[Herpetology • 2011] Jarujinia: New Genus | จิ้งเหลนสองขาอาจารย์จารุจินต์ | Jarujinia bipedalis • A New Genus of Lygosomine Lizard from Central Thailand

Jarujinia bipedalis | จิ้งเหลนสองขาอาจารย์จารุจินต์

http://siamensis.org/species_index#35098

Abstract

 A new species of Lygosomine skink (Jarujinia bipedalis sp. nov.) from Suan Pung District, Ratchaburi Province in Central Thailand is described and assigned to a new monotypic genus (Jarujinia). This bipedal skink with only forearms possessing two clawless vestigial fingers appears morphologically to be an evolutionary link between the Lygosomine genera of Larutia and Isopachys, but clearly distinct from both.

Key words: new genus, new species, Jarujinia, Lygosomine.

Jarujinia bipedalis  Chan-ard, Makchai & Cota 2011

Holotype. - THNHM 15410

Type locality: Ban Pu Nam Ron, Tambon Pong Kra Ting, Suan Pung District, Ratchaburi Province, elevation ca. 600 m

Distribution: Thailand (Western mountain range in Ban Pu Nam Ron, Tambon Pong Kra Ting, Suan Pung District, Ratchaburi Province, ca. 150 km west-southwest of Bangkok)

Diagnosis: The only scincine genus (and species) in which a single species has only forelimbs with two clawless vestigial fingers and in which the hind-limbs are completely absent.

Etymology.- The genus is named for Dr. Jarujin Nabhitabhata (1950-2008), first Director of the Thailand Natural History Museum, to whom we owe much professional and personal gratitude. The species is named for its character of only possessing a pair of forelimbs: two legs are present, but the hind-limbs are absent.

Chan-ard, Tanya; Sunchai Makchai and Michael Cota. 2011. Jarujinia: A New Genus of Lygosomine Lizard from Central Thailand, with a Description of One New Species. The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal .5 (1): 17-24

http://siamensis.org/species_index#35098

http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/

[Herpetology • 2005] Ansonia kraensis • A New Ansonia (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) from the Isthmus of Kra, Thailand

Kra Stream Toad | Ansonia kraensis 

photo from: http://siamensis.org/content/3591

Abstract

A new species of torrent-dwelling bufonid frog of the genus Ansonia is described from the Isthmus of Kra, Thailand. Ansonia kraensis is morphologically similar to Malaysian A. malayana, but differs from it in ventral coloration and larval morphology. Occurrence of A. kraensis in this region suggests a heterogeneous nature of the anuran fauna between northern and southern regions of the Malay Peninsula.

Keywords: Ansonia new species, Ansonia malayana, Zoogeography, Thailand, Malay Peninsula

Range Description: This species is known only from the Isthmus of Kra in southern Thailand (Matsui et al., 2005). There are records from: Punyaban waterfall, Raksawarn Public Park, Ranong Spa, in Ranong Province; Klong Hat Som Pen, Muang, in Ranong Province; and Kao Lak, in Phang Nga Province (Matsui et al., 2005). In addition, specimens from Tasan, in southern Thailand, formerly considered to belong to Ansonia malayana, are now considered to belong to A. kraensis (Grismer, 2006). It is possible that other records of A. malayanus from southern Thailand might refer to this species. The type locality (Punyaban waterfall) is at 113m asl, but no information has been provided on its elevation range.

Ansonia kraensis : http://iucnredlist.org/

Masafumi Matsui, Wichase Khonsue, and Jarujin Nabhitabhata, 2005: A New Ansonia from the Isthmus of Kra, Thailand (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Zoological Science, 22 7:809–814

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2108/zsj.22.809

http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/65038/1/K021.pdf

[Herpetology • 1998] Ansonia inthanon • A new Ansonia (Anura: Bufonidae) from northern Thailand

Ansonia inthanon 

Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1998

photo from: http://siamensis.org/content/3590

Abstract

We  describe  a  new  species  of  torrent-dwelling  bufonid  frog  of  the  genus  Ansonia from  northern  Thailand.  Ansonia  inthanon  is  morphologically  similar  to  Indian  members  of  the genus  but  differs  from  them  in  ventral  coloration  and  skin texture.  Occurrence  of  this  species  in this  region  connects  disjunctly  distributed  congeners  from southern  India  and the  Malay Peninsula and  Borneo. 

Key words:  Ansonia  new  species;  Ansonia  ornata; Zoogeography;  Thailand; India

Holotype: THNHM 51-001.

Type locality: "Siriphum waterfall, Doi Inthanon National Park (98° 32´ E, 18° 33´ N, altitude 1350 m) in Thailand".

FIG. 3.- Map  of south  and southeast  Asia showing  the  distribution  of the  genus  Ansonia  (stippled)  and the type  locality  of  A.  inthanon  (star).  Data  for the  distribution  of  the  genus  from  Berry  (1975),  Dring  (1983), Gunther  (1875),  Inger  (1966),  Inger  and  Dring  (1988),  Kiew  (1984),  and  Pillai  and Pattabiraman (1981). 

Matsui, M., Nabhitabhata, J. and Panha, S. 1998. A new Ansonia from northern Thailand (Anura: Bufonidae). Herpetologica: 448-454. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3893438

[Herpetology • 1991] กิ้งก่าภูวัว | Mantheyus (Ptyctolaemus) phuwaunensis (Manthey and Nabhitabhata, 1991) • The agamid lizard from Thailand and Laos represents a new genus

Mantheyus (Ptyctolaemus) phuwaunensis

(Manthey and Nabhitabhata, 1991)

New material of Ptyctohaemus phuwuanensis is described. This rock-dwelling agarnid from Thailand and Laos differs from all other draconines including Ptyctolaemus gularis (the type species of the genus) by having femoral pores, and from all other agamids by having the combination of femoral pores and haired skin sense organs. The taxon is described here as a new genus.

Key Words: Agamidae, Draconinae, Ptyctolaemus, Thailand, Laos, femoral pores, new genus


Etymology: The genus Mantheyus is named after Ulrich Manthey for his contributions to Southeast Asian herpetology. The specific epithet is derived from the name of the type locality.

Distribution: NE Thailand, WC Laos
Type locality: Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary, Nong Khai Province, Nong Dem Subdistrict, Bung Khan District, Thailand, 18°15' N, 103°58' E, 200-380 m elevation.

Manthey, U. and J. Nabhitabhata, 1991. Eine neue Agame Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis sp.n. (Sauria: Agamidae) aus Nordost-Thailand. Sauria. 13(4): 3-6 pp.

Ananjeva, N.B. and B.L. Stuart, 2001. The agamid lizard Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis Manthey and Nabhitabhata, 1991 from Thailand and Laos represents a new genus. Russian Journal Herpetology. 8(3): 165-170 pp. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/zoology/pdf/Ananjeva_Stuart_2001v2.pdf

Species: Mantheyus phuwaunensis from Siamensis.org Species Index:

http://www.siamensis.org/species_index#3625--Species: Mantheyus phuwaunensis
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Mantheyus&species=phuwuanensis