scholarly journals New records of Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Caribbean region of northern Colombia

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1526
Author(s):  
Fabio Leonardo Meza-Joya
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
New Records ◽  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Detailed Picture

This report extends the distribution range of Amphisbaena medemi to the southeast foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and western foothills of the Serranía del Perijá in La Guajira department, Colombia. These records offer a more detailed picture of the species’ distributional range along the Caribbean region of Colombia and represent the first observation of the species in a transitional zone between dry and moist tropical forest.

scholarly journals New records of lichenized fungi in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1421-1431
Author(s):  
Kevin Ramírez-Roncallo ◽  
Hugo Gómez-Ramírez ◽  
María A. Negritto
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
New Records ◽  
Lichenized Fungi ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Lichen Diversity ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The lichen diversity of the Caribbean region of Colombia is one of the least known in the county. In the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM), whose forests are at risk of disappearing due to deforestation, 114 species of lichens have been recorded. We collected lichens at elevations from 500 to 2500 m on the northwestern slopes of the SNSM, and we report six genera and 19 species from this region for the first time. Our results highlight the importance of exploring new areas to enhance our knowledge of the lichens of SNSM and Colombia.

scholarly journals New records of Jaguar (Panthera onca) in the department of Cesar, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. mn0119
Author(s):  
Camilo Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Javier Racero ◽  
Armando Calvano-Zúñiga
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Nevada ◽  
New Records ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Panthera Onca ◽  
Illegal Hunting ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Network Program ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Conservation Projects ◽  
Conservation Zones

We present new records of Jaguar (Panthera onca) from the department of Cesar, in the Caribbean region of Colombia. In addition, we report some incidents of deaths due to illegal hunting and vehicle collision in two important conservation zones: the Serranía del Perijá and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. These records are the result of biodiversity assessments and conservation projects of the wildlife Network Program of CORPOCESAR and constitute an effort to document the distribution and the conflict between humans and jaguars for the northernmost populations of the country.

scholarly journals New records and update on the geographic distribution of the Bonyeared Assfish, Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 (Ophidiidae, Neobythitinae), in the Caribbean region

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Polanco F. ◽  
Luisa F. Dueñas ◽  
Jorge Leon ◽  
Vladimir Puentes
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Continental Coast ◽  
Remote Operate Vehicle ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 is reported for the first time in the southwestern Caribbean region, off Colombia. Remote Operate Vehicle videos and towed camera still photographs captured 13 images of A. armatus between 2215 and 2564 m. These are the first records of the species in the Caribbean continental coast of Colombia, representing a range extension to the southwestern Caribbean region, since previous records are from the northeastern Caribbean. Some photos of the specimens and the current distribution of the species in the Caribbean region are provided and reviewed.

Two new species and new records of Psychoda Latreille (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Brazil, with comments on supraspecific classification of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1298 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDDY BRAVO ◽  
DANILO CORDEIRO ◽  
CINTHIA CHAGAS
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Two new species of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille are described, and Psychoda alternata Say and P. zetoscota Quate are recorded for the first time from Brazil. Psychoda divaricata Duckhouse, already described from southern Brazil, was recorded in the northeastern part of that country, as well as in the eastern Amazon region. The supraspecific classification proposed for the species of Psychoda according to Quate (= Psychodini of Jeñek) are discussed. A new classification is suggested that considers only one genus, Psychoda, divided into 12 subgenera: subgenus Psychoda Latreille, subgenus Copropsychoda Vaillant, subgenus Falsologima Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Psychodula Jeñek, subgenus Psychomora Jeñek, subgenus Psychana Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Logima Eaton, subgenus Tinearia Schellenberg, subgenus Chodopsycha Jeñek, subgenus Ypsydocha Jeñek, subgenus Psychodocha Jeñek, and subgenus Psycha Jeñek. A list of the Psychoda species from Latin America and the Caribbean region is presented.

scholarly journals Diversity of Pseudoscorpiones (Arthropoda: Arachnida) in two fragments of dry tropical forest in the colombian Caribbean region

Caldasia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-151
Author(s):  
Eduardo Villarreal ◽  
Neis Martínez ◽  
Catalina Romero-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Collection Methods

The Dry Tropical Forest (DTF) is one of the most diverse yet threatened biomes of Colombia. There is limited information about the richness of the order Pseudoscorpiones (Arachnida) in this ecosystem in the country. Pseudoscorpions are ecologically interesting, as they may be good indicators of habitat conservation. However, it is still necessary to gather more knowledge related to its spatio-temporal variation. In this study, pseudoscorpion diversity variation was assessed in two fragments of the Dry Tropical Forest in the Caribbean region of Colombian: Reserva Campesina La Montaña (RCM) and Reserva La Flecha (RLF). Four samplings were carried out between March and September of 2016 to include the dry and rainy season. Pseudoscorpions were collected using litter sifting (SL) and manual capture (MC). A total of 260 individuals belonging to five families and eight species were collected. The most abundant was Pachyolpium granulatum (Olpiidae) and the richest family was Chernetidae. The collection methods were effective and complementary. Spatial variation was significant, but no temporal variation was observed however, there was a marked difference between the abundance at RCM in the dry season and the rainy season. In contrast, at RLF most individuals were found in the dry season in comparison with the rainy season. These new faunistic data is the first of its order in the Atlántico and Bolívar department.

Life stage descriptions, taxonomic notes, and new records for the mayfly family Leptohyphidae (Ephemeroptera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 332 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID E. BAUMGARDNER ◽  
STEVEN K. BURIAN ◽  
DAVID BASS
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Central America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Ecological Region ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The larval stages of Tricorythodes fictus Traver, T. cobbi Alba-Tercedor and Flannagan, and T. mosegus Alba-Tercedor and Flannagan are described for the first time based upon reared specimens. The rarely reported Asioplax dolani (Allen) is newly documented from the Austroriparian ecological region of Texas. Leptohyphes zalope Traver, known from the southwestern United States and much of Central America, is newly documented from the Caribbean Islands of Grenada and Tobago. This represents only the second leptohyphid mayfly known from both Continental America and the Caribbean region. Additional Caribbean records of Allenhyphes flinti (Allen) are also given.

Eragrostis unioloides (Chinese lovegrass).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Angel Duenas-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Eragrostis unioloides is an annual grass or sometimes perennial, erect herb, rooting at nodes. Terrestrial, it grows in many dry as well as moist habitats. It is distributed in temperate and tropical Asia from southern Asia to Malesia and northeast Australia. It has been introduced in the southeast USA, Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands and in tropical West Africa. It is a common weedy grass mainly in rice crops in its native range and in some crops in the Caribbean region. It is found principally in disturbed sites, such as roadsides and in damp places in its distribution range. It is cited as invasive in Fiji, the Hawaiian Islands and Mexico, but no further information is available about its impacts in natural habitats or on biodiversity in its non-native range.

scholarly journals New records, range extensions and updated distribution of two gymnophthalmid lizards from the Caribbean Region, Colombia

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1735
Author(s):  
Fabio Leonardo Meza-Joya ◽  
Eliana Ramos-Pallares
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The Caribbean

In Colombia, detailed knowledge of the geographic distribution of gymnophthalmid lizards is scarce. This paper presents the first confirmed records of Leposoma rugiceps and provides additional records of Gymnophthalmus speciosus from Department of La Guajira, in the Colombian Caribbean Region. These records extend the geographical distribution of both species and support their wide distribution in the lowlands of north of Colombia. Furthermore, we provide an updated distribution map with known occurrences of these species in Colombia.

scholarly journals Eragrostis unioloides (Chinese lovegrass).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Angel Duenas-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Eragrostis unioloides is an annual grass or sometimes perennial, erect herb, rooting at nodes. Terrestrial, it grows in many dry as well as moist habitats. It is distributed in temperate and tropical Asia from southern Asia to Malesia and northeast Australia. It has been introduced in the southeast USA, Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands and in tropical West Africa. It is a common weedy grass mainly in rice crops in its native range and in some crops in the Caribbean region. It is found principally in disturbed sites, such as roadsides and in damp places in its distribution range. It is cited as invasive in Fiji, the Hawaiian Islands and Mexico, but no further information is available about its impacts in natural habitats or on biodiversity in its non-native range.

scholarly journals A new genus of Achrysonini and new records in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea) from Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly García ◽  
Juan Pablo Botero ◽  
Antonio Santos-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
South American ◽  
The Caribbean

Ysachron pilosus gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Caribbean region of Colombia, and an updated key to genera of South American Achrysonini is provided. Moreover, the geographical distribution of 45 species of Cerambycidae, belonging to the subfamilies Cerambycinae, Lamiinae and Prioninae, is expanded, including nine new country records for Colombia and a further locality in Colombia for nine species.

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