Sunday, February 15, 2015

[Herpetology • 2015] Molecules and Morphology Reveal Overlooked Populations of Two Presumed Extinct Australian Sea Snakes; Aipysurus foliosquama & A. apraefrontalis

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Fig 2. Photographs of A,C:  Aipysurus  apraefrontalis (SAMA R68142) from Ashmore Reef; and B, D: A . foliosquama (WAM R150365) from Barr...
Friday, February 13, 2015

[Botany • 2015] Thismia hongkongensis • A New Mycoheterotrophic Species (Thismiaceae) from Hong Kong, China, with Observations on Floral Visitors and Seed Dispersal

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  Thismia   hongkongensis  S.S.Mar & R.M.K.Saunders Flower structure in Thismia hongkongensis sp. nov. A Mature flower, showi...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

[Mammalogy • 2015] Morphology, Genetics and Echolocation Calls of the Genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Kerivoulinae) in Thailand

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ค้างคาวยอดกล้วยปีกใส Kerivoula hardwickii photo: PSUNHM via  siamensis.org Abstract Following extensive field work in Thaila...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

[Herpetology • 2015] Systematics and Biodiversity Multilocus Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Hemidactylus robustus species group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with Descriptions of Three New Species – Hemidactylus adensis and H. mandebensis from Yemen and H. awashensis from Ethiopia

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A BSTRACT The gecko genus Hemidactylus , with its 132 currently recognized species, ranks among the most species-rich reptile gen...

[Botany • 2015] Sirdavidia solannona • An Extraordinary New Genus of Annonaceae from Gabon

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Sirdavidia solannona   Couvreur & Sauquet. DOI:  10.3897/phytokeys.46.8937 Photos: TLP Couvreur |  Annonaceae.myspecies.info   ...

[Botany • 2014] Revision of the African genus Uvariastrum (Annonaceae)

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Figure 2. Species of Uvariastrum . a Uvariastrum insculptum , Ivory Coast (photo O. Lachenaud, no specimen)  b Uvariastrum pierreanum ...

[Botany • 2009] Mwasumbia alba • Molecular and Morphological Characterization of A New Monotypic Genus of Annonaceae from Tanzania

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Mwasumbia alba Couvreur & D.M.Johnson Photos: TLP Couvreur | Annonaceae.myspecies.info   Abstract The coastal lowland rai...
Monday, February 9, 2015

[Mammalogy • 2014] Taxonomy of Rock-Wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). IV: Multifaceted Study of the brachyotis group identifies additional taxa

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Abstract Defining taxonomic units is an important component of understanding how biodiversity has formed, and in guiding effort...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

[Ornithology • 2015] Rapid Diversification and Secondary Sympatry in Australo-Pacific Kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae: Todiramphus)

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Figure 3. Time-calibrated maximum clade credibility tree with 95% highest posterior density bars from the BEAST analysis. Node support i...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

[Herpetology • 2015] Telmatobius ventriflavum • A New Species of Telmatobius (Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific Slopes of the Andes, Peru

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 Telmatobius ventriflavum  Catenazzi, Vargas & Lehr, 2015 DOI:  10.3897/zookeys.480.8578 Abstract We describe a new speci...
Friday, February 6, 2015

[Botany • 2015] Sarcolobus cambogensis • A New rheophytic Shrub (Marsdenieae, Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) from the Central Cardamom Region, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia

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Sarcolobus cambogensis   McHone & Livsh. DOI:  10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.5 Abstract A new species of Apocynaceae from Camb...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

[Herpetology • 2015] Sitana bahiri & Sitana devakai • Two New Species of the Genus Sitana Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Sri Lanka, including a Taxonomic Revision of the Indian Sitana Species

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Sitana bahiri  Amarasinghe, Ineich & Karunarathna 2015 live breeding male with expanded throat-fan from Kumana National Park, Sri L...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

[Ichthyology • 2014] Ituglanis boticario • A New Troglomorphic Catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Mambaí Karst Area, central Brazil

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Ituglanis boticario  Rizzato & Bichuette, 2014 Figures 2-6. Ituglanis boticario , new species , holotype (LIRP-11010B, 69,7 mm SL)....