A new species of small Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Salawati Island, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 180-189
Author(s):  
Denise Taimi Karkkainen ◽  
Stephen J. Richards ◽  
Fred Kraus ◽  
Burhan Tjaturadi ◽  
Keliopas Krey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Mature Male ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Island Arcs ◽  
Land Bridge ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of gecko in the Lepidodactylus novaeguineae Group from Salawati Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia. The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by a unique combination of aspects of body size, shape, colouration, and scalation. The holotype and only known specimen is a mature male with a snout-vent length of less than 33 mm, suggesting it is the smallest species of Lepidodactylus; however, to confirm that, larger sample sizes of the nominate species and other species are required. The Lepidodactylus novaeguineae Group has a wide distribution across the western, northern, and eastern margins of New Guinea, but it seems to be most often associated with islands (including land-bridge islands) or geological terranes derived from former island arcs.

scholarly journals A new ovoviviparous rat snake species of the genus Elaphe (Squamata: Colubridae) from western Sichuan, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
JiaJun Wang ◽  
YaYong Wu ◽  
Qin Liu ◽  
Guocheng Shu ◽  
Peng Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Western Sichuan ◽  
Rat Snake ◽  
A New Species

The genus Elaphe is a highly diverse snake group with wide distribution in Eurasia. Here, based on morphological comparisons and molecular data, we describe a new species of this genus from western Sichuan, China. Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood analyses of two mitochondrial DNA fragments (CO1 and 12S) showed that the new taxon differs from its congeners (CO1-based p-distance ≥ 4.1%). Morphologically and ecologically, the new species can be diagnosed from other species by a combination of the following characters: 1) medium body size, < 780 mm in total length; 2) midbody dorsal scales in 23 rows generally, not keeled; 3) ventrals 169–180 and subcaudal pairs 56–63; 4) first preocular docked with frontal; 5) internasal scales approximately trapezoidal; 6) length of gap between internasals more than 3/5 that between prefrontal; 7) length of tip of snout to frontal slightly larger than length of frontal; 8) ovoviviparous. Currently, the new species is known only from the Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces in China. This new species brings the total number of species in the genus Elaphe to 18.

A New Species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Southern Yunnan, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Shuo Liu ◽  
Qisheng Li ◽  
Mian Hou ◽  
Nikolai L. Orlov ◽  
Natalia B. Ananjeva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Continuous Series ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Nd2 Gene

A new species of Cyrtodactylus is described based on five specimens collected from the karst formations of Maguan County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The new species is recognized by having a unique combination of morphological characters: medium body size, ventrolateral folds present without interspersed tubercles, 7 – 9 precloacal pores in a continuous series, enlarged femoral scales present and continuous with pore-bearing precloacal scales, femoral pores on each enlarged femoral scale in males, 1 – 4 postcloacal tubercles on each side, subcaudals enlarged, a black postocular streak extending from posterior corner of eye rearwards to above tympanum, nuchal loop discontinuous, 6 – 7 black irregular dorsal bands between limbs, most bands discontinuous. Genetically, uncorrected sequence divergences of the ND2 gene and its flanking tRNAs between the new species and investigated congeners ranged from 12.5% to 18.2%.

A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2396 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLES W. LINKEM ◽  
CAMERON D. SILER ◽  
ARVIN C. DIESMOS ◽  
EMERSON SY ◽  
RAFE M. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Secondary Growth ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
East Central ◽  
The Third ◽  
Distinct Color ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of gekkonid lizard, Gekko carusadensis, from low elevation, disturbed and secondary-growth forest in east-central Luzon Island, Philippines. Numerous features of its external morphology distinguish it from other congeners, including the presence of a distinct color pattern, body size, and a unique combination of scale counts. The new species has been found on karst outcrops and cave systems at low elevation. The new species typifies the rapidly expanding known diversity of Philippine gekkonid lizards, and is the third species in the genus to be described in the last three years.

A new species of the subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) (Acari: Oribatida: Scheloribatidae) from Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-283
Author(s):  
S.G. Ermilov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Large Body Size ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The oribatid mite subgenus Scheloribates (Topobates) Grandjean, 1958, is recorded from the Neotropical region for the first time. A new species of this subgenus is described from the leaf litter collected in Cayo Agua Island, Panama. Scheloribates (Topobates) panamaensis sp. nov. differs from its related species by the very large body size and presence of a strong ventrodistal process on the leg femora II–IV.

scholarly journals The freshwater crabs of Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, East Malaysia, with a description of a new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1969 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae, Potamidae, Sesarmidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. L. Ng ◽  
Paul Y. C. Ng
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
New Record ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Freshwater Crabs ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

Seven species of freshwater crabs from three families are recorded from and around the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: Thelphusulacapillodigitus sp. n., Thelphusuladicerophilus Ng &amp; Stuebing, 1990, Arachnothelphusaterrapes Ng, 1991, Terrathelphusasecula Ng &amp; Tan, 2015, Parathelphusavalida Ng &amp; Goh, 1987 (new record) (Gecarcinucidae); Isolapotamoningeri Ng &amp; Tan, 1998 (Potamidae); and Geosesarmadanumense Ng, 2002 (Sesarmidae). The new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1979, can be distinguished from all congeners by a unique combination of morphological features, most notably the presence of dense patches of short setae on the fingers of the adult male chelipeds, as well as the structure of the male first gonopod. Arachnothelphusaterrapes is confirmed to be a phytotelm species. A key to all species in the conservation area is provided.

Pilaira australis sp. nov. (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) isolated from emu faeces in Australia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 329 (3) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW S. URQUHART ◽  
PAULINE M. L. COULON ◽  
ALEXANDER IDNURM
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Dromaius Novaehollandiae ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Carbon Utilisation ◽  
A New Species

Pilaira australis, a new species of fungus in the coprophilous genus Pilaira, was isolated from emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) faeces and is described. Morphologically, the species resembles other species in the genus, particularly P. moreaui, except differs in its unique combination of sporangiophore height and sporangiospore length. Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that P. australis is distinct from other species in the genus with two regions, the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and a fragment of the pyrG gene, showing 91% and 90% identity to the nearest species, respectively. Ultrastructure features and carbon utilisation were determined for P. australis, and may provide characteristics for species identification in this genus.

A new species of the highland frog genus Holoaden (Amphibia, Strabomantidae) from cloud forests of southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3599 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
ITAMAR A. MARTINS ◽  
HUSSAM ZAHER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cloud Forests ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Holoaden is described from the Atlantic forest of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, being restricted to primary or slightly disturbed high altitude cloud forests along the northeastern portion of the Serra do Mar. The typelocality is determined as Estação Ecológica de Bananal, in the Municipality of Bananal, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its moderate body size (female 42.6–44.2 mm SVL; male 37.2–38.5 mm SVL) with long and slender limbs, a head wider than long, a highly glandular dorsum, covered by well developed macroglands that extend to the internasal region, thigh and tibia, and an intense dark brown dorsal coloration and dark grey ventral surface.

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4999 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-76
Author(s):  
Quyen Hanh Do ◽  
TRUNG MY PHUNG ◽  
HANH THI NGO ◽  
MINH DUC LE ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Dorsal Pattern ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis group is described from Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam based on molecular divergence and morphological differences. Cyrtodactylus orlovi sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos by having the unique combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL 61.0–77.7 mm); dorsal tubercles in 16–20 irregular rows; 36–39 ventral scale rows; precloacal pores absent in females, 5 or 6 in males, in a continuous row; femoral pores absent; 3–8 enlarged femoral scales; postcloacal spurs 1 or 2; lamellae under toe IV 16–19; a continuous neckband; a highly irregular transverse banded dorsal pattern; the absence of transversely enlarged median subcaudal scales. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species was revealed to be the sister taxon to a clade consisting of Cyrtodactylus cattienensis and the most recently described species from Vietnam, C. chungi, with 12.1–12.4% and 11.7 % pairwise genetic divergence from the two species, respectively, based on a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene.  

A new species of Parapteronemobius from Zhejiang, China (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae: Nemobiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4985 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
NUO DING ◽  
YI-JIAO LIU ◽  
XIN-YI LIAO ◽  
CHU-ZE SHEN ◽  
ZHU-QING HE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
East China ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Normal University ◽  
A New Species

Parapteronemobius contains 7 species or subspecies distributed in East Asia with only one species recorded from China. In this study, we reported the second species, P. chenggong He sp. nov., from Zhejiang. The new species differs from P. dibrachiatus in body size, male genitalia and COI gene. The phylogeny of this genus in subfamily Nemobiinae are discussed based on COI, 18S and 28S genes. The type specimens are deposited in the Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU).

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