scholarly journals Extension of the known geographic distribution of Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat, Cynomops greenhalli Goodwin, 1958 (Chiroptera, Molossidae): first records in Costa Rica

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-875
Author(s):  
Diego Salas-Solano ◽  
Ligiane Martins Moras ◽  
Valeria Da Cunha Tavares ◽  
Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
The Caribbean

Specimens of the Neotropical dog-faced bats of the genus Cynomops Thomas, 1920 are poorly represented in museum collections, and the geographical distributions of the eight species are not well known. We report voucher specimens that confirm the presence of C. greenhalli Goodwin, 1958 in the Tropical Wet Forest of Costa Rica. These specimens represent an extension of the distribution into the Caribbean Central America.

scholarly journals Proposal to Disseminate the Knowledge of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Central America

2014 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Fernández Arce ◽  
Daniel Solís ◽  
Juan Luis Porras ◽  
Gino González
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Caribbean Coast ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals New reports of echinoderms on the Caribbean continental slope of central America

Zoosymposia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
SERGIO CAMBRONERO-SOLANO ◽  
R. BENAVIDES ◽  
F. A. SOLÍS-MARÍN ◽  
J. J. ALVARADO
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Continental Slope ◽  
Benthic Communities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Variation Theory ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Marine Diversity ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Ocean Carbon

The Caribbean is considered a unique biogeographic region that represents an important hotspot of marine diversity in the Atlantic Ocean. The Caribbean Continental Slope of Central America (CCCA) is a largely unexplored area that exhibits a variety of habitats. Among this unstudied biodiversity, special importance has been given to the benthic communities associated with deep bottoms, a diverse group that plays a major role in the ocean carbon cycling and nutrient flux. Echinoderms are one of the main benthic deep sea taxa, in which Holothuroidea is the globally dominant class. We present the results from the first exploratory fishing survey campaign on the CCCA, done under the regional coordination of OSPESCA (Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization) on board of the R/V Miguel Oliver in January 2011. Data was collected from a total of 96 trawls arranged in 25 transects that started in Panama and finished in Belize. A Lofoten bottom trawling net was dragged for 30 min between 0 to 1500m depth. The major component of the total invertebrate catch was Holothuroidea with a biomass of 593 kg (16.49% of the total) and represented by seven species. The following are new reports for the Caribbean: Bathyplotes natans in Honduras and Guatemala, Bentothuria funebris in Panama, Benthodytes sanguinolenta in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize; Hansenothuria sp. in Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. Paroriza pallens extends its distribution to Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, Zygothuria lactea its reported in Panama. We also present the first records of the crinoid Neocomatella pulchella in Honduras, theasteroid Cheiraster (Cheiraster) planusin Panama, and, for Costa Rica (Asteroidea: Doraster constellatus and Echinoidea: Clypeaster euclastus).Holothurians are the predominant invertebrate fauna in terms of biomass in the entire region of the CCCA. These findings suggest that CCCA presents a high echinoderm biodiversity  and also supports the ecoregional variation theory. We report higher echinoderm biomass (75%) in the Southwestern Caribbean compared to Western Caribbean ecoregion. The information presented in this paper establishes the baseline information of echinoderms depth fauna in the Caribbean of Central America, and opens new opportunities for future research.

scholarly journals Digitaria eriantha (pangola grass).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Vélez-Gavilán
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Perennial Grass ◽  
Riparian Areas ◽  
Digitaria Eriantha ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Tropical Forages ◽  
Viable Seeds

Abstract D. eriantha is a perennial grass not considered as a serious weed in some countries, but a competitive and aggressive weed in others (PROTA, 2016; Tropical Forages, 2016; Weeds of Australia, 2016). The species is listed as invasive in Central America (Costa Rica), the Caribbean (Cuba), South America (Colombia, Ecuador) and Oceania (Australia, USA-Hawaii) (Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012; PIER, 2016). Catasús Guerra (2015), however, argues that the species should not be on the list of the invasive species for Cuba, due to lack of spread as it is being over-grazed and not producing viable seeds. It is on the list of the top 200 most invasive species in Queensland, Australia, forming dense populations in riparian areas, open woodlands and on some beaches (Weeds of Australia, 2016).

scholarly journals Record of Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii at the La Suerte Biological Field Station in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaRoy S E Brandt ◽  
Maggie Singleton
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
New Record ◽  
Field Station ◽  
Cascading Effect ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Reproductive Rates ◽  
Biological Field ◽  
Ecological Functioning

Widely recognized as the largest terrestrial mammal in the Neotropics, the globally endangered, IUCN Red-listed, Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii has been in a continual decline due to habitat loss, localized hunting, and their low reproductive rates. Because of its ecological role, the loss of this species is likely to have a cascading effect on a number of species that are important to the ecological functioning of the remaining fragments of tropical forests across Central America. As efforts continue to identify regions where this species still persists throughout its known range, we report here a new record of T. bairdii in the Caribbean lowlands of northeast Costa Rica. Although T. bairdii may have historical existed in the region surrounding the field station, they were believed to be extirpated with only anecdotal reports suggesting their continued existence.

scholarly journals Record of Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii at the La Suerte Biological Field Station in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaRoy S E Brandt ◽  
Maggie Singleton
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
New Record ◽  
Field Station ◽  
Cascading Effect ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Reproductive Rates ◽  
Biological Field ◽  
Ecological Functioning

Widely recognized as the largest terrestrial mammal in the Neotropics, the globally endangered, IUCN Red-listed, Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii has been in a continual decline due to habitat loss, localized hunting, and their low reproductive rates. Because of its ecological role, the loss of this species is likely to have a cascading effect on a number of species that are important to the ecological functioning of the remaining fragments of tropical forests across Central America. As efforts continue to identify regions where this species still persists throughout its known range, we report here a new record of T. bairdii in the Caribbean lowlands of northeast Costa Rica. Although T. bairdii may have historical existed in the region surrounding the field station, they were believed to be extirpated with only anecdotal reports suggesting their continued existence.

Review of the Hemiosus Sharp and Derallus Sharp of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Berosini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1369 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW EDWARD Z. SHORT ◽  
PHILLIP J. TORRES
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
North America ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
New World ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
The Caribbean

Species of the New World genera Hemiosus Sharp and Derallus Sharp that occur outside continental South America are reviewed; three and five species are recorded respectively. Hemiosus selva Short, sp. n. is described from Costa Rica. Hemiosus toxillus d’Orchymont is a junior synonym of H. exilis (LeConte). A key to the genera of Berosini and the species of Derallus and Hemiosus occurring outside South America is presented with diagnostic features illustrated. New locality records are provided for all species.

Systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Central America

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3513 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN E. CADLE ◽  
JAY M. SAVAGE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Apical Region ◽  
The North ◽  
The Andes ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Eastern Half

We review the systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex in Central America and northern South America andrecognize three species. The names D. nuchale (W. Peters) and D. clarkii Dunn apply to two of the species. The third isdescribed as a new species, D. rufiterminorum. It differs from D. clarkii and D. nuchale in coloration and hemipenial char-acters but all three species of the nuchale complex are very similar in scutellation characters. Dendrophidion nuchale isdistributed in the coast ranges and adjacent foothills of northern Venezuela, and in a seemingly disjunct population in theSerranía de Perijá in western Venezuela. The name clarkii was recently applied to all populations of the nuchale complexfrom Belize and Guatemala in the north to western Colombia and Ecuador in the south. Herein, we restrict the name D.clarkii to populations in lower Middle America (Costa Rica and Panama) and west of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.Dendrophidion rufiterminorum is distributed in northern Central America (Belize, Guatemala, northern Honduras) fol-lowed by a broad disjunction without records of the species throughout most of Honduras and Nicaragua; thereafter, a fewspecimens and photographs document the presence of D. rufiterminorum on the Caribbean versant of southern Nicaraguaand Costa Rica, and uplands of northwestern Costa Rica (Pacific versant). Two localities of sympatry between D. rufiter-minorum and D. clarkii are known in Costa Rica (one on the Atlantic versant, the other on Pacific versant). Nonetheless,there is sparse documentation of either species in Costa Rica. The populations referred to D. clarkii in southwestern CostaRica, the eastern half of Panama, and western Colombia and Ecuador need further study. Hemipenes of species of thenuchale complex are described. All three species have a pair of enormously enlarged sulcate spines and a regular lineararray of enlarged spines (spinose annulus) encircling the base of the apical region. These characters are also shared with D. dendrophis sensu lato but not other members of the dendrophis species group.

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