Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla in the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania: a new species for Africa

A new species of Iguanidae Liolaemini lizard from the San Guillermo National Park in western Argentina, is described. The new species is a member of the Liolaemus darwinii complex within the monophyletic boulengeri species group. It is distinguished by its small body size, relatively long tail, low number of scales around midbody, dorsal scales moderately keeled, precloacal pores only in male, bulged patch of enlarged scales on the proximal posterior surface of the thigh in both sexes, dorsal pattern lacking of light vertebral or dorsolateral stripes, antehumeral fold without black pigment in female but greyish in male, a prescapular dark dot dorsal to antehumeral fold in both sexes, and postscapular spot absent. The new species is terrestrial, living in habitats with gravel and sandy soil in an Andean Monte landscape with sparse vegetation, above 2270 meters of altitude.

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Description of a new species of Auriculostoma (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Characidium heirmostigmata (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Argentina, using morphological and molecular data

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x21000109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

Author(s):

M.M. Montes ◽

J. Barneche ◽

Y. Croci ◽

D. Balcazar ◽

A. Almirón ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

28S Rrna ◽

The Family ◽

Parasitological Survey ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Abstract During a parasitological survey of fishes at Iguazu National Park, Argentina, specimens belonging to the allocreadiid genus Auriculostoma were collected from the intestine of Characidium heirmostigmata. The erection of the new species is based on a unique combination of morphological traits as well as on phylogenetic analysis. Auriculostoma guacurarii n. sp. resembles four congeneric species – Auriculostoma diagonale, Auriculostoma platense, Auriculostoma tica and Auriculostoma totonacapanensis – in having smooth and oblique testes, but can be distinguished by a combination of several morphological features, hosts association and geographic distribution. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from both A. diagonale and A. platense by the egg size (bigger in the first and smaller in the last); from A. tica by a shorter body length, the genital pore position and the extension of the caeca; and from A. totonacapanensis by the size of the oral and ventral sucker and the post-testicular space. Additionally, one specimen of Auriculostoma cf. stenopteri from the characid Charax stenopterus (Characiformes) from La Plata River, Argentina, was sampled and the partial 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. guacurarii n. sp. clustered with A. tica and these two as sister taxa to A. cf. stenopteri. The new species described herein is the tenth species in the genus and the first one parasitizing a member of the family Crenuchidae.

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A New Species ofPristimantis(Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Cloud Forest of Sangay National Park, Ecuador

Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.1670/13-103 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 337-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jorge Brito M. ◽

Reed Ojala-Barbour ◽

Diego Batallas R. ◽

Ana Almendáriz C.

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Cloud Forest ◽

A New Species

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A new species, Agapetus kaengkrungensis (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae) from Kaeng Krung National Park, southern Thailand with the distribution map of the genus in Thailand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4965.2.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4965 (2) ◽

pp. 396-400

Author(s):

SOLOMON BOGA VADON ◽

PATTIRA PONGTIPATI ◽

PONGSAK LAUDEE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Southern Thailand ◽

A New Species

The male of a new species of caddisfly, Agapetus kaengkrungensis n. sp. (Glossosomatidae) is described and illustrated from Kaeng Krung National Park, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. Agapetus kaengkrungensis n. sp. is distinguished from other species by the characters of segment IX and inferior appendages. The distributions of the Agapetus spp. of Thailand are mapped and discussed.

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Claxtonia goni, a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae) from the island of Maui (Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A., North Pacific Ocean), with notes to the genus Claxtonia Gąsiorek & Michalczyk, 2019

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4933.4.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4933 (4) ◽

pp. 527-542

Author(s):

PETER DEGMA ◽

HARRY A. MEYER ◽

JULIANA G. HINTON

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Pacific ◽

National Park ◽

North Pacific Ocean ◽

Central Area ◽

The Other ◽

New Combinations ◽

Unequally Spaced ◽

A New Species ◽

Lateral Plates

A new Tardigrada species, Claxtonia goni sp. nov. is described from specimens collected in the central area of the Haleakalā National Park, the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A. The new species and Clx. pardalis (Degma & Schill, 2015) together with several examples of Clx. wendti (Richters, 1903) are the only known Claxtonia species with the plates having an intracuticular pattern resembling that on a leopard’s fur. Claxtonia goni sp. nov. differs from Clx. pardalis in the absence of pores on leg plates, in smaller and uniform pores on dorso-lateral plates, in very unequally spaced teeth in the dentate collar, in lesser ratio of internal cephalic cirrus and lateral cirrus A lengths, and in relatively shorter claws in fourth pair of legs. The differences between the new species and the other congeners as well as Echiniscus species with the same cirri composition and similar cuticular sculpture are also defined. The diagnosis of the genus Claxtonia is amended and three Echiniscus species are transferred into the genus with the proposed new combinations: Claxtonia aliquantilla (Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983) comb. nov., Clx. mosaica (Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983) comb. nov. and Clx. nigripustula (Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978) comb. nov..

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A new species of Tomopterna (Anura: Ranidae) from the Kruger National Park, with notes on related species

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.913 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

N. I. Passmore ◽

V. C. Carruthers

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Kruger National Park ◽

The Other ◽

Defence Mechanisms ◽

Calling Behaviour ◽

Mating Call ◽

Mating Calls ◽

New Form ◽

A New Species

A new species of Tomoptema, T. krugerensis, sp. n., has been recorded from the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa.Morphologically it is very similar to T. delalandei cryptotis (Boulenger) but the mating call is markedly different from that of the other members of the genus and this is coupled with small but consistent morphological differences.T. krugerensis sp. n. is known to occur only on a portion of the western fringe of the vast sandveld areas of Mozambique, but possibly has a much wider distribution. Mating call, calling behaviour, eggs, early development and defence mechanisms are described. The affinities of the new form are discussed and the mating calls of other members of the genus are reviewed. Mating call is again shown to be a sensitive non-morphological taxonomic tool.

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A new species of corkscrew plant (Genlisea, Lentibulariaceae) from the Amazon lowlands of Brazil, including a key to all species occurring north of the Amazon River

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.319.3.9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 319 (3) ◽

pp. 289 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

ANDREAS FLEISCHMANN ◽

SUZANA M. COSTA ◽

VOLKER BITTRICH ◽

MARIA DO CARMO ESTANISLAU DO AMARAL ◽

MICHAEL HOPKINS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Identification Key ◽

Amazon River ◽

White Sand ◽

A New Species

A new species of Genlisea section Genlisea from the white-sand savannas (“campinaranas”) of Brazilian Amazon is described and illustrated, providing remarks on habitat and ecology as well as SEM seed images. Genlisea multiflora has been recorded from Viruá National Park, and is of affinity to the large, purple-flowered species G. sanariapoana and G. guianensis. An identification key to all Genlisea species north of the Amazon is presented.

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Epibionts on Hydraena species (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from high mountain rivers of Pyrenees (Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park), with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4317.1.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4317 (1) ◽

pp. 79

Author(s):

GREGORIO FERNÁNDEZ-LEBORANS ◽

MARÍA VALLADOLID ◽

MERCEDES ARAUZO ◽

ANDRÉS MILLÁN ◽

REGINA GABILONDO ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

High Mountain ◽

Mountain Rivers ◽

Ecological Characteristics ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Macroinvertebrate samples collected during spring-summer 2013 in high mountain rivers of the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Pyrenees) contained several Hydraena species (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) where we found two genera of suctorian ciliates as epibionts: Tokophrya and Discophrya. The individuals of the genus Tokophrya probably belong to species Tokophrya stenostyla, being the first time that this species is observed attached on arthropods. Suctorians of the genus Discophrya were identified as a new species called Discophrya ordesae sp. n. The presence and abundance of epibionts was discussed in the frame of the biological and ecological characteristics of the species of Hydraena where they were found.

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A new species of Comorocoris from Northern Madagascar (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4375 (3) ◽

pp. 433 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

PETR BAŇAŘ ◽

ERNST HEISS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

A New Species

A new species Comorocoris estherineae sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae: Carventinae) from Montagne d’Ambre National Park in Northern Madagascar is described and illustrated. The newly described species is compared and keyed with all three species of Comorocoris Heiss, 1985 known so far.

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New species, records, and immature stages of Chimarra Stephens (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from Campos Amazônicos National Park, northern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4500.2.6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4500 (2) ◽

pp. 258

Author(s):

GLEISON ROBSON DESIDÉRIO ◽

PATRIK BARCELOS-SILVA ◽

NEUSA HAMADA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Aquatic Insects ◽

National Park ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Male Adult ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

Amazonas State ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Campos Amazônicos National Park is a federal conservation unit that contains part of the largest Cerrado refuge in the southern part of Brazilian Amazonia. Recently, during a survey of aquatic insects in the park, specimens of the caddisfly genus Chimarra were collected. The primary objective of this paper, as a result of this effort, is to describe and illustrate the male adult of a new species in Chimarra (Chimarrita), Chimarra singularis sp. nov., and the immature stages of Chimarra usitatissima Flint 1971. Additionally, the distributions of C.(Chimarrita) akantha Blahnik 1997 and C. (Curgia) jugescens Flint 1998 are extended to the southern part of Amazonas state, and C. (Chimarrita) heppneri Blahnik 1997 is recorded for the first time in northern Brazil.

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