scholarly journals Amphibians in Zootaxa: 20 years documenting the global diversity of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4979 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
MAURICIO RIVERA-CORREA ◽  
DIEGO BALDO ◽  
FLORENCIA VERA CANDIOTI ◽  
VICTOR GOYANNES DILL ORRICO ◽  
DAVID C. BLACKBURN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Terrestrial Vertebrates ◽  
Global Diversity ◽  
Full Color ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Species Descriptions

Zootaxa is a mega-journal that since its inception, 20 years ago, has contributed to the documentation of the planet’s biodiversity. Its role concerning terrestrial vertebrates has been crucial especially for amphibians, which are the most threatened class of vertebrates. As current editors of the Amphibia section, we reviewed the state of knowledge of taxonomic publications on amphibians over the last two decades (from 2001 to 2020). Our review reveals that 2,533 frogs, 259 salamanders, and 55 caecilians have been named in these 20 years, mainly in the tropical regions of South America, Asia, and Africa. More than half (57%) of these species descriptions were published in only 10 journals. At least 827 species of the new amphibians (29% of the total) were described in Zootaxa. This mega-journal has served also as a place of publication for monographs and systematic reviews, in addition to short articles documenting the vocalizations of anurans and the morphology of embryos and larvae. Its efficient evaluation process, the freedom of manuscript length, including full-color figures, and free of cost for the authors, has made Zootaxa a favorite for amphibian researchers. In an era of accelerating rates of biodiversity loss, documenting, describing, naming, and proposing evolutionary scenarios for species is, more than ever, an urgent task. 

4. On the Kombi Arrow-Poison (Strophanthus hispidus, DC.) of the Manganja district of Africa

1872 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Fraser
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Tropical Regions

In nearly every narrative of exploration in uncivilised tropical regions, accounts are given, often no doubt somewhat fanciful, of poisonous substances which are said to possess the most remarkable properties. Usually these poisons are of vegetable origin; and the great majority may be included in the two divisions of ordeal and of arrow poisons, according as they are applied to one or other of these purposes. Among the most remarkable of the ordeal poisons are the Tanghinia venifera of Madagascar, the Physostigma venenosum of Old Calabar, and the Akazga poison of the Gaboon; and of the arrow-poisons, the famous Curara or Wourali of South America, and the Antiaris toxicaria of Java.

scholarly journals Cutaneous lesions caused by the yellow fever vaccine – have you ever seen them?

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Larissa Zini Lise ◽  
Michael Laurence Zini Lise
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
South America ◽  
Skin Rash ◽  
Yellow Fever ◽  
Yellow Fever Virus ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Yellow Fever Vaccine ◽  
Cutaneous Lesions ◽  
Tropical Regions

SUMMARY The Yellow Fever virus was isolated in 1927 and the disease is considered endemic and epidemic in tropical regions of South America and Africa, with thousands of new cases reported annually. Several side effects of the vaccine have already been reported. Although reports of skin rash secondary to the vaccine range from 0 to 15%, no image or detailed description of the lesions were found in the literature. Here we describe a rash on a toddler vaccinated to travel.

scholarly journals New records of Ganoderma multiplicatum (Mont.) Pat. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Colombia and its geographic distribution in South America

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Bolaños ◽  
Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi ◽  
Adriana De Mello Gugliotta
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
First Time

Ganoderma is a cosmopolitan genus of fungi with species distributed in temperate and tropical regions. Species of Ganoderma in living Leguminosae were observed in Park de la Salud in Pance, Cali, Colombia and we record G. multiplicatum for the first time from Colombia. A distribution map of this genus in the Neotropical region is presented. 

scholarly journals Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758–2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4967 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-243
Author(s):  
DAVID H. NIELSEN ◽  
RICHARD G. ROBBINS ◽  
LEOPOLDO M. RUEDA
Keyword(s):  
Scrub Typhus ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Orientia Tsutsugamushi ◽  
Terrestrial Vertebrates ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical Importance ◽  
Original Species ◽  
Species Descriptions ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
Collection Sites

The superfamily Trombiculoidea is a large and diverse group of acarines that comprises six families; of these, the families Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae are characterized by larvae commonly known as chiggers that are parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, including humans, and some species are of medical importance as vectors of chigger-borne rickettsiosis (scrub typhus), caused by the rickettsia Orientia tsutsugamushi.  This paper presents an annotated checklist of 3,013 generally accepted chigger species, together with their distribution by zoogeographic region, and a non-comprehensive list of synonyms.  A total of 58 new combinations are proposed by transferring species to different genera, treating some subgenera as genera, or updating current generic names. The checklist updates earlier catalogs of the world chigger fauna, but because the literature on chigger taxonomy is voluminous and scattered, similar, regional monographs were utilized in constructing the classificatory foundation.  This list may not contain every species, synonym or taxonomic rearrangement that has been published, but it reflects the most recent arrangement of chigger taxa.  Distribution records are primarily drawn from collection sites listed in the original species descriptions, together with subsequently published geographical records. 

scholarly journals Paleogene community change among terrestrial vertebrates of the Western Hemisphere

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 282-282
Author(s):  
Richard K. Stucky
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Dental Morphology ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Terrestrial Vertebrates ◽  
Morphological Adaptations ◽  
Dinosaur Extinction

Paleogene vertebrate communities in North and South America show dramatic changes in taxonomic composition and ecological organization. Worldwide, mammals diversified substantially following dinosaur extinction (Fig. 1). Most families of living vertebrates appear by the end of the Paleogene. In North America, placental omnivores, herbivores and carnivores dominate mammalian communities, but in South America marsupial carnivores and omnivores and placental herbivores dominate them. Immigration from Asia and Europe to North America of taxa from several placental orders (Perissodactyla, Primates, Artiodactyla, Rodentia, Carnivora, Mesonychia, Creodonta) occurred periodically during the Paleogene. South America, however, was completely isolated from the Paleocene to the Oligocene when Rodentia and perhaps Primates first appear. Despite the independent evolutionary histories of these continents, their constituent species show remarkable convergences in morphological adaptations including body size distributions, dental morphology, and other features. Low resolution chronostratigraphic data for the Paleogene of South America precludes correlation with North American faunas. In North America, patterns of diversification and extinction appear to be related to climatic events. Morphological convergences appear to be related to climate and concomitant habitat change, but may also be a function of coevolution via predator-prey interactions and diffuse competition among guild members.

scholarly journals Mesophotic Ecosystems: The Link between Shallow and Deep-Sea Habitats

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Gal Eyal ◽  
Hudson T. Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Biogeographic Patterns ◽  
Global Diversity ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Threatened Habitats ◽  
Management And Conservation

Mesophotic ecosystems (MEs) are characterized by the presence of light-dependent organisms, found at depths ranging from ~30 to 150 m in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. These communities occasionally create massive reef structures with diverse but characteristic morphologies, which serve as the framework builders of those ecosystems. In many localities, MEs are physically linked with shallow and deep-sea habitats, and while taxa from both environments share this space, a unique and endemic biodiversity is also found. The main MEs studied to date are the mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and the temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs), which have received increased attention during the last decade. As shallow coral reef ecosystems are among the most threatened habitats on Earth, the potential of MEs to act as refugia and contribute to the resilience of the whole ecosystem has been a subject of scrutiny. New technologies and methods have become more available to study these deeper parts of the reef ecosystems, yielding many new discoveries. However, basic gaps in knowledge remain in our scientific understanding of the global diversity of MEs, limiting our ability to recognize biogeographic patterns and to make educated decisions for the management and conservation of these ecosystems.

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