A new species of rainfrog of the genus Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Serranía de Tabasará, Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3410 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABEL BATISTA ◽  
MARCOS PONCE ◽  
ANDREAS HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Skin Texture ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Mating Call ◽  
Central Panama ◽  
A New Species

A new frog species of the genus Diasporus is described from Llano Tugrí, Corregimiento de Peña Blanca, Distrito de Müna,Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, Serranía de Tabasará, west-central Panama, around 1700 m a.s.l. The new species differs from all othermembers of the genus by a combination of morphological characters, in particular, its large size, its dorsal skin texture and itsbright coloration. This species is the largest species in the genus Diasporus; it is an inhabitant of cloud forest, living amongmosses and bromeliads. All specimens were found between the understory (≈ 1–2 m) and the mid-canopy (≈ 2–10 m). The callof this species consists of single, short notes that are reminiscent of a “whistle” and range from 2.0 to 2.7 kHz. Herein we pres-ent, besides morphological data used to describe the new species, the description of the male mating call, a distribution map, and brief ecological notes.

A new species of Cycloramphus Tschudi (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2737 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ NORBERTO WEBER ◽  
VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE ◽  
RODRIGO DE DE OLIVEIRA LULA SALLES ◽  
ANTOINE FOUQUET ◽  
SERGIO POTSCH DE CARVALHO-E-SILVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Skin Texture ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
A New Species

We report here the discovery of a new species of frog associated to the open areas of the highlands of the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos. The new species, Cycloramphus organensis is characterized by a unique skin texture, medium size (maximum male and female SVL 26.4 mm and 33.3 mm respectively), dorsal surfaces uniformly brick red colored, uniformly areolate skin on dorsum, pupil horizontal, iris with a menisc on upper margin; no fleshy tubercles on eyelid, tympanic annulus concealed beneath skin, macroglands not visible externally, fingers and toes without fringes and webs; supernumerary palmar and plantar tubercles absent, nuptial spines absent. Despite the presence of an iris menisc, a character shared by frogs of both genera Cycloramphus and Zachaenus Cope, the combination of morphological characters is so unique that the allocation of the species to any of these genera remains ambiguous. Consequently, we used additional molecular-based phylogenetic analyses to ascertain the position of the new taxon. The new species proved to be embedded within the genus Cycloramphus.

A new species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) from northwestern Venezuela

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1309 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
CÉSAR L. BARRIO-AMORÓS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
History Data ◽  
San Luis ◽  
Mating Call ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the Phyllomedusa tarsius group (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) from northwestern Venezuela can be differentiated from other species in the group by its small size, white and pink bars on the concealed surfaces of legs, and distinctive mating call; it is known only from xeric areas in the vicinity of Serranía de San Luis, Estado Falcón, Venezuela. The call is described, and some natural history data is also provided. The Phyllomedusa tarsius group includes five species and is defined by morphological characters (with one putative synapomorphy).

Taxonomic revision of Aegla lata Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994 (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae), with the description of a new species of Aegla Leach, 1820 from the Upper Paraná Ecoregion, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434
Author(s):  
Ingrid C Marçal ◽  
Fernanda P Páez ◽  
Lenice Souza-Shibatta ◽  
Silvia H Sofia ◽  
Gustavo M Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Body ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Coi Mtdna ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Aegla lata Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994 is considered extinct in the type locality. New populations of this species, however, have been found in northern Paraná state, Brazil. We revised the taxonomy of A. lata based on morphological data obtained from the type material and specimens recently obtained from streams of the Tibagi River sub-basin, Paranapanema River basin, Upper Paraná Ecoregion. Moreover, Aegla jacutingan. sp. is described and illustrated. The new species resembles A. lata in the shapes of the body and chelipeds. Both species are nevertheless separated by particular morphological characters of the carapace, chelipeds, and epimeron as well as by molecular (COI mtDNA) differences. Both species can be distinguished from their congeners based on morphological and molecular evidence.

Lactarius cucurbitoides (Russulales, Basidiomycota), a new species from South Korea supported by molecular and morphological data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 205 (3) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Lee ◽  
Myung Soo Park ◽  
Paul Eunil Jung ◽  
Jonathan J. Fong ◽  
Seung-Yoon Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species

A new species belonging to Lactarius subg. Plinthogalus was discovered during a long-term project on the diversity of Korean Lactarius. This species is proposed here as Lactarius cucurbitoides. The status of L. cucurbitoides as a new species is supported by molecular data and morphological features. Phylogenetic analysis based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences shows that L. cucurbitoides is closely related to L. subplinthogalus, L. friabilis, and L. oomsisiensis, with pairwise distances of 2.8–4.3%. Morphological characters of L. cucurbitoides that distinguish it from these closely related species are a pale yellow to pale orange colored pileus and non-discoloration of white latex. The new species is described and illustrated in the present paper.

scholarly journals A new species of Myxia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) collected on palms from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5027 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-428
Author(s):  
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA ◽  
EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
BRIAN W. BAHDER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Myxia Bahder & Bartlett (Cixiidae: Cixiinae: Oecleini) is established as Myxia hernandezi sp. n. collected from native palms in cloud forest habitat in Costa Rica. Placement in the genus Myxia is supported by molecular analysis of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S loci as well as morphological characters.  

scholarly journals A new species of planthopper in the genus Myxia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4915 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA ◽  
EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES ◽  
CHARLES R. BARTLETT ◽  
ERICKA E. HELMICK ◽  
BRIAN W. BAHDER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Myxia Bahder & Bartlett (Cixiidae: Cixiinae: Oecleini) is established as Myxia baynardi sp. n. collected from native palms in cloud forest habitat in Costa Rica. Placement in the genus Myxia is supported by molecular analysis of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S loci as well as morphological characters. Haplaxius delta (Kramer) was collected along the Caribbean coast as a new country record for Costa Rica. Based on morphological characters observed and molecular analysis of COI and 18S, H. delta is herein moved to the genus Myxia. 

A new species of Ahaetulla Link, 1807 (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-304
Author(s):  
NGON QUANG LAM ◽  
TRAN THI ANH THU ◽  
LUAN THANH NGUYEN ◽  
ROBERT W. MURPHY ◽  
SANG NGOC NGUYEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Nucleotide Sequences ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
White Stripe ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Bright Green ◽  
Red Eyes ◽  
A New Species

A new vine snake, genus Ahaetulla, from Soc Trang Province, southern Vietnam is described based on morphological data and nucleotide sequences from COI and Cytb. Ahaetulla rufusoculara sp. nov. is diagnosed by the following morphological characters: bright red eyes; snout without dermal appendage; internasal separated from supralabial by loreal; body scale rows 15-15-13; ventrals 186–190 in males and 182–185 in females; subcaudals 143–153 in males and 128 or 129 in females; 8 (rarely 9) supralabials, fourth and fifth or fourth to sixth entering orbit; 12–14 maxillary teeth; hemipenis short, reaching 6th or 7th SC; cloacal plate divided; dorsum bright green; and yellow or white stripe along the lower flank. The new species differs from its congeners by an uncorrected p-distance in COI and Cytb sequences of at least 7.7% and 7.5%, respectively. 

scholarly journals A new species of Podanotum Torres & Johnson, 1996 (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from northern Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. e20968
Author(s):  
Jackie Farfan ◽  
Jose Alfredo Cerdeña Gutierrez ◽  
Ana Lazo-Rivera ◽  
Wilson Huanca-Mamani ◽  
Zsolt Bálint
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Ventral Side ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Treeline Ecotone ◽  
Wet Grassland ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of the genus Podanotum Torres & Johnson, 1996, Podanotum pajaten Farfán, Cerdeña & Bálint sp. nov. from northern Peru, associated with the Andean treeline ecotone adjacent to cloud forest and wet grassland at 3200 m above sea level. Description of this new species is based on one female adult and is distinguishable from its congeners by the combination of the following morphological characters: dorsal wing pale blue, forewing discoidal line present on ventral side, hindwing tailed, and ostium bursae distally toothed. Podanotum pajaten sp. nov. is separated geographically from the closest spatial species, P. glorissimum Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2002, by approximately 100 km to the south, and represents the second species described for Peru. An identification key to all known species of Podanotum is provided, stating their distributions by country. Publicación registrada en Zoobank/ZooBank article registered:LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FE6C35CF-2609-410C-9CB5-57737D02DFC3Acto nomenclatural/nomenclatural act:Podanotum pajaten Farfán, Cerdeña & Bálint, 2021LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B8CE9125-0182-4DAB-BD92-D15DC4E16C47

scholarly journals Integrative taxonomy of the rock-dwelling gecko Cnemaspis siamensis complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) reveals a new species from Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 932 ◽  
pp. 129-159
Author(s):  
Natee Ampai ◽  
Perry L. Wood Jr ◽  
Bryan L. Stuart ◽  
Anchalee Aowphol
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Integrative Taxonomy ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Nadh Dehydrogenase Subunit 2 ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
A New Species

The rock-dwelling gecko genus Cnemaspis is one of the most species-diverse genera of gekkonid in Thailand. Earlier studies relied on morphological data to identify species, but cryptic morphology often obscured species diversity in Cnemaspis. In this study, an integrative taxonomic approach based on morphological characters and sequences of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene were used to clarify current taxonomy of the Cnemaspis siamensis complex and delimit a new species from Lan Saka District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. Cnemaspis lineatubercularissp. nov. is distinguished from other congeneric species by the combination of morphological characters: (1) maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 40.6 mm (mean 38.8 ± SD 1.4, N = 12) in adult males and maximum SVL of 41.8 mm (mean 39.5 ± SD 1.9, N = 7) in adult females; (2) 8–9 supralabial and infralabial scales; (3) gular, pectoral, abdominal, and subcaudal scales keeled; (4) rostral, interorbitals, supercilium, palmar scales, and ventral scales of brachia smooth; (5) 5–6 small, subconical spine-like tubercles present on flanks; (6) 19–21 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; (7) 27–29 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe; (8) 4–7 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded arranged in chevron shape and separated only in males; (9) one postcloacal tubercles each side in males; (10) ventrolateral caudal tubercles present anteriorly; (11) caudal tubercles restricted to a single paravertebral row on each side; (12) single median row of subcaudal scales keeled and lacking enlarged median row; and (13) gular region, abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region yellowish only in males. Genetically, the uncorrected pairwise divergences between the new species and their congeners in the C. siamensis group were between 15.53–28.09%. The new species is currently known only from granitic rocky streams at Wang Mai Pak Waterfall in the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range. Its discovery suggests that additional unrecognized species of Cnemaspis may still occur in unexplored areas of southern Thailand.

scholarly journals New Cingulata (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Upper Lumbrera Formation (Bartonian, middle Eocene), Salta Province, Argentina

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-244
Author(s):  
Claudia Herrera ◽  
Graciela Esteban ◽  
Daniel Alfredo Garcia-Lopez ◽  
Virginia Deraco ◽  
Judith Babot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Northwestern Argentina ◽  
Large Size ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Main Figure

We describe isolated remains of a Paleogene cingulate from El Simbolar locality, Upper Lumbrera Formation (Bartonian), southern Salta Province, northwestern Argentina. The material consists of numerous fixed, movable, and caudal sheath osteoderms. The specimen has large-sized osteoderms, with a lageniform main figure, as in Utaetus buccatus, U. laxus, U. argos, ?U. deustus, Punatherium catamarcensis, and the basal euphractin Archaeutatus. The combination of morphological characters, in addition to its large size, allows us to recognize a new species of “Utaetini” for the Paleogene of northwestern Argentina. This new species of ?Utaetus represents the oldest record of Euphractinae in this region, and strengthens the endemic condition of its Paleogene faunas. Keywords: Cingulata, osteoderms, El Simbolar, Paleogene, Salta, Argentina.

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