Amphibians and reptiles from the Mt. Hamiguitan Range of eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines: new distribution records

Despite extensive surveys conducted in the past, many remote areas in the Philippines remain unexplored and many species are unknown to science. The Mount Hamiguitan Range (MHR) is among these areas, containing large remaining forests tracts. In this study, we report new records of amphibians and reptiles from MHR and propose removing two species from the previously listed species from this mountain range. We used standardized techniques to sample populations of amphibians and reptiles in fragmented forests of Mt. Hamiguitan. Our survey resulted in 16 new records of species (four frogs, three lizards and nine snakes). Combining our results with previous studies, the known species diversity from the MHR is now increased to a total of 61 taxa. Our results highlight the underestimated diversity of herpetofauna of Mt. Hamiguitan, and we discuss the importance of repeated surveys for determining species occurrences and assessing their conservation status.

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Plant species diversity and assessment in Quezon Protected Landscape, Southern Luzon, Philippines

10.26757/pjsb2020c14010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Plant Species ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Cocos Nucifera ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Ecological Status ◽

The Philippines ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Anthropogenic Pressure ◽

Important Species

Quezon Protected Landscape (QPL) is a tropical rainforest situated at the southern Sierra Madre mountain range. However, it is subjected to anthropogenic pressure that poses threats to its flora and fauna. This study was conducted to describe the plant diversity, assess their ecological and conservation status, and to identify current anthropogenic threats in various vegetation types in QPL. Vegetation assessment was done using quadrat method established at different land use types wherein ninety 10×10 m nested plots were used for trees, 5×5 m subplots were used for herbs and shrubs, and 1×1 m subplots were used for grasses. The study documented a total of 328 species belonging to 84 families and 208 genera with 2,737 individuals. Species diversity is high as revealed by the values obtained from species diversity (H’) and species evenness (J’) indexes. Out of 172 tree species identified, the most important species are: Parashorea malaanonan (Blanco) Merr. in the regenerating and lowland evergreen dipterocarp forest; Diospyros pyrrhocarpa Miq. in the karst forest; Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in the secondary forest; and Cocos nucifera L. in the agroforest. Assessment of ecological status showed that out of 328 species, 213 (64.94%) are native, wherein 65 (19.8%) are endemic, and 115 (35.06%) are introduced. Forty-five species (13.72%) are threatened in which 25 of those are endemic in the Philippines. Overall, QPL has a wide array of plant species and threats such as the illegal extraction of natural resources, encroachment, cleanliness and presence of invasive alien species. So, it is recommended that protection and awareness campaign should be done for conservation and sustainability. KEYWORDS: Importance Value Index, invasive species, species diversity, threatened species, vegetation analysis

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Novitates Gabonenses 88: additions to the flora of Gabon and new records of little-known species

Plant Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.5091/plecevo.2018.1365 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 151 (3) ◽

pp. 393-422

Author(s):

Olivier Lachenaud ◽

Tariq Stévart ◽

Archange Boupoya ◽

Nicolas Texier ◽

Gilles Dauby ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vascular Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Equatorial Guinea ◽

Herbarium Specimens ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Tropical Africa ◽

Distribution And Ecology ◽

New Distribution ◽

Made In

Background and aims – The intensive botanical prospections carried out in Gabon since the publication of the national checklist in 2006 have resulted in c. 34 300 new specimens (amounting to 30% of all collections made in the country) and an annual increase of 25 species in average. As a result, 5175 species of vascular plants are now recorded from Gabon, of which 650 are considered endemic. However, most of the recent discoveries have not yet been published. This paper is the first of a series documenting additions to the flora of Gabon, and new records of poorly known species. It concerns specifically new records from the Lower Ogooué Ramsar site, the third largest delta of Africa, and certainly the most intact, which includes 80% of the country’s wetlands and a wide variety of other habitats.Methods – The new records presented here come essentially from fieldwork conducted in Gabon between 2008 and 2016 by the authors and colleagues. Further information comes from the study of herbarium specimens in BR, BRLU, K, LBV, MO, P and WAG. For each species, information on distribution and ecology is given, and the studied Gabonese collections listed. In case of rare or range-restricted species, collections from other countries are also listed, and a distribution map is provided, as well as an evaluation of the conservation status based on the categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List.Key results – We report 18 additions to the flora of Gabon, including four genera new to the country (Capparis, Gisekia, Hoffmanniella and Leptochloa) and the first records of the neotropical Justicia secunda being naturalised in tropical Africa. New distribution records are also provided for 16 rare Gabonese endemics or near-endemics. Some species are also newly reported from Cameroon (Cissus leemansii, Salacia coronata) and Equatorial Guinea (Cissus leemansii, C. louisii, Lychnodiscus grandifolius, Placodiscus resendeanus, Rutidea gabonensis, Uvaria bipindensis). Two species, which were reported in the 2006 checklist based on misidentifications, are excluded from the Gabonese flora.

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New records of Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.2465.7.15.8242-8249 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (15) ◽

pp. 8242

Author(s):

Amitava Majumder ◽

Angshuman Raha ◽

Bulganin Mitra ◽

Kailash Chandra

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

The Past ◽

Cerambycid Beetles ◽

New Distribution

<p>The present study reports new distribution records of seven species of Cerambycid beetles belonging to seven genera of seven tribes and under two subfamilies from Madhya Pradesh. As a result, based on the past literature and the present study, a total of 18 species of Cerambycidae are known from Madhya Pradesh. The paper also provides detailed diagnostic characters of the eight studied species. </p><div> </div>

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The genus Gasteruption Latreille, 1796 (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: distribution, checklist, ecology, and conservation status

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4935.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4935 (1) ◽

pp. 1-63

Author(s):

PETR BOGUSCH

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Central Europe ◽

New Records ◽

Conservation Status ◽

The Other ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

The Past ◽

Determination Key ◽

Occurrence Records

The genus Gasteruption (Gasteruptiidae) is represented in Europe by more than 30 species. Of these, twenty-one are recorded from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with six being new records for the Czech Republic and eight for Slovakia. Three species are recorded as new for Bohemia (western part of the Czech Republic). Gasteruption goberti is excluded from the fauna of the Czech Republic because specimens previously identified as G. goberti belong to G. caucasicum. Four species (G. assectator, G. caucasicum, G. jaculator and G. nigritarse) are common and widespread in both countries, G. tournieri is very common but prefers warmer regions. Only G, subtile occurs predominantly in higher altitudes of mountain ranges, while the other species are usually restricted to or are more common in warmer regions. Gasteruption opacum and G. subtile are regionally extinct from the Czech Republic and G. paternum from Slovakia, with the the most recent records of these species are pre-1990. Gasteruption freyi, G. hastator and G. hungaricum are considered very endangered thermophilous species of loess walls and steppe habitats with a marked loss of occurrence records post-1990. Locally common but much rarer than in the past are G. erythrostomum and G. boreale. Due to the fact that recent determination keys are focused on other regions, a determination key for all species recorded in central Europe is presented.

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New species and new records of Nycteribiidae from the Ethiopian, Oriental and Pacific Regions

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182000069328 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 247-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Oskar Theodor

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

East Africa ◽

New Records ◽

The Philippines ◽

The Past ◽

The Press ◽

The Family ◽

Bismarck Archipelago

The present paper deals with material examined since the revision of the family (Theodor, 1967) was sent to the press. Material was sent by Mr F. R. Allison from Ghana, by Dr D. Minter, Mr T, S Jones and Mr J. C. Cunningham from East Africa and by Dr F. Zumpt from South Africa and other localities in Africa. The material collected by the Noona Dan Expedition to the Bismarck Archipelago and the Philippines (1961, 1962) was examined. The collection of Nycteribiidae in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa was examined and several new species were found among the material. The types of Stylidia euxesta Speiser in the collection proved different from the species considered as 8. euxesta in the past and to consist of two species. The types of S. euxesta are redescribed.

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Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4201 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ANTÓNIO BIVAR-DE-SOUSA ◽

SASHA VASCONCELOS ◽

LUÍS F. MENDES ◽

TORBEN B. LARSEN ◽

JON BAKER ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Conservation Status ◽

New Genera ◽

Guinea Bissau ◽

As Species ◽

Primary Habitat ◽

Species Occurrences

New records are added to the Papilionoidea of Guinea-Bissau, many of which were obtained within the country’s Protected Areas. Examination of the collected material yielded 9 new genera and 47 new species for the country, significantly increasing the knowledge of local butterfly diversity. 99 genera and 244 species are now known to occur in Guinea-Bissau, representing an increase of almost 20 % in the number of species and 7 % in the genera in relation to previous data. For each species, the studied material, probable abundance and proposed conservation status in the country are reported; some corrections relative to a few previous misidentifications are added. A gazetteer of the prospected localities is included, as well as species’ occurrences within the Protected Areas and previous bibliographic references in Guinea-Bissau. The known geographical range, primary habitat and host-plants of each species/subspecies are also provided.

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Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of Rubiaceae species in Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape, Luzon, Philippines

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity ◽

10.13057/biodiv/d220904 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Rachel Biag ◽

GRECEBIO JONATHAN D. ALEJANDRO

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Endemic Species ◽

Protected Area ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Single Species ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Natural Park ◽

Sierra Madre ◽

Data Deficient ◽

Near Threatened

Abstract. Biag RA, Alejandro GJD. Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of Rubiaceae species in Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape, Luzon, Philippines. Biodiversitas 22: 3627-3636. Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (PPLS) is the largest protected area (PA) in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. As part of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and being contiguous with the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, there is no doubt that this PA would display species endemism and richness. Hence, botanical surveys through purposive sampling in seven barangays/districts were conducted in the PPLS to determine the species diversity and distribution of Rubiaceae. This study also aims to identify the endemic species and determine their conservation status. Forty-two species of Rubiaceae belonging to 19 genera and 13 tribes were documented in the current study. The most species-rich tribes are Spermacoceae (9 sp.), followed by Psychotrieae (7 sp.), Pavetteae (6 sp.), Naucleae (5 sp.), Ixoreae (4 sp.), Aleisantheae (2 sp.), Mussaendeae (2 sp.), and Vanguerieae (2 sp.). The rest of the tribes, i.e., Augusteae, Coffeeae, Gardenieae, Knoxieae, and Morindeae, are represented by a single species. Minanga, Nabbabalayan and Sisim harbor the most species. Results show that 19 Philippine endemic species are thriving in the PPLS. Of these, four are threatened species; one is near threatened, three being least concern, two as data deficient, and the rest were not evaluated.

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Parides burchellanus (Westwood, 1872) (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae): new distribution records from southwestern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.3.1663 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1663 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lúcio Cadaval Bedê ◽

Onildo João Marini-Filho ◽

Fernando Correa Campos Neto ◽

Flávia Ribeiro ◽

Edmar Simões dos Reis ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

River Systems ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Distrito Federal ◽

New Distribution

We herein report new records of Parides burchellanus (Westwood, 1872) in southwestern Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in areas of the upper São Francisco and Araguari river systems, including the buffer zone of the Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra. Until recently, the only known colonies of P. burchellanus were located in the municipalities of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerais state, and Planaltina, in the Distrito Federal, some 640 km apart from each other. The implications of these new records to the conservation status of this species are discussed.

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Species Diversity, Abundance and Habitat Distribution of Anurans in Mts. Palay-Palay Mataas-Na-Gulod Protected Landscape, Luzon Island, Philippines

10.26757/pjsb.201610005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

New Records ◽

Management Plan ◽

The Philippines ◽

Sampling Time ◽

Ecological Data ◽

Total Species Richness ◽

Transect Sampling ◽

Total Species ◽

Effective Conservation

Mt. Palay-Palay is Cavite’s only protected landscape and yet very few herpetological studies have been done in this area. Thus, the study aims to provide robust ecological data on different anuran species so that an effective conservation and management plan could be formulated. Five habitats were sampled using a combination of cruising transect, stratified random strip transect sampling, time-constrained searches, visual encounter survey (VES) and acoustic encounter survey (AES). A total of 1528 individuals belonging to 12 species was recorded from the study area. In addition to previous works, 2 Platymantis spp. were new records bringing the total species richness to 16. Of the 16 species, 10 (62.5%) are endemic to the Philippines. Among the species, Platymantis mimulus was the most abundant and also had the highest density of 174 frogs ha-1. Among the habitats riparian forests had highest species diversity, Mau Tao and Jackknife1 values which showed dependence of anurans on water. Of the 17 microhabitats, forest floor litter was the most occupied by anurans.

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PHARAOH EAGLE-OWL BUBO ASCALAPHUS (SAVIGNY, 1809) (STRIGIFORMES, STRIGIDAE), THE “SHROUDED IN MYSTERY” OWL OF IRAQ AND IRAN

Bulletin of The Iraq Natural History Museum ◽

10.26842/binhm.7.2020.16.2.0219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 219-230

Author(s):

Omar F. Al-Sheikhly ◽

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Heimo Mikkola ◽

Seyd B. Mousavi ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Distribution Range ◽

Identification Problems ◽

Western Iran ◽

Interspecific Relationships ◽

Field Identification ◽

Eagle Owl ◽

New Distribution

The easternmost extent of the Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus (Savigny, 1809) distribution has remained enigmatic due to identification problems and lack of owl research. In Iraq, B. ascalaphus has been reported from only few localities in western Iraqi deserts; while its occurrence in Iran has not been reported before this study. In 2017–2020, several new records of B. ascalaphus in western through southeastern Iraq were made and a new distribution range in western Iran was confirmed. Furthermore, field identification, interspecific relationships and conservation status of B. ascalaphus in Iraq and Iran were comprehensively discussed.

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