The Giant Tree Rat, Toromys grandis (Wagner, 1845): new record with range extension and comments on its morphology, biology and conservation

Mammalia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Fiedler de Abreu-Júnior ◽  
Jacob Daniel Charters ◽  
Alexandre Reis Percequillo
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
New Record ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Gut Morphology

Abstract We present data on a new record of Toromys grandis, a species not sampled for almost 60 years. The species is known from the newly-collected specimen and 206 specimens housed in museums worldwide. The gut morphology, consisting of very long intestines and well-developed caecum, suggest that T. grandis is a potential herbivore also adapted to omnivory. Our record at the Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (RDS) Piagaçu-Purus extends the range of T. grandis approximately 150 km southwestward and represents the second record of the species within a protected area.

scholarly journals A new record of the freshwater turtle Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) in the Ofkos river, Cyprus: Conservation actions required

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Haris Nicolaou
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
New Record ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Freshwater Turtle ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
River Habitat ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Length Width ◽  
High Conservation

A range extension of the native Balkan terrapin Mauremys rivulata is documented along the Ofkos river at the upper part of the Morfou plain, in Cyprus. Several individuals of both sexes and of different age, were caught using turtle net traps in late April 2021; different measurements were recorded, including length, width and weight. The area where the terrapins were discovered consists of deep ponds on the Ofkos riverbed, which maintain permanent and semi-permanent aquatic refugia, even during prolonged periods of drought. This is the 5th river location in Cyprus, where M. rivulata has been documented. It is assumed that this particular population has been isolated from other populations, since there is very little chance of frequent dispersal over land between the nearest existing populations of the Klimos and Pedieos rivers, respectively. Since the majority of this type of river habitat in Cyprus rapidly dries out during the long drought season, this area is of high conservation value for M. rivulata, as well as for other aquatic and wetland species. Therefore, it is of vital importance that this location falls within a proposed newly planned protected area.

scholarly journals RANGE EXTENSION OF Sibon ayerbeorum VERA-PÉREZ, 2019 (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) IN COLOMBIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Jonard David Echevarría Rentería ◽  
Guido Medina-Rangel
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
North Western

Ayerbe’s snail-eater Sibon ayerbeorum is a nocturnal, tree-dwelling snake which was recently described based on four specimens collected in the proximity of Munchique National Natural Park, department of Cauca, Colombia, above 1000 m altitude. We here expand the distribution range of S. ayerbeorum into the department of Chocó, Colombia. The new record extends the distributional range of the Ayerbe’s snail-eater by nearly 288 km in a straight-line north-western ward from its type locality and is more than 1000 m below it.

scholarly journals First record and range extension of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) (Bivalvia, Cyrenidae) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region, Goiás, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1627-1631
Author(s):  
Yan Felipe Figueira Soares ◽  
Maria Júlia Martins-Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Freshwater Clam ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
The World ◽  
Areas Of Interest

Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) is an Asian freshwater clam that is widely distributed throughout the world through multiple introductions. Its invasion can cause environmental and economic damage. In Brazil, C. fluminea is recorded in all major hydrographic basins. Here, we report the first record of C. fluminea in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region of Goiás, Brazil. This new record extends the known distribution of this species to a conserved area in the Cerrado biome, towards areas of interest for conservation and integral protection units of the biodiversity.

scholarly journals Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea, Discophryidae, Setodiscophrya steinii (Claparède and Lachmann, 1859): range extension and first record from Italy

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Ricardo Mariño-Pérez ◽  
Rosaura Mayén-Estrada ◽  
Paolo Fontana
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Range Distribution

The genus Setodiscophrya Jankowski, 1981 has been previously recorded only from Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine and Japan. We provide the new record of Setodiscophrya steinii (Claparède and Lachmann, 1859) as an ectosymbiont of Ochthebius sp., in the province of Basilicata, Italy which represents the first record of the genus Setodiscophrya for Italy and the first worldwide record of S. steinii being associated to the coleopteran family Hydraenidae (Ochthebius sp.). The range distribution of S. steinii is expanded 900 km southwards. 

scholarly journals New record of Insuetophrynus acarpicus Barrio, 1970 (Anura: Rhinodermatidae) in Chile: implications for its conservation

Check List ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2046
Author(s):  
Bernardo Segura Silva
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
New Record ◽  
Altitudinal Range ◽  
The World ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
A Site

A new record of the Critically frog Insuetophrynus acarpicus was discovered in Chile from a site lying 66 km southwest from the southernmost locality reported for the species. This new population is the first occurrence of the species in a protected area, and considerably extends the geographical and altitudinal range of I. acarpicus, one of the most endangered frogs in the world.

First record of two interesting genera of hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in South India

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
HARIHARAKRISHNAN SANKARARAMAN ◽  
J ALFRED DANIEL ◽  
SAGADAI MANICKAVASAGAM ◽  
GERARD PENNARDS
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Key Words ◽  
New Record ◽  
South India ◽  
First Record ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Batesian Mimicry ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
First Time ◽  
Hover Flies

The bee mimicking hover fly genus Volucella Geoffroy, 1762 and the potter wasp mimicking genus Monoceromyia Shannon, 1922 are reported for the first time from South India. Brief diagnosis of Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830 and Monoceromyia javana (Wiedemann, 1824), high-resolution images of the habitus and other important characters, as well as notes on their distribution, mimicry and biology are provided. Key words: Volucella, Monoceromyia, batesian mimicry, new record, range extension 

scholarly journals The Red-fin Goby, Evorthodus minutus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928: a new record from Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Omar Valencia-Méndez ◽  
Dave Catania ◽  
Andrés López-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Brackish Water ◽  
New Record ◽  
Central American ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Santa Cruz Island ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Galapagos Archipelago ◽  
Brackish Water Species ◽  
Water Species

The Red-fin Goby, Evorthodus minutus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928, is a coastal brackish species which is commonly distributed from Sinaloa, Mexico to Guayaquil, Ecuador and particularly abundant in mangroves of Central American eastern Pacific. We report a new record of E. minutus collected from the Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos Archipelago. This new record represents a range extension and is allows for a relevant discussion about colonization pathways in the equatorial eastern Pacific of a brackish-water species.

scholarly journals Southward range extension of the goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), to northern Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Tak-Kei Chou ◽  
Chi-Ngai Tang
Keyword(s):  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
New Record ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
Water Species ◽  
Cold Water Species ◽  
Northern Taiwan

The goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Jordan et Hubbs, 1925), is known as a typical cold-water species, occurring from southern Hokkaido to Kagoshima. In the presently reported study, a specimen was collected from the local fishery catch off Keelung, northern Taiwan, which represents the first specimen-based record of the genus in Taiwan. Moreover, the new record of Sebastes thompsoni in Taiwan represented the southernmost distribution of the cold-water genus Sebastes in the Northern Hemisphere.

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