Harpalyce greuteri (Leguminosae: Brongniartieae), a new species from eastern Cuba, with a synopsis of and key to the Cuban species of the genus

We studied the variation in genetics, bioacustics, and morphology in Eleutherodactylus glamyrus, a regionally endemic frog species restricted to high elevations in the Sierra Maestra Massif, Western Cuba that was originally described as a cryptic species hidden under the name E. auriculatus. Genetic analysis of mtDNA sequences of the 16S and cob genes identify two allopatric and strongly supported mitochondrial clades (phylogroups) which also showed no haplotype sharing in the nuclear Rag-1 gene. Bioacustic, and morphological comparisons concordantly identify these two phylogroups as independent evolutionary lineages. Therefore, we herein restrict the name Eleutherodactylus glamyrus Estrada and Hedges to populations represented in our analyses as the western phylogroup (Cordillera del Turquino to Pico La Bayamesa) and consider specimens from the eastern phylogroup (Sierra del Cobre) to represent a new species described and named as Eleutherodactylus cattus. Our results add to the growing list of Eleutherodactylus species endemic to Cuba and highlight the importance of combining different sources of evidence for obtaining robust assessments of species limits in amphibians.

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A new semifossorial snake of the genus Arrhyton (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from eastern Cuba, with taxonomic comments on other species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5052.3.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5052 (3) ◽

pp. 406-418

Author(s):

LUIS M. DÍAZ ◽

ANSEL FONG G. ◽

DIEGO SALAS ◽

S. BLAIR HEDGES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Molecular Phylogeny ◽

Karst Areas ◽

Eastern Cuba ◽

A New Species ◽

Eastern Species ◽

Colored Body

The genus Arrhyton is endemic to Cuba, with eight currently known species. A new species, Arrhyton albicollum sp. nov., is described from the karst areas of Gibara, Holguín Province. The new species is closely related to A. redimitum, another eastern species, according to morphology and molecular phylogeny. It differs from all other species of the genus by having a conspicuous, white nuchal band, a contrasting black pattern on the head, a gray-colored body with faint stripes, and a high number of ventral and subcaudal scales. Additional comments on other species include new locality records and information on morphology and relationships.

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The Hydraenidae of Cuba (Insecta: Coleoptera) I: Contribution to the fauna of eastern Cuba

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.23 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3478 (1) ◽

pp. 213-238

Author(s):

ALBERT DELER-HERNÁNDEZ ◽

JUAN A. DELGADO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Record ◽

External Morphology ◽

Detailed Data ◽

Systematic Survey ◽

Comprehensive Account ◽

The Family ◽

Eastern Cuba ◽

Aquatic Beetle ◽

A New Species

Beginning in eastern Cuba, a systematic survey on the aquatic beetle fauna of that country is presently being carried out.We present a comprehensive account of the six species of the family Hydraenidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) so far collectedin this region. A new species, Hydraena franklyni is described. Detailed data on the new record of H. guadelupensis andthe four previously known Cuban species are also included. Remarks on their external morphology, descriptions of somemorphological features not previously described, distributional maps, and notes on their ecology are given for all sixspecies. In order to facilitate their identification, a simple key to adults of the six species is provided. Although the faunaof Hydraenidae in eastern Cuba may not include further species, the total Cuban fauna of this family is not yet completely known.

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A new anchialine species of Naushonia (Decapoda: Gebiidea: Laomediidae) from the Bahamas

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4258.2.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4258 (2) ◽

pp. 187 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FERNANDO ALVAREZ ◽

THOMAS M. ILIFFE ◽

JOSÉ LUIS VILLALOBOS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

The Bahamas ◽

Eastern Cuba ◽

Mud Shrimp ◽

Anchialine Caves ◽

A New Species

A new species of mud shrimp of the genus Naushonia Kingsley, 1897 is described from two anchialine caves on the island of Great Abaco in the Bahamas. Naushonia tinkeri n. sp. is the fifteenth species in the genus and the second to be described from the Bahamas. The new species is morphologically similar to N. augudrea (Juarrero & García, 1997) from Holguín Province, eastern Cuba, with which it shares a carapace with cervical and cardiac grooves; however, it can be distinguished by having a pigmented cornea, the first pereiopod with a proportionately longer propodus and dactylus without a toothed external margin, and the telson longer relative to the uropod length. The new species inhabits anchialine caves and is the largest one reported until now.

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A new rock dwelling frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Eastern Cuba, with comments on other species with similar habits

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1435.1.6 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1435 (1) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

LUIS M. DÍAZ ◽

ANTONIO CÁDIZ ◽

NILS NAVARRO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Slope ◽

The North ◽

Eastern Cuba ◽

A New Species

A new species of the genus Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Euhyas) is described from the limestone region at the north slope of the Sierra Maestra, Eastern Cuba. It is a large, rock dwelling species with enlarged digital discs and mottled dorsum. It closely resembles E. bresslerae, differing from it by a combination of external characters, chromosome patterns, and vocalization. Comparisons are also made with E. ricordii, E. acmonis, and some other Cuban members of the genus that share similar habits.

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