Exploring the vertebrate fauna of the Bird’s Head Peninsula (Indonesia, West Papua) through DNA barcodes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evy Arida ◽  
Hidayat Ashari ◽  
Hadi Dahruddin ◽  
Yuli Sulistya Fitriana ◽  
Amir Hamidy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Vertebrate Fauna ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Bird's Head

scholarly journals Two new species and a new species record of Aglaia (Meliaceae) from Indonesia

PhytoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 33-51
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Pannell ◽  
Jan Schnitzler ◽  
Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Nuclear Its ◽  
Sabah And Sarawak ◽  
A New Species

Two new species of Aglaia from Indonesia are described, Aglaia monocaula restricted to West Papua, and Aglaia nyaruensis occurring on Borneo (Kalimantan, Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak). A phylogenetic analysis using nuclear ITS and ETS, and plastid rps15-ycf1 sequence data indicates that the two new species of Aglaia are also genetically distinct. Aglaia monocaula belongs to sectionAmoora, while A. nyaruensis is included in section Aglaia. A dichotomous key, drawings and three-locus DNA barcodes are provided as aids for the identification of the two new species of Aglaia. In addition, the geographic range of Aglaia mackiana (section Amoora) is expanded from a single previously known site in Papua New Guinea to West Papua, Indonesia.

scholarly journals A new species of Indo-Papuan groundsnake, genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854 (Serpentes, Colubridae), from the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia, with comments on differentiating morphological characters

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4590 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE M. KAISER ◽  
MARK O’SHEA ◽  
HINRICH KAISER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
The Past ◽  
West Papua ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Bird's Head

We describe a new species of Indo-Papuan groundsnake (Stegonotus) from a single adult male specimen collected in 1953 near Kamro, a village in Maybrat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia. The specimen had been considered a member of S. batjanensis, a well-defined species from the northern Maluku Islands over 500 km to the northwest with which it shares the key characteristic of having the 3rd, 4th, and 5th supralabial scales touching the eyes. The new species can be differentiated from S. batjanensis as well as all other species of Stegonotus by having its 5th supralabial scale projecting forward from behind the eye to form a narrow contact zone with the eye. In addition, it is differentiated by the combination of the following characteristics: seven supralabials, the 3rd–5th touching the eye; eight infralabials, the 1st–4th touching the anterior genial; four scales separating the posterior genial and the first gastrostege; dorsal scales in 17 rows, diminishing to 15 posteriorly; a low number of ventrals (181 in the holotype) combined with a high number of subcaudals (105 in the holotype), the latter comprising 37% of the scales on the ventral surface, the highest proportion in the genus. The description of this species is of interest beyond adding to the species diversity of Stegonotus: it allowed us to explore additional characteristics to resolve taxonomic questions in a morphologically conservative genus, it illustrates the need for additional herpetological survey work on the Bird’s Head Peninsula, and its initial misidentification serves as a reminder of the continued relevance and importance of natural history collections as repositories for specimens and data that influence our knowledge today by reaching out from the past.

Wild Meat Trade Chain on the Bird's Head Peninsula of West Papua Province, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Freddy Pattiselanno ◽  
Janice K. F. Lloyd ◽  
Jeffrey Sayer ◽  
Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono ◽  
Agustina Y.S. Arobaya
Keyword(s):  
West Papua ◽  
Wild Meat ◽  
Bird's Head

scholarly journals Short Communication: Using wildlife for local livelihood – Experiences from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDDY PATTISELANNO ◽  
JOHN R.M. APITULEY ◽  
AGUSTINA Y.S. AROBAYA ◽  
JOHAN F KOIBUR
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Wild Meat ◽  
Local Livelihood ◽  
Bird's Head

Abstract. Pattiselanno F, Apituley JRM, Arobaya AYS, Koibur JF. 2019. Short Communication: Using wildlife for local livelihood – Experiences from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 1839-1845. Wildlife products are valuable commodities, and wild meat is considered as premium value because it has a high value per unit weight compared with other forest products Wildlife products are commonly used for consumption purpose, generating household income and cultural reasons. Because cultural values differ among ethnic groups, it is important to understand how wildlife contributes to local livelihoods in different areas of the Bird’s Head Peninsula. Data was obtained opportunistically during fieldwork to different parts of West Papua Province from 2010 to 2018. Study sites were not intentionally selected, but they were considered during the involvement of authors in research and survey across the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua Province Data was collected through indirect observation and semi-structural interviews. A literature review was also completed to supplement the primary data collected from the fieldwork. The results indicated many people rely on wild meat as an alternative source of food for the household. Wildlife also offered forms of income generation such as sale of bushmeat products. Acquisition of animal parts as cultural artifacts, for personal adornment or for trophies was still a widespread practice throughout the areas. Religious and cultural aspects also contributed significantly to the use of wild meat for traditional or spiritual aspects as well. Finally, some reasons have been identified that derive peoples’ attitudes in using wildlife across the Bird’s Head Peninsula, and they are for consumption, sale and the relationship between wild animal species and cultural values.

scholarly journals Pisces, Teleostei, Gobiidae, illustrated list of additions to the fauna of the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Dimara ◽  
Andi Fauzan ◽  
Muhammad Lazuardi ◽  
Defy Pada ◽  
Gerald R. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
West Papua ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Bird's Head

Previous surveys of the reef-associated ichthyofauna of the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia recorded a total of 1,320 species of reef fishes, including 271 species of Gobiidae. A recent survey focused on the cryptic gobies of Raja Ampat resulted in 36 new records (including nine species of both Trimma and Eviota). Sixteen of the new records are currently undescribed species, with seven of these identified as Raja Ampat endemics, while the remaining nine species are also known from localities outside Raja Ampat in the western Pacific. Five species previously recorded from the area have been re-identified, two of them representing undescribed species, and a new record from the literature has been added. This brings the total number of reef fishes known from Raja Ampat waters to 1,357, of which 308 belong to the Gobiidae. The number of species (including the undescribed taxa) apparently endemic to the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua now totals 33.

scholarly journals Calamus kebariensis (Arecaceae)—a new montane rattan from New Guinea

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Rudi A. Maturbongs ◽  
John Dransfield ◽  
William Baker
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
West Papua ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Bird's Head

Calamus kebariensis (Arecaceae or Palmae), a new species of rattan from the Bird’s Head Peninsula in West Papua, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. This species, which, among the New Guinea Calamus species, most closely resembles C. cuthbertsonii and C. spanostachys, is distinguished by its short and extremely slender stems, finely pinnate leaves and short, erect inflorescences that are branched to one order only in pistillate specimens.

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