L. F. & James, T. Y. 2016. Amphibian-killing chytrid in Brazil comprises both locally endemic and globally expanding populations. Molecular Ecology, 25(13): 2978-2996. PDF

Rosenblum, E. B., James, T. Y., Zamudio, K., Poorten, T. J., Ilut, D., Rodriguez, D., Eastman, J., Richards-Hrdlicka, K., Joneson, S., Jenkinson, T. S., Longcore, J., Parra-Olea, G., Toledo, L. F., Arellano, M. L., Medina, E. M., Restrepo, S., Flechas, S. V., Berger, L., Briggs, C. & Stajich, J. E. 2013. A complex history of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus revealed with genome resequencing data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(23): 9385-9390. PDF (+ supporting online information)

Longo, A.V., Rodriguez, D., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F., Mendoza-Almeralla, C., Burrowes, P. A. & Zamudio, K. R. 2013. ITS1 copy number varies among Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis strains: implications for qPCR zoospore estimation of field-collected amphibian skin swabs. Plos One, 8(3): e59499. PDF

Schloegel, L. M., Toledo, L. F., Longcore, J. E., Greenspan, S. E., Vieira, C. A., Lee, M., Zhao, S., Wangen, C., Ferreira, C. M., Hipólito, M., Davies, A. J., Cuomo, C. A., Daszak, P. & James, T. Y. 2012. Novel, panzootic, and hybrid genotypes of amphibian chytridiomycosis associated with the bullfrog trade. Molecular Ecology, 21(21): 5162-5177. PDF (+ supporting online material)

Bd phenotipic and virulence variation

Carvalho, T., Medina, D., Ribeiro, L. P., Rodriguez, D., Jenkinson, T. S., Becker, C. G., Toledo, L. F. & Hite, J. 2023. Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting regional distribution patterns. Communications Biology, 6: 941. PDF

McDonald, C. A., Ellison, A. R., Toledo, L. F., James, T. Y. & Zamudio, K. R. 2020. Gene expression varies within and between enzootic and epizootic lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in the Americas. Fungal Biology, 124(1): 34-43. PDF

Muletz-Wolz, C. R., Barnett, S. E., Direnzo, G. V., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F., James, T. Y. & Lips, K. R. 2019. Diverse genotypes of the amphibian killing fungus produce distinct phenotypes through plastic responses to temperature. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32(3): 287-298. PDF

Jenkinson, T., Rodriguez, D., Clemons, R., Michelotti, L., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F., Longcore, J. & James, T. 2018. Globally invasive genotypes of the amphibian chytrid outcompete an enzootic lineage in coinfections. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 285: 20181894. PDF

Greenspan, S. E., Lambertini, C., Carvalho, T., James, T. Y., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G. 2018. Hybrids of amphibian chytrid show high virulence in native hosts. Scientific Reports, 8: 9600. PDF

Becker, C. G., Greenspan, S. E., Tracy, K. E., Dash, J. A., Lambertini, C., Jenkinson, T. S., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F., Longcore, J. E., James, T. Y. & Zamudio, K. R. 2017. Variation in phenotype and virulence among enzootic and panzootic amphibian chytrid lineages. Fungal Ecology, 26:45-50. PDF

Lambertini, C., Becker, C. G., Jenkinson, T. S., Rodriguez, D., Leite, D. S., James, T. Y., Zamudio, K. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. Local phenotypic variation in amphibian-killing fungus predicts infection dynamics. Fungal Ecology, 20: 15-21. PDF

Bd inhibition

Niederle, M. V., Bosh, J., Ale, C. E., Nader-Macías, M. E., Ficoseco, C. A., Toledo, L. F., Valenzuela-Sánchez, A., Soto-Azat, C. & Pasteris, S. E. 2019. Skin-associated lactic acid bacteria from North American bullfrogs as potential control agents of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. PLoS One, 14: e0223020. PDF **

Muletz-Wolz, C. R., Almario, J. G., Barnett, S. E., DiRenzo, G. V., Martel, A., Pasmans, F., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F. & Lips, K. 2017. Inhibition of fungal pathogens across genotypes and temperatures by amphibian skin bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8:1551. PDF (+ supporting online material) **

Host physiology

Salla, R. F., Costa, M. J., Abdalla, F. C., Oliveira, C. R., Tsukada, E., Boeing, G. A. N. S., Prado, J., Carvalho, T., Ribeiro, L. P., Rebouças, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2024. Estrogen contamination increases vulnerability of amphibians to the deadly chytrid fungus. Science of the Total Environment, 917: 170337. PDF

Salla, R. F., Jones-Costa, M., Abdalla, F. C., Vidal, F. A. P., Boeing, G. A. N. S., Oliveira, C. R., Silva-Zacarin, E. C. M., Franco-Belussi, L., Rizzi-Possignolo, G. M., Lambertini, C. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. Differential liver histopathological responses to the amphibian chytrid infection. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 142: 177-187. PDF

Salla, R. F., Rizzi-Possignolo, G. M., Oliveira, C. R., Lambertini, C., Franco-Belussi, L., Leite, D. S., Silva-Zacarin, E. C. M., Abdalla, F. C., Jenkinson, T. S., Toledo, L. F. & Jones-Costa, M. 2018. Novel findings on the impact of chytridiomycosis on the cardiac function of anurans: sensitive vs. tolerant species. PeerJ, 6: e5891. PDF

Bovo, R., Andrade, D. V., Toledo, L. F., Longo, A. V., Rodriguez, D., Haddad, C. F. B., Zamudio, K. R. & Becker, C. G. 2016. Physiological responses of Brazilian amphibians to an enzootic infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 117(3):245-252. PDF

Salla, R. F., Gamero, F. U., Ribeiro, L. R., Rizzi, G. M., Medico, S. E. D., Rissoli, R. Z., Vieira, C. A., Silva-Zacarin, E. C. M., Leite, D. S., Addalla, F. C., Toledo, L. F. & Costa, M. J. 2015. Cardiac adaptations of Bullfrog tadpoles in response to chytrid infection. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 323(7): 487-496. PDF

Host resistance, susceptibility and immunity

McDonald, C. A., Becker, C. G., Lambertini, C., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Zamudio, K. R. 2023. Host immune responses to enzootic and invasive pathogen lineages vary in magnitude, timing, and efficacy. Molecular Ecology, 32: 2252-2270. PDF

Belasen, A. M., Becker, C. G., Clemons, R., Toledo, L. F. & James, T. Y. 2022. Habitat fragmentation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is associated with erosion of frog immunogenetic diversity and increased fungal infections. Immunogenetics, 74: 431-441. PDF

Belasen, A. M., Bletz, M. C., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F. & James, T. Y. 2019. Long-term habitat fragmentation is associated with reduced MHC IIB diversity and increased infections in amphibian hosts. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6: 236. PDF **

Mesquita, A. F. C., Lambertini, C., Lyra, M., Malagoli, L. R., James, T. Y., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G. 2017. Low resistance to chytridiomycosis in direct-developing amphibians. Scientific Reports, 7(1): 16605. PDF

Vieira, C. A., Toledo, L. F., Longcore, J. E. & Longcore, J. R. 2013. Body length of Hylodes cf. ornatus and Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles, depigmentation of mouthparts, and presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis are related. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 73(1): 195-199. PDF

Bd & Bullfrog farms

Santos, R. C., Bastiani, V. I. M., Medina, D., Ribeiro, L. P., Pontes, M. R., Leite, D. S., Toledo, L. F., Franco, G. M. S. & Lucas, E. M. 2020. High prevalence and low intensity of infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in rainforest bullfrog populations in southern Brazil. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 15(1): 118-130. PDF

Ribeiro, L. P., Carvalho, T., Becker, C. G., Jenkinson, T. S., Leite, D. S., James, T. Y., Greenspan, S. E. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Bullfrog farms release virulent zoospores of the frog-killing fungus into the natural environment. Scientific Reports, 9: 13422. PDF

Mycoviruses (Bd-virus)

Clemons, R. A., Yacoub, M. N., Faust, E., Toledo, L. F., Jenkinson, T. S., Carvalho, T., Simmons, D. R., Kalinka, E., Fritz-Laylin, L. K., James, T. Y. & Stajich, J. E. 2024. An endogenous DNA virus in an amphibian-killing fungus associated with pathogen genotype and virulence. Current Biology, 34(7): 1469-1478. PDF

Webb, R. J., Roberts, A. A., Wylie, S., Kosch, T., Toledo, L. F., Merces, M., Skerratt, L. F. & Berger, L. 2022. Non-detection of mycoviruses in amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) from Australia. Fungal Biology, 126(1): 75-81. PDF

Methods and protocols

Ruggeri, J., Silva, A. A. E., Candido, M., Souza, R. L. M. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Métodos para detecção de Ranavirus (Iridoviridae) em anfíbios. Herpetologia Brasileira, 10(2): 77-93. PDF

Fisher, M.C., Ghosh, P., Shelton, J. M. G., Bates, K., Brookes, L., Wierzbicki, C., Rosa, G. M., Farrer, R. A., Aanensen, D. M., Alvarado-Rybak, M., Bataille, A., Berger, L., Boell, S., Bosch, J., Clare, F., Courtois, E., Crottini, A., Cunningham, A., Doherty-Bone, T., Gebresenbet, F., Gower, D., Hoglund, J., Jenkinson, T., Kosch, T., James, T. Y., Lambertini, C., Laurila, A., Lin, C. F., Loyau, A., Martel, A., Meurling, S., Miaud, C., Minting, P., Ndriantsoa, S., Ribeiro, L. P., Pasmans, F., Rakotonanahary, T., Rabemananjara, F., Schmeller, D., Schmidt, B., Skerratt, L., Smith, F., Soto-Azat, C., Tessa, G., Toledo, L. F., Valenzuela-Sanchez, A., Verster, R., Vöros, J., Waldman, B., Webb, R., Weldon, C., Wombwell, E., Zamudio, K. R., Longcore, J. E. & Garner, T. W. J. 2018. Development and worldwide use of a non-lethal and minimal population-level impact protocols for the isolation of chytrids from amphibians. Scientific Reports, 8: 7772. PDF

Ribeiro, L. P., Almeida, S. C., Kurissio, J. K., Araújo Júnior, J. P., Franckin, T., Toledo, L. F. & Bosco, S. M. G. 2017. Detecção do fungo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis por meio de nested PCR. Herpetologia Brasileira, 6(1): 11-14. PDF

Hipólito, M., Dias, D. C., Lambertini, C., Martins, A. M. C. R. P. F., Reis, A., Ferreira, C. M. & Toledo, L. F. 2015. Uso de criobolas para criopreservação de Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Herpetologia Brasileira, 4(2): 28-29. PDF

Moreno, L. F., Morão, P. & Toledo, L. F. 2015. Tratamento de anfíbios infectados pelo fungo quitrídio do gênero Batrachochytrium. Herpetologia Brasileira, 4(2): 30-34. PDF

Lambertini, C., Carollo, A. B., Morão, P., Leite, D. S. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. Criopreservação do fungo quitrídio: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Herpetologia Brasileira, 2(3): 57-58. PDF

Lambertini, C., Rodriguez, D., Brito, F. B., Leite, D. S. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. Diagnóstico do fungo quitrídio: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Herpetologia Brasileira, 2(1): 12-17. PDF

Vieira, C. A. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. Isolamento, cultivo e armazenamento do fungo quitrídio: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Herpetologia Brasileira, 1(1): 18-19. PDF

Fernando de Noronha

Rebouças, R., Becker, C. G., Bacon, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Anthropogenic habitat modification linked to deformities in Cururu Toads from Fernando de Noronha. Salamandra, 57(3): 389-399. PDF / Video

Cobo-Cuan, A., Toledo, L. F. & Narins, P. 2020. Call production and auditory sensitivity are uncompromised by nontympanic malformations in Cururu Toads. Herpetologica, 76(3): 278-284. PDF *

Tolledo, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2015. Blind toads in paradise: the cascading effect of vision loss on a tropical archipelago. Journal of Zoology, 296(3): 167-176. PDF

Tolledo, J., Silva, E. T., Almeida, C. H. L. N. & Toledo, L. F. 2014. Anomalous tadpoles in a Brazilian oceanic archipelago: implications of oral anomalies on their foraging behaviour, food intake, and metamorphosis. Herpetological Journal, 24(4): 237-243. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Ribeiro, R. S. 2009. The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha: an intriguing malformed toad hotspot in South America. EcoHealth, 6(3): 351-357. PDF

Others

de Paula, C. D. & Toledo, L. F. 2014. Anfíbios. In: Cubas, Z. S., Silva, J. C. R. & Catão-Dias, J. L (Eds.). Tratado de Animais Selvagens - Medicina Veterinária, 2nd ed, v. 1. São Paulo, Roca. Pp. 132-151. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Silva, N. R. & Araújo, O. G. S. 2011. Albinism in two Amazonian frogs: Elachistocleis carvalhoi (Microhylidae) and Lithobates palmipes (Ranidae). Herpetology Notes, 4: 145-146. PDF

Silva, N. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2010. Bokermannohyla saxicola (NCN), Scinax curicica (Lanceback Treefrog), Scinax squalirostris (Snouted Treefrog), Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Golden-eyed Treefrog), and Elachistocleis sp. (Oval Frog). Morphology. Herpetological Review, 41(3): 333-334. PDF

CONSERVATION

General amphibian conservation

Augusto-Alves, G., Silva, D. N., Checchinato, J., Carvalho-e-Silva, A. M. P. T. & Toledo, L. F. 2023. Giant and Phantom Frogs in the Atlantic Forest: historical distribution and conservation implications. Journal for Nature Conservation, 75: 126460. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Carvalho-e-Silva, S. P., Carvalho-e-Silva, A. M. P. T., Gasparini, J. L., Baêta, D., Rebouças, R., Haddad, C. F. B., Becker, C. G. & Carvalho, T. 2023. A retrospective overview of amphibian declines in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Biological Conservation, 277: 109845. PDF

Greenspan, S. E., Peloso, P., Fuentes-González, J. A., Bletz, M., Lyra, M. L., Machado, I. F., Martins, R. A., Medina, D., Moura-Campos, D., Neely, W. J., Preuss, J., Sturaro, M. J.; Vaz, R. I.; Navas, C. A., Toledo, L. F., Tozetti, A. M., Vences, M., Woodhams, D. C., Haddad, C. F. B.; Pienaar, J. & Becker, C. G. 2023. Low microbiome diversity in threatened amphibians from two biodiversity hotspots. Animal Microbiome, 4: 69. PDF **

Bardier, C. I., Maneyro, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. The correlates of In situ larval survivorship of the threatened South American toad Melanophryniscus montevidensis (Anura, Bufonidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 17(2):33-42. PDF

Ferreira, R. B., Monico, A. T., Cruz, C. A. G., Guidorizzi, C. E., Zocca, C. Z., Canedo, C., Ornellas, I. S., Oliveira, J. C. F., Tonini, J. F. R., Lacerda, J. V. A., Toledo, L. F., Peloso, P. L. V., Taucce, P. P. G., Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., Silva-Soares, T., Verdade, V. K. & Pertel, W. 2019. Anfíbios ameaçados de extinção no estado do Espírito Santo. In: Fraga, C., N., Formigoni, M. H. & Chaves, F. G. (Org.). Fauna e flora ameaçadas de extinção no estado do Espírito Santo. Espírito Santo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica. Pp. 256-269. PDF

Bardier, C., Martínez-Latorraca, N., Porley, J. L., Bortolini, S. V., Alonzo, N. C., Maneyro, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2019. Seasonal demography of the threatened Redbelly Toad Melanophryniscus montevidensis in a protected area of Uruguay. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97(2): 131-141. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Becker, C. G., Haddad, C. F. B. & Zamudio, K. R. 2014. Rarity as an indicator of endangerment in Neotropical frogs. Biological Conservation, 179: 54-62. PDF (+ supporting online material S1 and S2)

Toledo, L. F. & Batista, R. F. 2012. Integrative study of Brazilian anurans: relationship between geographic distribution and size, environment, taxonomy, and conservation. Biotropica, 44(6): 785-792. PDF

Verdade, V. K., Valdujo, P. H., Carnaval, A. C. O. Q., Schiesari, L., Toledo, L. F., Mott, T., Andrade, G. V., Eterovic, P., Menin, M., Pimenta, B. V. S., Nogueira, C., Lisboa, C. S., de Paula, C. D., Silvano, D. L. 2012. A leap further: the Brazilian amphibian conservation action plan. Alytes, 29(1-4): 27-42. PDF

Garcia, P. C. A., Sawaya, R. J., Martins, I. A., Brasileiro, C., Verdade, V., JIM., Segalla, M. V., Martins, M., Rossa-Feres, D. C., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F., Prado,  C. P. A., Berneck, B. M. & Araújo, O. G. S. 2010. Anfíbios. In: P. M. Bressan, M. C. M. Kierulff & A. M. Sugieda (Eds.). Fauna ameaçada de extinção do estado de São Paulo. São Paulo: Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo: Secretaria do Meio Ambiente. Pp. 329-347. PDF

Toledo, L. F. 2009. Anfíbios como bioindicadores. In: Neumann-Leitão, S. & El-Dier, S. (Orgs.) Bioindicadores da qualidade ambiental. Recife: Instituto Brasileiro Pró-Cidadania. Pp. 196-208. PDF

Climate change

Rebouças, R., Santos, M. M., Martins, A. G. S., Domingos, A. H. R., Santos, I. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Warming drives cryptic amphibian declines in eastern Brazil. Biological Conservation, 256: 109035. PDF

Greenspan, S. E., Migliorini, G. H., Lyra, M. L., Pontes, M. R., Carvalho, T., Ribeiro, L. P., Moura, D., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F., Romero, G. Q. & Becker, C. G. 2020. Warming drives ecological community changes linked to host-associated microbiome dysbiosis. Nature Climate Change, 10:1057-1061. PDF

Oliveira, I. S., Rödder, D. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. Potential worldwide impacts of sea level rise on coastal-lowland anurans. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 12(1): 91-101. PDF

Oliveira, I. S., Rödder, D., Capinha, C., Ahmadzadeh, F., Oliveira, A. K. C. & Toledo, L. F. 2016. Assessing Future Habitat Availability for Coastal Lowland Anurans in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Studies of Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 51(1): 45-55. PDF

Costa, T. R. N., Carnaval, A. C. O. Q. & Toledo, L. F. 2012. Mudanças climáticas e seus impactos sobre os anfíbios brasileiros. Revista da Biologia, 8: 33-37. PDF

Biological invasions

Toledo, L. F., Zanotti, A. P., Bezerra, L. M. L. S., Abrahão, C. & Lisboa, C. S. 2023. Occasional herpetofaunal introductions into and from the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Spixiana, 45(2): 271-275. PDF

Mittan-Moreau, C. S., Kelehear, C., Toledo, L. F., Bacon, J., Guayasamin, J. M., Snyder, A. & Zamudio, K. R. 2022. Cryptic lineages and standing genetic variation across independent cane toad introductions. Molecular Ecology, 31: 6440-6456. PDF

Jorgewich-Cohen, G., Toledo, L. F. & Grant, T. 2022. Genetic structure of American bullfrog populations in Brazil. Scientific Reports, 12: 9927. PDF

Sales, L., Rebouças, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Native range climate is insufficient to predict anuran invasive potential. Biological Invasions, 23: 2635-2647. PDF

Vitule, J. R. S., Occhi, T. V. T., Carneiro, L. O., Daga, V. S., Frehse, F. A., Bezerra, L. A. V., Forneck, S., Pereira, H., Freitas, M. O., Hegel, C. G. Z., Abilhoa, V., Grombone-Guaratini, M. T., Queiroz-Sousa, J., Pivello, V. R., Silva-Matos, D. M., Oliveira, I., Toledo, L. F., Vallejos, M. A. V., Zenni, R. D., Ford, A. G. P. & Braga, R. R. 2021. Non-native species introductions, invasions, and biotic homogenization in the Atlantic Forest. In: Marques, M. C. M. & Grelle, C. E. V. (Eds.): The Atlantic Forest: history, biodiversity, threats and opportunities of the mega-diverse forest. Pp: 269-295. Switzerland: Springer. PDF

Toledo, L. F. & Measey, J. 2018. Invasive frogs in São Paulo: display a substantial invasion lag. Bioinvasions Records, 7(3): 325-328. PDF

Forti, L. R., Becker, C. G., Tacioli, L., Pereira, V. R., Santos, A. C. F. A., Oliveira, I. S., Haddad, C. F. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Perspectives on invasive amphibians in Brazil. Plos One, 12(9): e0184703. PDF *

Ilegal trade

Máximo, I. M., Brandão, R. A., Ruggeri, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. Amphibian illegal pet trade and a possible new case of invasive alien species in Brazil. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 16(2): 303-312. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Assmüssen, M. V. & Rodríguez, J. P. 2012. Track illegal trade in wildlife. Nature, 483: 36. PDF

Pistoni, J. & Toledo, L. F. 2010. Amphibian illegal trade in Brazil: what do we know? South American Journal of Herpetology, 5(1): 51-56. PDF

Policy and legislation

Alves, R. J. V., Weksler, M., Oliveira, J. A., Buckup, P. A., Pombal Jr, J. P., Santana, H. R. G., Peracchi, A. L., Kellner, A. W. A., Aleixo, A., Langguth, A., Almeida, A. M. P., Albernaz, A. L., Ribas, C. C., Zilberberg, C., Grelle, C. E. V., Rocha, C. F. D., Lamas, C. J. E., Haddad, C. F. B., Bonvicino, C. R., Prado, C. P. A., Lima, D. O., Rossa-Feres, D. C., Santos, F. R., Salimena, F. R. G., Perini, F. A., Bockmann, F. A., Franco, F. L., del Giudice, G. M. L., Colli, G. R., Vieira, I. C. G., Marinho-Filho, J., Werneck, J. M. C. F., Santos, J. A. D., Nascimento, J. L., Nessimian, J. L., Cordeiro, J. L. P., del Claro, K., Salles, L. O., Casatti, L., Py-Daniel, L. H. R., Silveira, L. F., Toledo, L. F., Oliveira, L. F., Malabarba, L. R., Silva, M. D., Couri, M. S., Martins, M., Tavares, M. D. S., Sobral, M. E. G., Vieira, M. V., Oliveira, M. L. A., Pinna, M., Hopkins, M. J. G., Solé, M. Menezes, N. A., Passos, P., D’andrea, P. S., Pinto, P. C. E. A., Viana, P. L., Toledo, P. M., Reis, R. E., Vilela, R., Bastos, R. P., Collevatti, R. G., Cerqueira, R., Castroviejo-Fisher, S. & Caramaschi, U. 2018. Brazilian legislation on genetic heritage harms Biodiversity Convention goals and threatens basic biology research and education. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 90(2): 1279-1284. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Carvalho-e-Silva, S. P., Sánchez, C., Almeida, M. A. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2010. A revisão do Código Florestal Brasileiro: impactos negativos para a conservação dos anfíbios. Biota Neotropica, 10(4): 1-4. PDF

Divulgação Científica

Delprá-Cachulo, J. M., Toledo, L. F., Rocha-Lima, A. B. C., Martínez-Montoya, J. F., Olivera-Méndez, A. & Palacio-Núñez, J. 2022. El sapo “pingo de ouro” (Brachycephalus rotenbergae): una “gota dorada” en el suelo de la floresta nubosa atlántica brasilera. Agro-Divulgación, 2(6): 75-80. PDF

Frog farming

Salla, R. F., J. Ruggeri, L. P. Ribeiro, F. A. Pinto-Vidal, M. Jones-Costa & L. F. Toledo. 2022. A ranicultura brasileira: histórico, desafios, patologias e perspectivas. Pp: 47-75. In: da Silva, E. J., C. A. B. Silva Júnior, Í. A. Oliveira & J. E. Vasconcelos (Orgs). Perspectivas atuais para o desenvolvimento da aquicultura brasileira. Editora Alfa Ciência, Chapadinha, MA, Brasil. PDF

Ribeiro, L. P. & Toledo, L. F. 2021. An overview of the Brazilian frog farming. Aquaculture, 548(2): 737623. PDF

Muscat, E., Moroti, M. T., Sazima, I., Toledo, L. F. & Rebouças, R. 2024. Are plasticine models efficient to test defensive coloration of snakes? Herpetological Journal, 34: 75-83. PDF

Cañas, J. S., Toro-Gómez, M. P., Sugai, L. S. M., Restrepo, H. D. B., Rudas, J., Bautista, B. P., Toledo, L. F., Dena, S., Domingos, A. H. R., Souza, F. L., Neckel-Oliveira, S., Rosa, A., Carvalho-Rocha, V., Sugai, J. L. M. M., Bernardy, J. V., Santos, C. E., Bastos, R. P., Llusia, D. & Ulloa, J. S. 2023. A dataset for benchmarking Neotropical anuran calls identification in passive acoustic monitoring. Scientific Data, 10: 771. PDF

Bardier, C., Pereira, G., Elgue, E., Maneyro, R. & Toledo, L. F. 2017. Quantitative determination of the minimum body size for photo-identification of Melanophryniscus montevidensis (Bufonidae). Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 12(1): 119-126. PDF

Mendes, D. M., Leão, R. F. & Toledo, L. F. 2015. Drift fences in traps: theoretical evidence of effectiveness of the two most common arrays applied to terrestrial tetrapods. Natureza & Conservação, 13(1): 60-66. PDF

REPTILE NATURAL HISTORY & PHYSIOLOGY

Tozetti, A. M., Morato, S. A. A., Bernils, R. S., Loebmann, D., Toledo, L. F. & Entiauspe-Neto, O. M. 2021. Evolutionary dynamics shape two passive defensive mechanisms in Neotropical snake radiations. Phyllomedusa, 20(1): 3-13. PDF

Forti, L. R., Silva, R. M., Manzani, P. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. Snakes vs. porcupines: when preys leave mortal injuries. Herpetology Notes, 11: 715-718. PDF

Milson, W. K., Andrade, D. V., Brito, S. P., Toledo, L. F., Wang, T. & Abe, A. S. 2008. Seasonal changes in daily metabolic patterns of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) placed in the cold (17ºC) and dark. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 81(2): 165-175. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Brito, S. P., Milson, W. K., Abe, A. S. & Andrade, D. V. 2008. Effects of season, temperature, and body mass on the standard metabolic rate of Tegu Lizards (Tupinambis merianae). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 81(2): 158-164. PDF

Andrade, D. V., Brito, S. P., Toledo, L. F. & Abe, A. S. 2004. Seasonal changes in blood oxygen transport and acid-base status in the Tegu Lizard, Tupinambis merianae. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 140(2): 197-208. PDF

Andrade, D. V., Toledo, L. F., Abe, A. S. & Wang, T. 2004. Ventilatory compensation of the alkaline tide during digestion in the snake Boa constrictor. Journal of Experimental Biology, 207(8): 1379-1385. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Prado, C. P. A. & Andrade, D. V. 2004. Tupinambis merianae (Tegu Lizard). Fungivory. Herpetological Review, 35(2): 173-174. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Abe, A. S. & Andrade, D. V. 2003. Temperature and meal size effects on the postprandial metabolism and energetics in a boid snake. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 76(2): 240-246. PDF

VERTEBRATE DATABASIS

Moura, M. R., Ceron, K., Guedes, J. J. M., Chen-Zhao, R., Sica, Y. V., Hart, J., Dorman, W., Portmann, J. M., González-del-Pliego, P., Ranipeta, A., Catenazzi, A., Werneck, F. P., Toledo, L. F., Upham, N. S., Tonini, J. F. R., Colston, T. J., Guralnick, R., Bowie, R. C. K., Pyron, R. A. & Jetz, W. 2024. A phylogeny-informed characterization of global tetrapod traits addresses data gaps and biases. PLoS Biology, 22(7): e3002658. PDF

SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS / SOUND ARCHIVES / SOFTWARES

Mendoza-Henao, A., Ordonez-Flores, S., Dena, S., Toledo, L. F., Guayasamin, J. M., Mena, D. F. & Acevedo-Charry, O. 2021. Un llamado Neotropical: repositorios acústicos de la Herpetología Latinoamericana. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología, 4(2): 7-22. PDF

Dena, S., Rebouças, R., Augusto-Alves, G., Zornosa-Torres, C., Pontes, M. R. & Toledo, L. F. 2020. How much are we losing in not depositing anuran sound recordings in scientific collections? Bioacoustics, 29(5): 590-601. PDF

Dena, S. A., Reboucas, R., Augusto-Alves, G. & Toledo, L. F. 2018. Safeguard our audiovisual heritage. Nature, 563(7732): 473. PDF

Tacioli, L., Toledo, L. F. & Medeiros, C. B. 2017. An architecture for animal sound identification based on multiple feature extraction and classification algorithms. Anais do 11º Brazilian e-Science Workshop. PDF

Toledo, L. F., Tipp, C. & Márquez, R. 2015. The value of audiovisual archives. Science, 347(6221): 484. PDF

Cugler, D. C., Medeiros, C. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. An architecture for retrieval of animal sound recordings based on context variables. Concurrency and Computation, 25(16): 2310-2326. PDF

Cugler, D. C., Medeiros, C. B., Shekhar, S. & Toledo, L. F. 2013. A geographical approach for metadata quality improvement in biological observation databases. In: 9º IEEE International Conference on e-Science, Beijing. Anals... v. 1, p. 212-220. PDF

Cugler, D. C., Medeiros, C. B. & Toledo, L. F. 2011. Managing animal sounds: some challenges and research directions. In: 31º Congresso Brasileiro de Computação, Natal. Proceedings V eScience Work- shop - XXXI Brazilian Computer Society Conference. PDF

HISTORY OF BIOACOUSTICS

Toledo, L. F. & Araújo, C. B. 2017. Zoophonie: les origines de la bioacoustique. In: Nagler, L. F. & Raimondi, C. (eds): Hercule Florence: le nouveau Robinson, 1 ed, Pp: 265-285. Milan: Humboldt Books. PDF *

Toledo, L. F. & Araújo, C. B. 2017. Zoophonie: the origin of bioacoustics. In: Nagler, L. F.; Raimondi, C.. (Org.). Hercule Florence: le nouveau Robinson, 1ed. Pp. 265-285. Monaco: Nouveau Musée National de Monaco and Humboldt Books. PDF *

CITATION FOR GUIDES AND BOOKS

Toledo, L. F., Dena, S., Segalla, M., Prado, C. P. A., Loebmann, D., Gasparini, J. L., Sazima, I. & Haddad, C. F. B. 2021. Anfíbios da Mata Atlântica. Aplicativo de celular. Econature, Consultoria, Pesquisa e Educação Ambiental. Versão 1.0.1. 

Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F., Prado, C. P. A., Loebmann, D., Gasparini, J. L., Sazima, I. 2013. Guia dos Anfíbios da Mata Atlântica - Diversidade e Biologia / Guide to the Amphibians of the Atlantic Forest: Diversity and Biology. Anolis Books Editora, 1st Edition. São Paulo, Brazil. 550p.