Molluscs and Climate Warming in a Low Mountain Range National Park

A new species of Cyrtodactylus is described from the Truong Son (Annamite mountain range) of Quang Binh Province in central Vietnam. It is characterized by 3–5 transversal dorsal bands between the limb insertions, a neckband reaching the posterior margin of eye, 19–20 irregular longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles, forelimbs with tubercles, 47–50 longitudinal rows of ventrals at midbody, 9–11 precloacal pores in an angular series in males and 16–27 enlarged precloacal scales in both sexes, 20–23 lamellae below the 4th toe, a segmented tail, and lacking of a distinct ventrolateral fold, a precloacal groove and femoral pores, as well as transversally enlarged subcaudal plates. The new species is known only from the karst forests of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Preliminary data on its natural history are provided.

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A new species of the snake genus Fimbrios from Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Truong Son, central Vietnam (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1729.1.4 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1729 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

THOMAS ZIEGLER ◽

PATRICK DAVID ◽

AURELIEN MIRALLES ◽

DOAN VAN KIEN ◽

Nguyen Quang Truong

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Neck Region ◽

Tail Length ◽

Length Ratio ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Snake Species ◽

Total Length ◽

Central Vietnam ◽

A New Species

A second species of the previously monotypic snake genus Fimbrios is described from the Truong Son Mountain Range, Vietnam. Fimbrios smithi sp. n. is included in this genus on the basis of the combination of the following characters: rostral, mental and first three to four labials with raised, erected edges; a horizontal ridge of tissues above the rostral; a very large loreal. It is distinguished from F. klossi by having the suture between the internasals longer than that between the prefrontals; two suboculars; 193 ventrals, and 72 unpaired subcaudal scales; total length of at least 440 mm in males (with a tail length of 94 mm, and a tail / total length ratio of 0.214); dorsum greyish brown, with a paler flank area, and pale blotches and stripes in the neck region. Fimbrios smithi sp. n. is the seventh snake species that has been described as new from the Phong Nha—Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, central Vietnam, in the last decade; it is the forty-fourth colubrid snake species known from that region, which now comprises 60 snake species in general.

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Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) stellatum (Diptera: Simuliidae), a new black fly from a high mountain range in southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.922.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 922 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

LEONARDO GIL-AZEVEDO ◽

RONALDO FIGUEIRÓ ◽

MARILZA MARILZA MAIA-HERZOG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Primary Branch ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

High Mountain ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Black Fly ◽

Gill Filaments ◽

High Mountain Range

The larva, pupa, female, and male of Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) stellatum sp. n. are described and illustrated. The pupa of this new species has four gill filaments, with the dorsal primary branch bifurcating at about half the length of the ventral branch. The adult and immature stages are similar to those of species in the S. auristriatum group. Up to date, Simulium stellatum sp. n. has been found only in the high mountain range of Itatiaia National Park in southeastern Brazil. It is the second species of the subgenus S. (Psaronicompsa) recorded at elevations above 2000 m.

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