This paper investigates the taxonomy of Atlantic Forest nurse frogs using museomics, which involves analyzing ancient DNA (hDNA) from museum specimens, alongside morphological data and bioacoustics. Due to extinctions at type localities, previous studies were unable to obtain sufficient evidence to resolve their systematics, prompting the use of hDNA from museum collections to clarify relationships. The findings lead to the establishment of a new genus, Dryadobates, and the identification of 12 species within this group, including two new species, highlighting the importance of museum collections for conservation and taxonomy.

Grant T., Lyra M.L., Hofreiter M., Preick M., Barlow A., Verdade V.K., Rodrigues M.T. 2025. Museomics and the systematics of the Atlantic Forest nurse frogs (Dendrobatoidea: Aromobatidae: Allobatinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 472: 1–76. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.472.1.1

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Allobates = ælobeɪtiz

Dryadobates = dɹaɪædobeɪtiz

olfersioides = olfɝsiɔɪdiz

capixava = kæpiʃæbæ