Another new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Guwahati, Assam, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4732 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-392
Author(s):  
JAYADITYA PURKAYASTHA ◽  
MADHURIMA DAS ◽  
SANATH CHANDRA BOHRA ◽  
AARON M. BAUER ◽  
ISHAN AGARWAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
The State ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequence ◽  
Guwahati City ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus from Guwahati city in the state of Assam, India and provide additional data on the recently described Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis. Cyrtodactylus urbanus sp. nov. falls in the newly defined khasiensis group within the Indo-Burma clade of Cyrtodactylus and is the poorly supported sister taxon to Cyrtodactylus khasiensis. The new species differs from other members of the khasiensis group in mitochondrial sequence data (12.5–17.1 % uncorrected pairwise ND2 sequence divergence) as well as aspects of morphology including the number and arrangement of precloacal pores in males, the number of mid-ventral scales and paravertebral tubercles, and colour pattern. This is the second Cyrtodactylus endemic to the Guwahati region, the fourth from Assam and the twelfth from Northeast India. 

scholarly journals Six new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeast India

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4524 (5) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISHAN AGARWAL ◽  
STEPHEN MAHONY ◽  
VARAD B. GIRI ◽  
R. CHAITANYA ◽  
AARON M. BAUER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequence ◽  
Pairwise Sequence Divergence ◽  
Indian City ◽  
Three New Species

We use mitochondrial sequence data to identify divergent lineages within the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus in northeast India and use morphological data to describe six new species from within the Indo-Burma clade of Cyrtodactylus. The new species share an irregular colour pattern but differ from described species from the region in morphology and mitochondrial sequence data (>11 % uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence). Three new species are from along the Brahmaputra River and three are from mountains south of the Brahmaputra, including the largest Cyrtodactylus from India and the fifth gecko to be described from a major Indian city, Guwahati. 

A new species of big-headed, fanged dicroglossine frog (Genus Limnonectes) from Thailand

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1807 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID S. McLEOD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the dicroglossine genus Limnonectes from eastern Thailand and its tadpole are described. Analysis of DNA sequence data from 2518 base-pairs of the mitochondrial 12S and 16S gene regions places the species within the complex of frogs currently referred to as Limnonectes kuhlii and demonstrates it to be a separate lineage (>18% sequence divergence from type-material of L. kuhlii from Java). The new species differs from L. kuhlii by having nuptial pads, a greater snout–vent length, and different relative finger lengths than specimens from Java. It has more extensive toe webbing, a different arrangement of nuptial pads, and a greater snout–vent length than Limnonectes laticeps. The new species, which lacks vocal slits, also can be distinguished from the morphologically similar Limnonectes namiyei from Japan, which possesses vocal slits.

The identity of the freshwater crab Indochinamon manipurense (Alcock, 1909), with description of a new species of Potamiscus Alcock, 1909, from Manipur State, India (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae)

Crustaceana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 703-725
Author(s):  
Sameer K. Pati ◽  
Santanu Mitra ◽  
Peter K. L. Ng
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distal Segment ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Terminal Segment ◽  
The State ◽  
Freshwater Crab ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
A New Species

Abstract The identity of the potamid freshwater crab, Indochinamon manipurense (Alcock, 1909) from the state of Manipur in northeast India, is clarified based on an examination of the type specimens. The species is redescribed and a lectotype designated. Specimens from the same region previously referred to this species were compared to the types of I. manipurense and shown to belong to a new species of Potamiscus Alcock, 1909, instead. The new species, Potamiscus takedai sp. nov., can easily be separated from I. manipurense by the characters in the carapace, third maxilliped, male pleon, male gonopods, and female vulvae. Potamiscus takedai sp. nov. can be differentiated from congeners mainly by the strongly bent terminal segment of the male first gonopod and a relatively shorter distal segment of the male second gonopod.

scholarly journals Sporadic flowering of Bambusa mizorameana Naithani in Mizoram

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
David C. Vanlalfakawma ◽  
Sukanta Kumar Sen ◽  
S.K. Tripathi ◽  
F. Lalnunmawia
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
The State ◽  
Sporadic Flowering ◽  
A New Species

Mizoram, one of the states in northeast India, is known for its rich bamboo resources. Mizoram has been unceasingly experiencing flowering of bamboo. Recently, a new species of bamboo, Bambusa mizorameana, was described from Mizoram. It is a less common species, and its distributions within the state are also very limited. Specimens were also collected from Manipur. There has been no previous report of its inflorescence. The sporadic flowering of the species in certain areas within the nearby forest of Aizawl city, observed since 2017 are reported in this paper.

"Same-same, but different": an unusual new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii Complex from West Sumatra (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2883 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID S. MCLEOD ◽  
STEPHANI J. HORNER ◽  
COLIN HUSTED ◽  
ANTHONY BARLEY ◽  
DJOKO ISKANDAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Sister Taxon ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
A New Species

A new species in the dicroglossine genus Limnonectes from West Sumatra, Indonesia, is described. Analysis of DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial 12S and 16S gene regions places the species within the Limnonectes kuhlii Complex and demonstrates it to be the sister taxon of Limnonectes kuhlii sensu stricto from Java. Both molecular and morphological data support the recognition of this lineage as a new species. Notably, the presence of a spinule-covered mental plate distinguishes Limnonectes sisikdagu sp. nov. from all other members of the L. kuhlii Complex. Additionally, pair-wise sequence divergence greater than 10% separate the new species from its sister taxon, L. kuhlii from Java.

A new species of the genus Smithophis (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4803 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-74
Author(s):  
GERNOT VOGEL ◽  
ZENING CHEN ◽  
V. DEEPAK ◽  
DAVID J. GOWER ◽  
JINGSONG SHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽  
A New Species

A new species of natricid snake, Smithophis linearis sp. nov., is described on the basis of a single recently collected specimen from Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China, and three historical specimens from Yunnan and from northeastern Myanmar. The new species is assigned to the genus Smithophis on the basis of its single internasal and single prefrontal shields, and on the basis of the results of phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequence data. The new species differs from its congeners in having the following combination of characters: temporal shields present, six or more circumorbital scales, and a distinctive colour pattern comprising regular, narrow, longitudinal dark and pale lines. Morphological and cytochrome b data are consistent with the recognition of Smithophis as distinct from the genus Opisthotropis. A revised key to the identification of the species of Smithophis is provided. 

scholarly journals A new species of Rhinatrema Duméril & Bibron (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Guyana

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2391 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID J. GOWER ◽  
MARK WILKINSON ◽  
EMMA SHERRATT ◽  
PHILIPPE J. R. KOK
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Species ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Type Series ◽  
A New Species

The first new species of rhinatrematid caecilian in more than 50 years, Rhinatrema shiv sp. nov., is described from Guyana. The type series of 10 specimens differs from the only other species in the genus, R. bivittatum, in having a longer tail, different colour pattern, more acuminate and relatively shorter head, and in several features of the skull and mandible including dentition. Sequence data for 1572 aligned base pairs of mitochondrial DNA are > 15% different between the two species. Rhinatrema shiv is known only from Guyana, and R. bivittatum from French Guiana and far northeastern Brazil. The only reported specimen of the genus from Suriname is not clearly referable to either of the named species.

A new species of jumping pitviper of the genus Atropoides (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from the Sierra de Botaderos and the Sierra La Muralla, Honduras

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1948 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIC N. SMITH ◽  
JORGE A. FERRARI-CASTRO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Body ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Gene Sequence Data

We describe a new species of pitviper of the genus Atropoides from the Sierra de Botaderos and La Muralla, Honduras. The new species is easily distinguished from all other members of the genus, except A. picadoi from Costa Rica and Panama, by possessing more ventral scales (140 vs. 103–138). This new species differs from A. picadoi in being relatively small, less than 600 mm in total length (vs. reaching > 750 mm), having the posterior third of the body venter heavily melanized (vs. more than 50%), less than 50% of the underside of the tail melanized, and the postorbital stripe covering more than 50% of only one or two scales from the first temporal row and covering completely only the last scale of the row, at most (vs. 3–4 more than 50% melanized and the last two scales in the row usually completely melanized). In addition to morphological characters, molecular evidence also differentiates this new species from the other species of Atropoides (as recognized by Castoe et al. 2005). Using mitochondrial gene sequence data, they found the new species described herein to represent the sister species of A. occiduus, with 5.7 % sequence divergence separating these two taxa.

scholarly journals A new species of African Forest Robin from Gabon (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Stiphrornis)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1850 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN K. SCHMIDT ◽  
JEFFREY T. FOSTER ◽  
GEORGE R. ANGEHR ◽  
KATE L. DURRANT ◽  
ROBERT C. FLEISCHER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lowland Forest ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequence ◽  
Western Africa ◽  
Bright Orange ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Olive Green

We describe a new species of forest robin from the Gamba Complex in southwest Gabon. This common bird, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus sp. nov., inhabits primary lowland forest and forages on or near the ground like the other members of the genus Stiphrornis of central and western Africa. Unique phenotypic features of the new species include the male’s bright orange chin, throat, and breast, creamy yellow belly, olive green back and rump, and gray flanks. Mitochondrial sequence divergence corroborates our assessment based on its distinct physical characteristics that this is a new species, and suggest that Stiphrornis erythrothorax is likely the most closely related congener.

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