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| 12:05a | [Herpetology • 2024] Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus • Morphology and Molecular Systematics support A New Species of Pseudogonatodes (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) from Venezuela with a remarkable telescoped skull
Abstract We describe a new species of miniaturized gecko (genus Pseudogonatodes) from the Peninsula de Paria in northeastern Venezuela. Externally, the new species resembles Pseudogonatodes furvus and Pseudogonatodes manessi, from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia and the Central Coastal Range in Venezuela, respectively; however, it differs from these species in terms of molecular genetic data (12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and c-mos), osteological characters, and scale counts. The new species is unique in skull osteology, and we adopt the term ‘telescoped’ from the literature to describe the overlap of bones in the snout, in particular the premaxilla fully separating the nasal bones and contacting the frontal bone. The new species is also the only known species of Pseudogonatodes with fused parietal bones. Using molecular data, we present the first phylogeny of Pseudogonatodes, including six of the nine species in the genus. The new species is sister to P. manessi, which is consistent with biogeographical patterns in the mountainous areas of northern Venezuela. The phylogenetic results also indicate that Pseudogonatodes guianensis is non-monophyletic and raise the possibility of resurrecting the name Pseudogonatodes amazonicus. However, large sampling gaps in Amazonia prevent us from rigorously assessing species limits and proposing a taxonomic change. gecko, micro-computed tomography scan, montane forests, Peninsula de Paria, reptile, skeleton, sphaerodactyl, taxonomy   
Walter E. Schargel, Cristian Hernández-Morales, Juan D. Daza, Michael J. Jowers, Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa, Mayke De Freitas, Kathryn A. Sullivan, Tony Gamble, Aaron M. Bauer and Gilson A. Rivas. 2024. Morphology and Molecular Systematics support A New Species of Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) from Venezuela with a remarkable telescoped skull. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202(2); zlae120. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae120 | ||||||
| 12:13a | [Mammalogy • 2024] Murina yushuensis • A New Dpecies of Tube-nosed Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murina) from Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China
Abstract In 2018, an adult male of a small-sized Tube-nosed Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murina) was captured at an arid cave located on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in Yushu City, Qinghai Province, China. Despite external morphological similarities with those of M. harpioloides and M. chrysochaetes, the individual in question displays explicit craniodental differences that distinguish it from either species. Morphological and morphometric evidence, coupled with phylogenetic analyses utilizing the mitochondrial COI gene, confirmed that it represents a distinct and still unknown species of Murina, described herewith as M. yushuensis sp. nov. Our research highlights the importance of future surveys aimed at exploring cryptic species diversity in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and adjacent under-surveyed regions. morphometrics, Murininae, phylogeny, systematics, taxonomy
Xiaoyun Wang, Xuesong Han, Gábor Csorba, Yi Wu, Huaiqing Chen, Xiang Zhao, Zhengyi Dong, Wenhua Yu and Zhi Lu. 2024. A New Dpecies of Tube-nosed Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murina) from Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China. Journal of Mammalogy. gyae104. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyae104  本研究于2018年在中国青海玉树1个河流旁的干燥洞穴中捕获1只雄性小型管鼻蝠（翼 | ||||||
| 1:53p | [Mollusca • 2020] Diplommatina fusiformis, D. burapha, ... • A Review of Diplommatina Species (Gastropoda: Diplommatinidae) in eastern Thailand with the Descriptions of Five New Species
Abstract Background: Microsnails in the genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 from eastern Thailand are revised, based on the collection of the Zoological Research Collection, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand and on recently-collected materials. New information: Five new species, Diplommatina burapha sp. n., D. chadathongae sp. n., D. chantaburiensis sp. n., D. fusiformis sp. n. and D. khwantongae sp. n., are described as new to science. The geographic distribution of these eastern species is presented. Keywords: Diplommatina, Diplommatinidae, taxonomy, Thailand
 Pongrat Dumrongrojwattana, Chanakarn Kamtuptim and Koraon Wongkamhaeng. 2020. A Review of Diplommatina Species in eastern Thailand with the Descriptions of Five New Species. Biodiversity Data Journal. 8: e57689. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e57689 สด ๆ ร้อน ๆ หอยกระสวยจิ๋วชนิดใหม่ของโลก 5 ชนิด จากภาคตะวันออก ได้แก่ 1. หอยกระสวยจิ๋วบูรพา (Diplommatina burapha Dumrongrojwattana, Kamtuptim & Wongkamhaeng, 2020) จากจังหวัดสระแก้ว ตั้งตามภูมิภาคที่พบ คือ ภาคตะวันออกและสอดคล้องกับชื่อมหาวิทยาลัย 2. หอยกระสวยจิ๋วชฎาทอง (Diplommatina chadathongae Kamtuptim et al., 2020 in Dumrongrojwattana et al., 2020) หอยชนิดนี้ตั้งชื่อเพื่อเป็นเกียรติและระล 3. หอยกระสวยจิ๋วจันทบุรี (Diplommatina chantaburiensis Dumrongrojwattana et al., 2020) ตั้งชื่อตามจังหวัดจันทบุรี ที่ซึ่งพบหอยกระสวยจิ๋วชนิดนี้เป็นครั้งแร 4. หอยกระสวยจิ๋ว (Diplommatina fusiformis Dumrongrojwattana et al., 2020) ตั้งชื่อตามรูปทรงเปลือกหอยที่เป็นทรงกระส 5. หอยกระสวยจิ๋วคณิตา (Diplommatina khwantongae Dumrongrojwattana et al., 2020) ตั้งชื่อให้เป็นเกียรติและแสดงความระลึกถึ ผลการศึกษาครั้งนี้ ทำให้จำนวนชนิดของหอยกระสวยจิ๋วในภาคตะวัน | ||||||
| 2:06p | [Mammalogy • 2024] Callosciurus concolor & Tamiops barbei • Lost in Synonymy: Integrative Species Delimitation reveals Two unrecognized Species of Southern Asian Tree Squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae: Callosciurinae)
Abstract We present a comprehensive integrative taxonomic review of Callosciurus caniceps and Tamiops mcclellandii as they are currently defined. This review combines published molecular evidence, craniodental morphometrics, pelage and bacular variation, evaluations of potential hybrid zones using museum specimens and citizen science photographs, and, for C. caniceps, bioacoustic evidence. Our findings lead to the recognition of two species that had been lost in synonymy and highlight future perspectives on species delimitation in Sciuridae. By comparing phenotypic differentiation across climatic and vegetation transitions and contextualizing our results with the evolutionary history of our study systems, we provide insights into distribution, ecogeographical patterns, and speciation drivers in Southeast Asian vertebrates. Keywords: Baculum, bioacoustics, biodiversity, citizen science, Mammalia, morphometrics, Southeast Asia, speciation, taxonomy Taxonomic revision: Based on our findings, which unite molecular phylogenetic (Hinckley et al. 2023a), morphological evidence described below and in previous studies (Pocock 1923; Moore and Tate 1965; Hayashida et al. 2006), and bioacoustic data (in C. caniceps sensu lato), we conclude that the populations of Callosciurus caniceps sensu lato inhabiting Sundaland, and Tamiops mcclellandii sensu lato populations to the east of the Himalayas and Arakan range, should be recognized as distinct species. We revalidate the specific status of Callosciurus concolor (Blyth, 1855) and Tamiops barbei (Blyth, 1847), as these names represent the earliest descriptions of these separately evolving lineages. Additionally, we provide emended diagnoses and detailed species comparisons for both taxa and their sister species. _2024-Hinckley_Maldonado_.jpg)
Callosciurus caniceps (Gray, 1842) Common name: Northern gray-bellied squirrel กระรอกปลายหางดำเหนือ Callosciurus concolor (Blyth, 1855) Common name: Southern gray-bellied squirrel กระรอกปลายหางดำใต้ _2024-Hinckley_Maldonado_.jpg) Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1839) Common name. Himalayan striped squirrel กระเล็นขนปลายหูสั้น Tamiops barbei (Blyth, 1847) Common name. Southeast Asian striped squirrel กระเล็น Arlo Hinckley, Jesús E. Maldonado, Noriko Tamura, Jennifer A. Leonard and Melissa T. R. Hawkins. 2024. Lost in Synonymy: Integrative Species Delimitation reveals Two unrecognized Species of Southern Asian Tree Squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae: Callosciurinae). Vertebrate Zoology. 74: 683-707. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/vz.74.e133467 _2024-Hinckley_Maldonado_.jpg) |
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