scholarly journals Five new (extinct?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2574 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIS A. COLOMA ◽  
WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN ◽  
ANA ALMENDÁRIZ C. ◽  
SANTIAGO R. RON ◽  
ANDREA TERÁN-VALDEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Putative Hybrid ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species

We studied populations of frogs of the genus Atelopus from the Pasto Massif of the Andes in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador, and from the Huancabamba depression in southern Ecuador and northern Perú and conclude that they belong to six species, five of which are described as new to science. Atelopus angelito is recorded for the first time from Ecuador and its range is extended 183 km (airline) southwest of its type locality in Departamento del Cauca, Colombia. We distinguish the five new species from similar ones using features of coloration, skin texture, and morphometrics. We also include osteological data for four of the new species. A putative hybrid zone at Provincia Imbabura, Ecuador, is proposed to exist between the non-sister taxa A. ignescens and one of the new species. Because recent records of four of the new species and A. angelito are lacking despite search efforts, we hypothesize that they are possibly extinct, as are many other Andean Atelopus. Thus, we categorize these species, applying IUCN Red List criteria, as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). No search efforts have been carried out for one new species (from La Victoria, Colombia); thus, it is included under the Data Deficient category. The conservation of Atelopus is briefly discussed.

Five new Penaincisalia species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 797 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON P.W. HALL ◽  
KEITH R. WILLMOTT ◽  
ROBERT C. BUSBY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru

Five new species of Penaincisalia (Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) are described from the high Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru: P. caeruleanota Hall & Willmott n. sp., P. juliae Hall & Willmott n. sp., P. andreae Busby & Hall n. sp., P. libertada Hall n. sp. and P. ismaeli Busby & Hall n. sp.. We present brief discussions on their systematic placement within the genus and on their adult ecology.

scholarly journals Further new species and records from the coastal dry forests and woodlands of the Rovuma Centre of Endemism

2020 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-445
Author(s):  
Iain Darbyshire ◽  
David J. Goyder ◽  
John R.I. Wood ◽  
Aurélio Banze ◽  
John E. Burrows
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Standard Practices ◽  
First Time

Background and aims – The coastal dry forests and woodlands of Cabo Delgado Province (Mozambique), part of the proposed Rovuma Centre of Endemism that is shared with coastal southern Tanzania, are known to support high numbers of endemic and highly range-restricted species. Here we investigate the taxonomic status of three taxa that were discovered and highlighted as potential novelties during botanical surveys of northeast Cabo Delgado in 2003–2012.Methods – This study was based on standard practices of herbarium taxonomy and morphological analyses. The conservation (extinction risk) assessments are based on application of the Categories and Criteria of the IUCN Red List. Key results – Three new species are described, all of which are currently thought to be endemic to Cabo Delgado Province and recorded from the area around the coastal town of Palma and/or inland along the lower Rovuma River Escarpment. Casearia celastroides I.Darbysh. & J.E.Burrows (Salicaceae), the smallest African member of its genus, is assessed as globally Endangered. Convolvulus goyderi J.R.I.Wood (Convolvulaceae), which, in contrast, has the largest flowers in its genus in tropical Africa, is known only from the type collection and is assessed as Data Deficient (DD) but could potentially be threatened. Vitex franceseana I.Darbysh. & Goyder (Lamiaceae) is also assessed as globally Endangered. Crossopetalum mossambicense I.Darbysh., a species previously thought to be endemic to Cabo Delgado, is reported for the first time in neighbouring southeast Tanzania. A review of new species discoveries from Mozambique since 2010 reveals that 26 species (one third of the newly published species) are derived from the forests and woodlands of the Rovuma Centre of Endemism, which is a critical area for plant conservation in Mozambique.

scholarly journals Isoetes dubsii and Isoetes santacruzensis, two new species from lowland areas in South America

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Jovani B. de S. Pereira ◽  
José Tasso F. Guimaraes ◽  
Maurício T. C. Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Brazilian Pantanal

Isoetes dubsiisp. nov. and I. santacruzensissp. nov., two new species from lowland areas in South America, are described, illustrated and compared to similar species. Isoetes dubsii can be distinguished from other species of the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands by a set of characters including leaves that are long, flexuous and trigonal in transverse section, tri-lobate stems, rudimentary velum, pustulate megaspores of 310‒390 µm diameter and laesurae of the megaspore at least four times wider than high. Isoetes santacruzensis has flexuous, filiform leaves, 0.4–0.8 mm wide at mid length and reaching up to 15 cm long, black or reddish-black sporangia, sclerified phyllopodia and sparsely verrucate megaspores of 320‒390 µm in diameter. We also include a key for species from the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands and Bolivia and spore images for all species that are discussed. Isoetes dubsii and I. santacruzensis are only known from their type localities and they may deserve special attention concerning their conservation status. However, based on our current knowledge on these species and according to IUCN Red List criteria, they are assessed here as data deficient (DD).

scholarly journals Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 1-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia B. Páez ◽  
Santiago R. Ron
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
A New Species

Pristimantis is the most diverse genus of tetrapods comprising 532 described species. It contains a large number of morphologically cryptic species that are being discovered with the assistance of genetic evidence. We use molecular, morphological, bioacoustic, and environmental data to assess the phylogenetic relationships and determine the species within an Andean clade of Pristimantis, which is distributed from central Ecuador to northern Peru. We assign to this clade the name Huicundomantis and propose it as a subgenus. Our results show that Huicundomantis is composed of two large clades which we name as the P.phoxocephalus species group and the P.cryptomelas species group. Huicundomantis is composed of 28 species of which 12 have been described and 16 are new. We describe 11 of these undescribed species. The most effective characters to discriminate among species are DNA sequences, qualitative morphology, and advertisement calls. Morphometric and environmental characters are not very useful to define species limits. We clarify the identity of P.riveti and show that populations from southern Ecuador traditionally ascribed to P.riveti are a new species, P.lutzaesp. nov. We also show that P.prometeii is a junior synonym of P.hampatusami. The current diversity and geographic distribution of Huicundomantis are consistent with a model of allopatric speciation. All species have a restricted distribution range (less than 4330 km2) and are assigned to the Red List categories Data Deficient or threatened with extinction. We provide new reasons to increase conservation efforts for these species and their habitat. Taking our results into account, Pristimantis species richness in Ecuador increases from 211 to 221 species, and the number of species endemic to Ecuador from 119 to 129.

A taxonomic revision of Atelopus pachydermus, and description of two new (extinct?) species of Atelopus from Ecuador (Anura: Bufonidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1557 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIS A. COLOMA ◽  
STEFAN LÖTTERS ◽  
WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN ◽  
ALFONSO MIRANDA-LEIVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Peruvian Andes ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

Atelopus pachydermus is redescribed on the basis of the retraced holotype and recently collected specimens. Comparisons with the holotype confirmed that this species occurs neither in Pacific Colombia, nor in the northeastern Cordillera of Ecuador, as proposed by previous authors. It occurs in the northwestern Andes of Peru and adjacent Ecuador. Populations from the Cordillera Oriental in northern Ecuador (some of them previously allocated to A. pachydermus) are described as a new species, which is distinguished from other Atelopus by size, coloration, and by having white digital pads that contrast with adjacent black phalanges. In addition, a population of Atelopus from the Andes of southwestern Ecuador, previously included in the Atelopus bomolochos complex, and having an aqua blue iris is described as a new species. We include osteological data of both new species. Predictions of numbers of species of Atelopus to be discovered and described, as well as of numbers for Ecuadorian amphibian diversity, indicates that these faunas are yet largely undescribed. Because recent records of A. pachydermus and the two new species are lacking despite search efforts, we assume that they are possibly extinct, similar to many other Andean Atelopus. Thus, we categorize these species either aspossibly extinct or, applying IUCN Red List criteria, as Critically Endangered. Current evidence suggests that amphibian extinctions in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes have been more drastic than previously recognized.

scholarly journals The Arthropod Fauna of Oak (Quercus spp., Fagaceae) Canopies in Norway

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Karl H. Thunes ◽  
Geir E. E. Søli ◽  
Csaba Thuróczy ◽  
Arne Fjellberg ◽  
Stefan Olberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Arthropod Fauna ◽  
Canopy Fogging ◽  
Oak Tree ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Biodiversity Information

(1) We document the invertebrate fauna collected from 24 oak canopies in east and west Norway as a contribution to the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre’s ‘The Norwegian Taxonomy Initiative’. (2) A snap-shot inventory of the canopies was recorded by means of emitting a mist of natural pyrethrum into the canopies at night using a petrol-driven fogger and collecting the specimens in butterfly nets spread on the ground under the canopy. (3) Almost the entire catch of more than 6800 specimens was identified to 722 species. Out of 92 species new to the Norwegian fauna, 21 were new to science and, additionally, 15 were new to the Nordic fauna. Diptera alone constituted nearly half of the species represented, with 61 new records (18 new species). Additionally, 24 Hymenoptera (one new species), six oribatid mites (two new species) and one Thysanoptera were new to the Norwegian fauna. (4) Our study emphasizes the importance of the oak tree as a habitat both for a specific fauna and occasional visitors, and it demonstrates that the canopy fogging technique is an efficient way to find the ‘hidden fauna’ of Norwegian forests. The low number of red listed species found reflects how poor the Norwegian insect fauna is still studied. Moreover, the implication of the IUCN red list criteria for newly described or newly observed species is discussed.

scholarly journals Systematics of Pholidobolus lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 954 ◽  
pp. 109-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Parra ◽  
Pedro M. Sales Nunes ◽  
Omar Torres-Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Distribution Ranges ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Scientific Collections

Four new species of Pholidobolus lizards are described from poorly explored areas in the Andes of southern Ecuador based on morphological and genetic evidence. Among other morphological characters, Pholidobolus sameksp. nov. and P. condorsp. nov. differ from their congeners in having green dorsolateral stripes on head. Males of P. condorsp. nov. differ from those of P. sameksp. nov. in having reddish flanks and venter. P. dolichoderessp. nov. is distinguished by having a long neck, with more scales between orbit and tympanum, whereas P. fascinatussp. nov. is distinguished by lacking enlarged medial scales on collar and a conspicuous vertebral stripe. In addition, the phylogenetic position of the new species is inferred using DNA sequences of mitochondrial and nuclear genes. The phylogeny supports strongly monophyly of each of the new species and renders P. macbrydei paraphyletic and split into six subclades. Available data suggest that the new species have restricted distribution ranges (< 100 km2 each), and it is proposed that their classification be as Data Deficient or Critically Endangered species. The results reveal unexpected levels of diversity within Pholidobolus in the Andes of southern Ecuador and highlight the importance of improving scientific collections and conservation efforts in this area.

Carex maolanensis (Cyperaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 525 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
XIXI ZHANG ◽  
ZHENGMING YAO ◽  
HUILI MENG ◽  
YUNFEI DENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species

Carex maolanensis, a new species of Cyperaceae is described and illustrated from Guizhou, China. The new species belongs to sect. Decorae, and it is similar to C. jizhuangensis, but differs in having short rhizome, 3–7 spikes per node, terminal spikes androgynous, female glumes awned. The morphology of perigynium and achene of C. maolanensis and C. jizhuangensis is compared. According to the IUCN Red List criteria, it may be turned out to Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), however, for the present, it is better to be classified as Data Deficient (DD) because the field survey for the species is necessary. A revised identification key to the species of sect. Decorae from China is provided.

scholarly journals Diversity of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the northern Cordillera Central, Peru, with the descriptions of two new species

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
William E. Duellman ◽  
Pablo J. Venegas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Cordillera Central ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Smooth Skin ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
High Elevations ◽  
One New Species

Two new species of Gastrotheca are represented by adult females, genomic data of these are included in a phylogenetic analysis, whereby they are placed in the northern clade of the subgenus Gastrotheca. One new species, G. spectabilis, is unique within the genus in having a color pattern consisting of white labial, rostral, and canthal stripes. The second new species, G. oresbios, has a dorsal color pattern of dark paravertebral markings and canthal stripe, but no pale labial stripe; thus it resembles G. abdita, which differs by having an inner tarsal fold, a wider interorbital distance, and smooth skin on the dorsum lacking scattered tubercles as in G. oresbios. Of the nine species of Gastrotheca in the northern Cordillera Central, only G. spectabilis, G. ossilaginis, and G. oresbios lack an inner tarsal fold. The third species is represented by two juveniles; it is briefly described but not named. Of the nine species of Gastrotheca known from the high elevations in the northern part of the Cordillera Central in northern Peru, only two are members of the subgenus Duellmania that occurs principally north of the Huancabamba Depression. Only one of the nine species of species of Gastrotheca in the northern part of the Cordillera Central is shared with the Cordillera Occidental in Peru, and none of the species is shared with the Ecuadorian ranges of the Andes

Diatoms of the genus Navicula of Lake Teletskoye (Altai) and some rivers of its basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-278
Author(s):  
D. A. Chudaev
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Diatom Species ◽  
Lake Teletskoye ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species

As a result of study of 18 samples, collected in Lake Teletskoye and inflowing rivers in 1992–1995, 34 diatom species of the genus Navicula Bory were found. Among them 21 taxa are new for the studied region, 7 species (Navicula arkona, N. hangaica, N. cf. pseudoreinhardtii, N. ricardae, N. scaniae, N. schweigeri, N. suecicarum) are recorded for the first time in Russia. One new species (N. pseudoharmoniae sp. nov.) is described. It is compared with N. harmoniae and N. digitoconvergens.

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