scholarly journals Amphibians and Reptiles, Luzon Island, Aurora Province and Aurora Memorial National Park, northern Philippines: new island distribution records

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron D. Siler ◽  
Luke J. Welton ◽  
Jessi M. Siler ◽  
Joseph Brown ◽  
Abner Bucol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Distributions ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Previous Survey ◽  
Monitor Lizard ◽  
Sierra Madre ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Data Result

We report 35 new amphibian and reptile distribution records for two regions within the southern Sierra Madre Mountain Range, Aurora Province, central Luzon Island, Philippines. Together with results of our previous survey work in Aurora, our new data result in a total of 82 amphibian and reptile species for the area. These results highlight the degree to which the island’s biodiversity continues to be underestimated and poorly understood. We report on observations of rarely encountered species including the skink Sphenomorphus leucospilos, the forest gecko Luperosaurus cf. cumingii, and a sensational new species of monitor lizard, Varanus bitatawa. Our recent collections clarify the conservation status of the “critically endangered” Polillo Island forest frog Platymantis polillensis, now known to be widespread, abundant, and common throughout Camarines Norte, Quezon, and Aurora Provinces on the adjacent mainland of Luzon Island. These results add to our growing understanding of many species’ distributions in the region.

scholarly journals Begonia tandangii (Begoniaceae, section Baryandra), a new species from Luzon Island, the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koh Nakamura ◽  
Rosario Rivera Rubite ◽  
Yoshiko Kono ◽  
John Rey Callado ◽  
Ching-I Peng
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Leaf Margin ◽  
Coastal Forest ◽  
Sierra Madre ◽  
Acuminate Apex ◽  
A New Species

We describe Begonia tandangii, a new species of Begonia sect. Baryandra from the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of Luzon Island, the Philippines. Begonia tandangii has a close resemblance to B. fenicis in gross morphology, differing in having leaf margin sparsely fringed with minute hairs (vs. glabrous or with minute hairs only on teeth) and capsules with broadly-ovate outline and an acuminate apex (vs. capsules with broadly-obovate outline and a rounded to truncate apex). Phylogenetic analyses of Philippines species of sect. Baryandra based on ITS sequences revealed that B. tandangii was clearly separated from B. fenicis. Begonia tandangii is currently known only from the type locality in a coastal forest of Baler, Aurora Province, which is in the neighborhood of Aurora Memorial National Park.

Iris pseudomeda (Iridaceae), a new species of Iris section Oncocyclus from Iran

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 527 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
MONA SALIMBAHRAMI ◽  
HOJJATOLLAH SAEIDI ◽  
ALI BAGHERI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Zagros Mountain ◽  
Taxonomic Relationships ◽  
Northwestern Iran ◽  
Botanical Illustrations ◽  
A New Species

Iris pseudomeda is described and illustrated as a new species of Iris section Oncocyclus from Kurdistan province in northwestern Iran. It occurs among subalpine flora of Zagros mountain range, on stony calcareous hillsides and the brink of grassland fields. A complete morphological description, conservation status, botanical illustrations, notes on habitat and distribution range are presented for the new species. Furthermore, taxonomic relationships of I. pseudomeda with other members of this rhizomatous bearded section, particularly I. meda, are also discussed.

scholarly journals Another new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, central Truong Son, Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1445 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASTRID HEIDRICH ◽  
HERBERT RÖSLER ◽  
VU NGOC THANH ◽  
WOLFGANG BÖHME ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Central Vietnam ◽  
A New Species

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.

Melastoma malabituin (Melastomataceae): a new species from northern Luzon, Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 435 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
JOHN MICHAEL AGCAOILI ◽  
JULIE F. BARCELONA ◽  
PIETER B. PELSER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Sierra Madre ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
A New Species

Melastoma malabituin is described and illustrated. This new species is currently only known from the municipalities of San Mariano and Echague, Isabela Province, Luzon, Philippines, where it is found in remnants of secondary lowland forests in the Sierra Madre mountain range. It is characterized by having densely pilose indumentum on young stems and petioles, penicillate trichomes on its hypanthium, and serrulate and ciliate petals with an apical penicillate emergence.

Ophiorrhiza hoanglienensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from north-western Vietnam

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 438 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-262
Author(s):  
THANH TRUNG NGUYEN ◽  
YI-GANG WEI ◽  
FANG WEN ◽  
KHUONG DUY LE ◽  
TRUONG VAN DO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species

Ophiorrhiza hoanglienensis, a new species from Hoang Lien mountain range, north-western Vietnam, is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by oblong-lanceolate stipules, equal or subequal paired leaves, congested-cymose inflorescences with 5–10-flowered, distylous flowers, well-developed bracts, lanceolate, 15–20 mm long, unequally 5-lobed calyx with narrowly lanceolate lobes, longest one 3.2–3.5 mm long, shortest one 1.2–2 mm long, exclusively white corolla with 25–28 mm long tube and ovate to broadly triangular lobes, dorsally ribbed without horn. The information on ecology, conservation status, and comparison with similar species is also provided.

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

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1729 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
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.

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

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals A new species of Utricularia Sect. Orchidioides (Lentibulariaceae) from the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone of North Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-311
Author(s):  
Tilo Henning ◽  
Joshua P. Allen ◽  
Eric F. Rodríguez Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southeastern Part ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Phytogeographic Zone ◽  
Anthropic Pressure

A new species of Utricularia Section Orchidioides: Utricularia amotape-huancabambensis sp. nov. (Lentibulariaceae), endemic to Northern Peru is described and illustrated. It is known from two populations so far, both located in the Province Bongará, Dpto. Amazonas at ca. 2200 m altitude. The new species inhabits the páramo of the low white sandstone plateaus, an extension of the southern branches of the Condor mountain range in the southeastern part of the Amotape-Huancabamba phytogeographic zone. A diagnosis, description, etymology and an identification key covering the Andean and selected similar species of the section are presented. The distribution, habitat, ecology, associated flora, preliminary conservation status, an observed hybridization with sympatric U. unifolia and the affinities of the new species with other related taxa are discussed. The new species is known from two close-by populations in the same region and likely affected by anthropic pressure. Threatening changes in land use, resulting in habitat fragmentation or loss or changing water regimes in the course of climate change will have severe consequences for the sensitive páramo ecosystem and thus the populations of U. amotape-huancabambensis. Therefore, this new spectacular species of Utricularia is preliminarily considered Critically Endangered (CR).

scholarly journals A new species of the freshwater crab genus Potamonemus Cumberlidge & Clark, 1992 (Crustacea: Potamonautidae) endemic to the forested highlands of southwest Cameroon, Central Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre A. Mvogo Ndongo ◽  
Thomas von Rintelen ◽  
Neil Cumberlidge
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tropical Rainforests ◽  
12S Rrna ◽  
Freshwater Crab ◽  
Distinct Lineage ◽  
A New Species

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Potamonemus Cumberlidge & Clark, 1992, is described from Mount Manengouba Reserve and the Bakossi National Park in the tropical rainforests of southwestern Cameroon, Central Africa. Potamonemus man n. sp. is recognized by characters of the carapace and chelipeds. In addition, a phylogenetic analysis based on partial sequences of three mitochondrial DNA genes (COI, 12S rRNA, and 16S rRNA) that included representatives of all other freshwater crab genera found in Cameroon recovered each of the new species as a distinct lineage. A diagnosis and illustrations of the new species are provided, and it is compared to the other species in this genus. Brief notes are provided on the ecology of the new species and the two other species of Potamonemus. An identification key to the species of Potamonemus is provided and its conservation status discussed.

scholarly journals Sampling bias in reptile occurrence data for the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody M. Barends ◽  
Darren W. Pietersen ◽  
Guinevere Zambatis ◽  
Donovan R.C. Tye ◽  
Bryan Maritz
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Species Distributions ◽  
Sampling Bias ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Occurrence Data ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Sampling Biases ◽  
Occurrence Records

o effectively conserve and manage species, it is important to (1) understand how they are spatially distributed across the globe at both broad and fine spatial resolutions and (2) elucidate the determinants of these distributions. However, information pertaining to the distributions of many species remains poor as occurrence data are often scarce or collected with varying motivations, making the resulting patterns susceptible to sampling bias. Exacerbating an already limited quantity of occurrence data with an assortment of biases hinders their effectiveness for research, thus making it important to identify and understand the biases present within species occurrence data sets. We quantitatively assessed occurrence records of 126 reptile species occurring in the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, to quantify the severity of sampling bias within this data set. We collated a data set of 7118 occurrence records from museum, literature and citizen science sources and analysed these at a biologically relevant spatial resolution of 1 km × 1 km. As a result of logistical challenges associated with sampling in KNP, approximately 92% of KNP is data deficient for reptile occurrences at the 1 km × 1 km resolution. Additionally, the spatial coverage of available occurrences varied at species and family levels, and the majority of occurrence records were strongly associated with publicly accessible human infrastructure. Furthermore, we found that sampled areas within KNP were not necessarily ecologically representative of KNP as a whole, suggesting that areas of unique environmental space remain to be sampled. Our findings highlight the need for substantially greater sampling effort for reptiles across KNP and emphasise the need to carefully consider the sampling biases within existing data should these be used for conservation management decision-making. Modelling species distributions could potentially serve as a short-term solution, but a concomitant increase in surveys across the park is needed.Conservation implications: The sampling biases present within KNP reptile occurrence data inhibit the inference of fine-scale species distributions within and across the park, which limits the usage of these data towards meaningfully informing conservation management decisions as applicable to reptile species in KNP.

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