A new species of Temple Pitviper (Tropidolaemus Wagler, 1830) from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1446 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
ULRICH KUCH ◽  
ANDREAS GUMPRECHT ◽  
CHRISTIAN MELAUN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Wet Forests ◽  
A New Species

The Asian Temple Pitviper Tropidolaemus wagleri is a widespread polytypic species complex with a complicated taxonomic history, a lengthy species synonymy list, and a geographic distribution encompassing Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, portions of Indonesia, and the Philippines. As a prelude to a comprehensive review of this species complex, we describe a new species of Temple Pitviper based on five historic museum specimens from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The new species can be distinguished from sympatric members of the Tropidolaemus subannulatus complex and other congeners on the basis of its conspicuous color pattern and scalation characters. Available collecting data suggest that the new species has a wide distribution in rainforests and lower montane wet forests of Sulawesi Utara and Sulawesi Tengah provinces.

scholarly journals Microglanis carlae, a new species of bumblebee catfish (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the río Paraguay basin in Paraguay

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor S. Vera Alcaraz ◽  
Weferson J. da Graça ◽  
Oscar A. Shibatta
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Anterior Margin ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Pectoral Spine ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
A New Species

Microglanis carlae, new species, is described from the río Paraguay basin and distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: paired and anal fins mottled or with thin faint bands, trunk with dark-brown saddles, anterior margin of pectoral spine with serrations retrorse proximally and antrorse distally, tip of pectoral spine as a distinct bony point, continuous portion of lateral line reaching vertical through last dorsal-fin ray, caudal peduncle with irregularly shaped, faint to dark blotch, maxillary barbel surpassing vertical through dorsal-spine origin, and dark bar on posterior flank continuous from base of adipose fin to that of anal fin. The new species is included in the Microglanis parahybae species complex on the basis of color pattern.

scholarly journals Revision of Bairdiella (Sciaenidae: Perciformes) from the western South Atlantic, with insights into its diversity and biogeography

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Pires Marceniuk ◽  
Eduardo Garcia Molina ◽  
Rodrigo Antunes Caires ◽  
Matheus Marcos Rotundo ◽  
Wolmar Benjamin Wosiacki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Inshore Waters ◽  
A New Species

ABSTRACT The sciaenid genus Bairdiella comprises a group of relatively small fishes found in inshore waters and estuaries of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Despite recent analyses of the phylogenetic relationships of Bairdiella, there has been no comprehensive revision of the alpha taxonomy of the species of the genus. Bairdiella ronchus from the western Atlantic, has a complex taxonomic history, with four junior synonyms recognized. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, this study indicates that B. ronchus represents a species complex. The species is therefore redescribed and its geographic range is redefined. Bairdiella veraecrucis, which is currently recognized as a junior synonym of B. ronchus, is revalidated, and a new species of the genus is described from the Atlantic coast of Brazil. Finally, inferences are made on the diversity and biogeography of the B. ronchus species complex.

scholarly journals On Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925, with the description of a new species (Sauria, Gekkonidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Emilio Vanzolini
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Meristic Character ◽  
Speciation Model ◽  
Full Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Parnaíba Basin

Gymnodactylus amarali Barbour, 1925, was previously considered to be a subspecies of G. geckoides, with a wide distribution in the Brasilian cerrados. Examination of a specimen from Alto Parnaíba, Maranhão, near the type locality (Engenheiro Dodt, Piauí), indicates that it is a proper species, apparently limited to the upper Parnaíba basin. The form previously identified as G. geckoides amarali is described as a new species, G. carvalhoi, type locality Ipueiras, State of Tocantins, thus diagnosed: color pattern plain or, more often, with moderately contrasted ocelli; dorsal tubercles in 13 - 16 poorly organized longitudinal rows (mode 14, 72%); 31 - 49 tubercles in a paramedian row; 17 - 22 transverse rows of ventral scales; 13 - 18 infradigital lamellae on toe IV; tail longest in the genus. The new species is statistically compared to parapatric G. geckoides, widespread in the caatingas. Although only one meristic character (number of tubercle rows) is by itself diagnostic, the species are easily told apart. It is thought on provisional evidence that they are better considered for the time being as full species, not subspecies. A brief consideration is made of the speciation model that seems suitable, to wit, parapatric.

A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand that converges in morphology and color pattern on Pseudogekko smaragdinus (Taylor) from the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4816 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
PLATON V. YUSHCHENKO ◽  
PARINYA PAWANGKHANANT ◽  
MALI NAIDUANGCHAN ◽  
ROMAN A. NAZAROV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Body Morphology ◽  
Taxonomic Analysis ◽  
Dorsal Pattern ◽  
A New Species

An integrative taxonomic analysis of newly discovered populations of Hemiphyllodactylus from Indochina recovered a new species from Peninsular Thailand and two others from Laos. The new Thai species, Hemiphyllodactylus pardalis sp. nov. described herein, is the sister species to all other species in the newly designated Indochina clade and has a unique spotted contrasting dorsal pattern not seen in any other species of Hemiphyllodactylus. This, along with its elongate and gracile body morphology, renders it remarkably convergent on the Philippine gecko Pseudogekko smaragdinus despite the fact it is deeply nested within Hemiphyllodactylus. The description of this new species underscores the depauperate nature of Hemiphyllodactylus diversity throughout Indochina in general and Thailand in particular compared to neighboring upland areas of Myanmar and Peninsular Malaysia. This especially underscores the need for continued herpetofaunal field surveys in montane areas of western Thailand. 

A new cryptic species in the “Calcinus anani Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998” species complex (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae): evidence from colouration and molecular genetics

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3367 (1) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIA CELIA (MACHEL) D. MALAY ◽  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI ◽  
TIN-YAM CHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Cryptic Species ◽  
Molecular Genetics ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Calcinus is described from western Pacific material, including specimens previously identified as Cal-cinus anani Poupin & McLaughlin, 1998. The new species C. fuscus n. sp. differs from C. anani in the colouration in life,and their specific distinction is genetically supported by the barcoding gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI). The two speciesalso have different geographic distributions, with C. fuscus n. sp. ranging from Japan to the Philippines, Papua New Guin-ea, and New Caledonia, while C. anani is restricted to French Polynesia. Moreover C. fuscus n. sp. is found at shallower depths than its sister species C. anani.

A new species of Glischropus from the Indochinese Subregion (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2925 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
GÁBOR CSORBA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
The Other ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Strict Sense ◽  
Wide Distribution Range ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Isthmus Of Kra

Within the tribe Pipistrellini, the genus Glischropus is very close to the genus Pipistrellus both in its external morphology and chromosomal features but can be unequivocally distinguished from the latter by the presence of thumb pads and the position of the second incisor. One of the two known species, G. tylopus was thought to have a wide distribution range from Myanmar to the Philippines, while the other, G. javanus is only known from Java. Recently collected Cambodian specimens of Glischropus are distinguished from their congeners by longer forearm and cranial features (the shape of the skull and the upper incisors and certain craniodental measurements) and are consequentially, described here as a new species. Based on thorough examination of the available museum material, it can be concluded that all specimens of G. tylopus previously collected in the Indochinese zoogeographic subregion are in fact representatives of this new species, while G. tylopus in a strict sense is restricted in the mainland to south of the Isthmus of Kra.

Hetaerina calverti (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) sp. nov., a new cryptic species of the American Rubyspot complex

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4766 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-497
Author(s):  
YESENIA MARGARITA VEGA-SÁNCHEZ ◽  
LUIS FELIPE MENDOZA-CUENCA ◽  
ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ-RODRÍGUEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Variable Species ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Important Character ◽  
A New Species

Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798 has a long and irresolute taxonomic history. Several synonyms have been suggested (H. californica Hagen in Selys-Longchamps, 1859, H. basalis Hagen in Selys-Longchamps, 1859, H. texana Walsh, 1863, H. scelerata Walsh, 1863, etc.), related to the variation in the size of the wing spots as well as to the morphology of the male cerci. However, Calvert (1901) suggested that H. americana represents one variable species. Nevertheless, Vega-Sánchez et al. (2019) through a genetic and morphological analysis presented evidence to propose that H. americana represents a species complex. In the present work, we describe a new species that belongs to this complex: H. calverti sp. nov. The morphological characteristics by which males and females of H. calverti differ from H. americana are highlighted. The most important character for the differentiation of males is the shape of the cerci and the size of the individuals (when the two species are in sympatry). In females, the main differences are in the shape of the intersternites and the medio-dorsal carina of the last segment of the abdomen. Some generalities about the biology of the species are presented, including geographical distribution patterns and genetic divergence data. [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F5C329AE-7A00-4979-8A0D-A13D869E54B1] 

scholarly journals Carefully examining Bornean Stegonotus (Serpentes, Colubridae): the montane groundsnake population in Sabah is a new and distinct species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4894 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE M. KAISER ◽  
JACK LAPIN ◽  
MARK O’SHEA ◽  
HINRICH KAISER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Scale Ratio ◽  
Lowland Rainforest ◽  
A New Species

During a taxonomic revision of species in the genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854, we re-examined over 90% of all known museum specimens from this taxon. Of the five specimens available to us from the island of Borneo, three are clearly distinct from the other two. The latter are from the lowland rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia, which includes the type locality of S. borneensis, and therefore these specimens retain that name. We here describe the other three, which include the paratype of S. borneensis, as a new species from Sabah, Malaysia. The new species can be differentiated from S. borneensis and all other species of Stegonotus by the combination of a high number of ventrals (> 210) combined with a low number of subcaudals (< 70), a short tail (indicated by a low subcaudal ratio of < 0.25), 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows, a snout-scale ratio of 1/4–1/3, the “gull wing +” condition of the rostral, the number of supralabials touching the eye, and a dorsal color pattern featuring a dark gray-brown head offset from a lighter-brown rest of the body. The number of subcaudals in the holotype of the new species is only 21% of the number of ventrals, the lowest proportion in the genus. The new species is found at elevations above 1000 m in the cool, montane habitats of the Crocker Range and around the foot of Mt. Kinabalu, Southeast Asia’s tallest mountain, from where it has been known but taxonomically unrecognized since at least the 1880s. 

Validating the systematic placement of Eriosynaphe in the genus Ferula (Apiaceae: Scandiceae: Ferulinae) linked with the description of Ferula mikraskythiana sp. nov. from Romania

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 298 (3) ◽  
pp. 239 ◽  
Author(s):  
ATTILA MÁTIS ◽  
ANNA SZABÓ ◽  
DMITRY LYSKOV ◽  
GÁBOR SRAMKÓ ◽  
THOMAS KUHN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Molecular Study ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Nrdna Its ◽  
Narrow Endemic ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
Wide Distribution Range ◽  
A New Species

The genus Eriosynaphe had a peculiar taxonomic history by having been considered also as member of the genus Johrenia in addition to originally having been established in Ferula. It has traditionally been regarded as monotypic and no previous molecular study examined its phylogenetic position. Based on sequences of the nrDNA ITS region, here we show that Eriosynaphe is ‘deeply’ nested in one of the well supported and repeatedly recognised clades of Ferula, thus arguing for its return to the genus Ferula. Additionally, a new species, Ferula mikraskythiana endemic to the Dobrogea region of southeastern Romania is described in the present paper. This species, with its overall habit and mericarp structure, closely resembles Eriosynaphe longifolia though it differs from the latter by its much larger stature, the morphology of the leaf terminal lobes and a distinct phenology. Moreover, F. mikraskythiana is a narrow endemic to a region beyond (westward to) the wide distribution range of E. longifolia.

scholarly journals A taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus subgenus Macraea (Phyllanthaceae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-252
Author(s):  
J.I.M. Verwijs ◽  
R.W. Bouman ◽  
P.C. van Welzen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Vernacular Names ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Within the morphologically diverse pantropical genus Phyllanthus, many subgenera, sections and subsections are recognized. While most taxonomic revisions often focus on local floras, closely related and often resembling species are not always treated in full. Subgenus Macraea is here revised for the first time over its whole distribution, including an identification key and descriptions of its species with distributions, ecology, uses and vernacular names. The currently acknowledged varieties of Phyllanthus distichus are rejected due to inadequate morphological differences. Phyllanthus panayensis is synonymized with P. lancifolius. Phyllanthus alpestris has now become a variety of P. glaucophyllus because of the resemblance in morphology and distribution. The species complex around Phyllanthus virgatus remains taxonomically difficult, but Phyllanthus virgatus var. gardnerianus and Phyllanthus virgatus var. hirtellus are here recognized on the species level as P. gardnerianus, stat nov. and P. tararae, stat & nom. nov. A new species from the Philippines, Phyllanthus ridsdalei, is described.

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