A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4821 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-532
Author(s):  
QUYEN HANH DO ◽  
CUONG THE PHAM ◽  
TIEN QUANG PHAN ◽  
MINH DUC LE ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Karst Forest ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Lateral Head

A new species of the gekkonid genus Hemiphyllodactylus is described from limestone karst forest of Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam based on morphological differences and molecular divergence. Hemiphyllodactylus nahangensis sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining congeners by having the unique combination of the following characters: a bisexual taxon; SVL of adults 41.4–43.6 mm; dorsal scale rows 18–23; ventral scale rows 9–13; chin scales bordering mental and first infralabial distinctly enlarged; 22–24 pore-bearing femoral and precloacal scales, in a continuous row, absent in females; digital lamella formula 3-4-5-4 (forefoot) and 4-5-5-5 (hindfoot); cloacal spur single, present in both sexes; dark lateral head stripe indistinct; postsacral mark cream and bearing anteriorly projecting arms. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species is placed in a clade that includes H. dushanensis, H. hongkongensis, H. huishuiensis, H. ngocsonensis and H. zugi. In terms of pairwise genetic distance, the new species is at least 5.9%–6.6% divergent from other congeners based on a fragment of the mitochondrial gene ND2.

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.  

Two new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4801 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-536
Author(s):  
TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN ◽  
QUYEN HANH DO ◽  
HANH THI NGO ◽  
ANH VAN PHAM ◽  
CUONG THE PHAM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Karst Forest ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Nd2 Gene ◽  
Hoa Binh

We describe two new species of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus on the basis of a new collection of geckos from limestone karst forest of Hoa Binh Province, northwestern Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus bonkowskii sp. nov. from Hang Kia—Pa Co Nature Reserve and Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis sp. nov. from Ngoc Son—Ngo Luong Nature Reserve can be distinguished from each other and from their congeners by genetic distinction and morphological differences in circumnasal scales, chin scales, precloacal and femoral pores, cloacal spurs, dorsal scales, ventral scales, digital lamellae formula, and color pattern. In phylogenetic analyses, both new species are nested in a clade that includes H. dushanensis, H. flaviventris, H. hongkongensis, H. huishuiensis, H. kiziriani, H. serpispecus, and H. zugi. In terms of pairwise genetic distance, the two new species are at least 7.5%–8.5% divergent from other described species based on a fragment of the ND2 gene. 

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and the first record of C. otai from Son La Province, Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4341 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN ◽  
ANH VAN PHAM ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER ◽  
HANH THI NGO ◽  
MINH DUC LE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
First Record ◽  
Bayesian Analyses ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Karst Forest ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus on the basis of four specimens collected from the limestone karst forest of Phu Yen District, Son La Province, Vietnam. Cyrtodactylus sonlaensis sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 83.2 mm; dorsal tubercles in 13–15 irregular rows; ventral scales in 34–42 rows; ventrolateral folds prominent without interspersed tubercles; enlarged femoral scales 15–17 on each thigh; femoral pores 14–15 on each thigh in males, absent in females; precloacal pores 8, in a continuous row in males, absent in females; postcloacal tubercles 2 or 3; lamellae under toe IV 18–21; dorsal head with dark brown markings, in oval and arched shapes; nuchal loop discontinuous; dorsum with five brown bands between limb insertions, third and fourth bands discontinuous; subcaudal scales distinctly enlarged. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species is nested in a clade consisting of C. huongsonensis and C. soni from northern Vietnam and C. cf. pulchellus from Malaysia based on maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses. In addition, we record Cyrtodactylus otai Nguyen, Le, Pham, Ngo, Hoang, Pham & Ziegler for the first time from Son La Province based on specimens collected from Van Ho District. 

A new species of Psammophis (Serpentes: Psammophiidae) from the Turpan Basin in northwest China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4974 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-134
Author(s):  
MINLI CHEN ◽  
JINLONG LIU ◽  
BO CAI ◽  
JUN LI ◽  
NA WU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Genetic Differences ◽  
Cytb Gene ◽  
Turpan Basin ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species

An adult sand snake specimen was collected during a herpetofaunal survey conducted in the Turpan Basin in northwest China. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that this specimen, along with other snake sloughs and skins collected from different localities in the Turpan Basin formed a clade that is sister to Psammophis lineolatus. This taxon exhibited substantial divergence from its congeners (P. lineolatus and P. condanarus) with uncorrelated p-distances ranging from 11.9 ± 0.9% to 15.8 ± 1.6% for the ND4 gene and from 10.2 ± 0.8% to 13.8 ± 1.1% for the Cytb gene. Given the genetic differences along with morphological differences, we describe the specimen from the Turpan Basin as Psammophis turpanensis sp. nov. We provide detailed morphological descriptions, and compare this specimen with five Asian sand snakes and the Afro-Asian Sand Snake, P. schokari. In addition, we provide brief comments on the biogeography of Psammophis in China. 

A new species of Andean golden poison frog (Andinobates, Dendrobatidae) from the Eastern Andes of Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5047 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-546
Author(s):  
GIOVANNI A. CHAVES-PORTILLA ◽  
ERIKA NATHALIA SALAZAR ◽  
JOSÉ GIL-ACERO ◽  
ADRIANA DORADO-CORREA ◽  
ROBERTO MÁRQUEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Mitochondrial Markers ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Small Forest

A new species of Andinobates (Dendrobatidae) is described from the East Andes of Colombia, just 37 km away from the Colombian capital, Bogotá. Andinobates supata sp. nov., represents the second known species of yellow Andinobates, and can be distinguished from the other, Andinobates tolimensis, by an unique combination of ventral and dorsal color patterns. Our phylogenetic analyses, based on ≈ 1120 bp from two mitochondrial markers (16S rRNA and cytochrome b) showed that this new taxon is sister to a clade formed by A. cassidyhornae, A. bombetes, A. opisthomelas, A. tolimensis and A. virolinensis. The new species appears to be restricted to a handful of small forest fragments (<10 ha) distributed in no more than 5 km2, between 1800–2000 m elevation, where the human activity is high. In addition, more than 90% of the original forest has been logged at the type locality, and its watersheds receive considerable agrochemical discharges. Altogether, the evidence suggests that this new species should be listed as Critically Endangered and should receive immediate attention regarding basic research and urgent conservation measures.  

scholarly journals Hidden tribe: A new species of Stream Toad of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from the poorly explored mountainous borderlands of western Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 763-779
Author(s):  
Chatmongkon Suwannapoom ◽  
L. Lee Grismer ◽  
Parinya Pawangkhanant ◽  
Mali Naiduangchan ◽  
Platon V. Yushchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Mountain Region ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
A New Species

Abstract The integrated results of morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses confirmed the new species status of a recently discovered population of Ansonia from Suan Phueng District, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. Ansonia karensp. nov. is separated from all other species of Ansonia by a unique combination of mensural, discrete morphological, and color pattern characteristics and is the sister species of A. thinthinae from Tanintharyi Division, Myanmar. This discovery fills a geographic hiatus of 350 km between it and A. kraensis from Ranong Province, Thailand. Ansonia karensp. nov. is the newest member of a long list of range-restricted endemics having been recently discovered in the northern Tenasserim Mountain region of western Thailand and continues to underscore the unexplored nature of this region and its need for conservation.

scholarly journals Genetic diversity of the genus Terfezia (Pezizaceae, Pezizales): New species and new record from North Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 334 (2) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima El-Houaria ZITOUNI-HAOUAR ◽  
JUAN RAMÓN CARLAVILLA ◽  
GABRIEL MORENO ◽  
JOSÉ LUIS MANJÓN ◽  
ZOHRA FORTAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Large Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses of large ribosomal subunit (28S rDNA) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS rDNA) of Terfezia samples collected from several bioclimatic zones in Algeria and Spain revealed the presence of six distinct Terfezia species: T. arenaria, T. boudieri, T. claveryi; T. eliocrocae (reported here for the first time from North Africa), T. olbiensis, and a new species, T. crassiverrucosa sp. nov., proposed and described here, characterized by its phylogenetic position and unique combination of morphological characters. A discussion on the unresolved problems in the taxonomy of the spiny-spored Terfezia species is conducted after the present results.

A New Species of the Freshwater Cladoceran Genus Scapholeberis Schoedler, 1858 (Cladocera: Anomopoda) from the Semidesert Northern Mexico, Highlighted by DNA Barcoding

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2236 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICIA QUIROZ-VÁZQUEZ ◽  
MANUEL ELÍAS-GUTIÉRREZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Distinctive Character ◽  
Desert Region ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Hyaline Membrane ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Trunk Limb

Sequencing of the CO1 mitochondrial gene (barcoding) highlighted a possible different species in the semi-desert region of Mexico. After a detailed morphological analysis we describe Scapholeberis duranguensis n. sp. (Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae). Specimens from the type locality, El Chupadero, Durango, were compared with specimens of S. armata armata Herrick, 1882 and S. armata freyi Dumont and Pensaert, 1983 from Canada and southeastern, central and northern Mexico. The main characters that differentiate the new species are: (1) a thicker denticulate membrane with a conspicuous underlying hyaline membrane at the posterior rim of the valves, (2) fewer setae in the gnathobase of trunk limb II and (3) longer and more rectilinear ejector hooks in trunk limb I. The presence of a pore-like structure at the top of the head was also observed, however we are not certain whether this can be considered as a distinctive character, as it was not consistent in all SEM scanned organisms. The denticulate membrane, the number of setae in the gnathobase of trunk limb II and the length of the ejector hooks are characters shared with other species, however, the combination of them and in particular the structure and thickness of the double membrane at the posterior rim of the valves lead us to conclude that S. duranguensis is a species different from S. armata and from other members of this genus. The CO1 sequences of S. armata freyi and S. duranguensis n. sp. showed a mean divergence of 12.02%, thus supporting the morphological differences between them. Finally, a comparison of the CO1 sequences of Scapholeberis duranguensis n.sp. with other Scapholeberinae available in GenBank supported our results.

scholarly journals Two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps in Thailand

MycoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 53-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Pin Xiao ◽  
Sinang Hongsanan ◽  
Kevin D. Hyde ◽  
Siraprapa Brooks ◽  
Ning Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Rpb1 Sequence

Ophiocordyceps is entomopathogenic and the largest studied genus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Many species in this genus have been reported from Thailand. The first new species introduced in this paper, Ophiocordycepsglobiceps, differs from other species based on its smaller perithecia, shorter asci and secondary ascospores and additionally, in parasitising fly species. Phylogenetic analyses of combined LSU, SSU, ITS, TEF1α and RPB1 sequence data indicate that O.globiceps forms a distinct lineage within the genus Ophiocordyceps as a new species. The second new species, Ophiocordycepssporangifera, is distinguished from closely related species by infecting larvae of insects (Coleoptera, Elateridae) and by producing white to brown sporangia, longer secondary synnemata and shorter primary and secondary phialides. We introduce O.sporangifera based on its significant morphological differences from other similar species, even though phylogenetic distinction is not well-supported.

A new species of Strepsicrates Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile previously misidentified as S. smithiana Walsingham

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (5) ◽  
pp. 569 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO VARGAS-ORTIZ ◽  
HÉCTOR A. VARGAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Atacama Desert ◽  
Northern Chile ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
A New Species

The adult, larva, and pupa of Strepsicrates gattii Vargas-Ortiz & Vargas, sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini), are described and illustrated from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The larvae are leaf-tiers on the vulnerable native tree Morella pavonis (Myricaceae). As S. gattii was previously misidentified as S. smithiana Walsingham, morphological differences that enable the separation of the two species are highlighted. Sequences of the DNA barcode fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I mitochondrial gene of the new species are provided and used in a Bayesian analysis with congeneric representatives to assess their relationships preliminarily. The divergence (K2P) with S. smithiana was 6.4–7.4%, providing additional support for separating the two species. 

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