Tuesday, November 4, 2014

[Mammalogy • 2014] Phylogenetic Relationships in the Niviventer-Chiromyscus complex (Rodentia, Muridae) inferred from Molecular Data, with Description of A New Species from Vietnam

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 Thomas' Masked Tree Rat |  Chiromyscus thomasi Balakirev, Abramov & Rozhnov, 2014 Abstract Based on molecular data for...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

[Herpetology • 2014] Insights from Ecological Niche Modeling on the Taxonomic Distinction and Niche Differentiation between the Black-spotted and Red-spotted Tokay Geckoes (Gekko gecko)

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Figure 2. (A) Species sample localities for the black-spotted tokay and the red-spotted tokay, respectively. Blue circles represent the...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

[Ornithology • 2014] Bills as Daggers? A Test for Sexually Dimorphic Weapons in A Lekking Hummingbird

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Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris  in flight, at Cope Wildlife, Guapiles, Costa Rica. Photo: Chris Jimenez | doi: 10.1093/be...
Friday, October 31, 2014

[Herpetology • 2014] Sundaland Cnemaspis • Systematics and Natural History of Southeast Asian Rock Geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with Descriptions of Eight New Species from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia

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Abstract A well-supported and well-resolved phylogeny based on a concatenated data set from one mitochondrial and two nuclear gene...

[Herpetology • 2014] Rhacophorus bengkuluensis • Mitochondrial DNA reveals A New Species of Parachuting Frog (Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus) from Bukit Barisan, southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Rhacophorus bengkuluensis Streicher, Hamidy, Harvey, Anders, Shaney, Kurniawan & Smith, 2014 |  zootaxa.3878.4.2 Abstract T...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

[Herpetology • 2014] DNA Barcoding, Phylogeny and Systematics of Golden-backed Frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot, with the Description of Seven New Species

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A BSTRACT  A systematic revision of the genus Hylarana in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot is presented. Species de...

[Herpetology • 2014] Rana kauffeldi | Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog • Cryptic Diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a New Leopard Frog Species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and Surrounding Atlantic Coast Regions

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Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog |  Rana kauffeldi  Feinberg, Newman, Watkins-Colwell, Schlesinger, Zarate, Curry, Shaffer & Burger, 20...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

[Paleontology • 2014] Zaraapelta nomadis • The Ankylosaurid Dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous Baruungoyot and Nemegt formations of Mongolia

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Life restoration of Zaraapelta nomadis Illustration: Danielle Dufault | DOI:  10.1111/zoj.12185 Abstract The discovery of a ne...

[Herpetology • 2014] Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis • Description of a New Ground-Dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Kerala, India; Allied to C. wynadensis (Beddome, 1870)

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Abstract A new species of ground dwelling gecko, Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis sp. nov. is described from the hills of Kannur and Wayana...

[Herpetology • 2014] First Record of the Gekkonid Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 from Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia may Represent an Undescribed Species

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A BSTRACT  We provide confirmed photographic evidence for the previously overlooked occurrence of the polyphyletic Asian gecko ge...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

[Botany • 2014] Three New Ginger Species (Zingiberaceae) from Laos; Curcuma corniculata and C. flammea (Curcuma subg. Ecomata) & Zingiber jiewhoei (Zingiber sect. Zingiber)

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Abstract Three new Zingiberaceae species from Laos, Curcuma corniculata and C. flammea ( Curcuma subg. Ecomata ), and Zin...

[Herpetology • 2014] A Taxonomic Revision of the Asian Keelback Snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with Description of A New Species

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Abstract The Asian keelback snakes (genus Amphiesma ) are a widely distributed group of Old World natricines, inhabiting a variety ...

[Botany • 2014] A New Combination and New Records of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) from Thailand

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A:  Tetrastigma  assimile (Kurz) C.L.Li ex P.Kochaiphat & Trias-Blasi; B: T. macrocorymbum Gagnep. ex J.Wen, Boggan & Turland,...
Monday, October 27, 2014

[BioGeography / Herpetology • 2014] Crossing the Line: Increasing Body Size in a trans-Wallacean Lizard Radiation (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkota)

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Figure 1. Dated phylogeny (Bayesian MCC tree) for Cyrtodactylus estimated with concatenated nuclear and mitochondrial dataset showing d...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

[Mammalogy / Venom • 2014] Anaphylactic Shock following the Bite of A Wild Kayan Slow Loris (Nycticebus kayan): Implications for Slow Loris Conservation

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Figure 1. This subadult slow loris bit the victim’s finger intensely resulting in a severe wound. (Panel A) Subadult Nycticebus kayan b...