查看更多>>摘要：We describe a new species of the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus from northwestern Laos, based on a recent collection from Vientiane Province. Cyrtodactylus pageli sp. n. is distinguished from the remaining bent-toed-geckos by the combination of the following characters: snout-vent length up to 81.8 mm; 9-12 supralabials; 9 infralabials; 9-14 rows of dorsal tubercles; no distinct lateral body fold; 41-46 midbody ventrals; precloacal pores present in both sexes (males 4, females 5 or 6); no precloacal groove; femoral scales not distinctly enlarged; no femoral pores; subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe 19-26; subcaudals transversally enlarged; dark nuchal band, followed by a transversal row of dark neck blotches (rarely forming an additional transversal neck band) in-between nuchal band and first body band; 5 in part irregular dark dorsal bands between limb insertions plus transversal band between hind limbs; tail with banded pattern.
Oliver, PaulKrey, KeliopasMumpuniRichards, Stephen ....
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查看更多>>摘要：We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus from lower montane forests on the Torricelli and Foja Mountain ranges of northern New Guinea. Cyrtodactylus boreoclivus sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other described Cyrtodactylus by the combination of moderately large size (SVL 104-109 mm), males with pores extending to the knee and arranged in independent precloacal and femoral series, transversely enlarged subcaudal scales, and dorsal pattern consisting of five to seven indistinct transverse dark bands. The known distribution of this species is similar to many other vertebrate taxa apparently restricted to isolated ranges within the North Papuan Mountains, and supports the biogeographic association of these poorly known upland areas.
查看更多>>摘要：Two new species of cirolanid isopods, Baharilana kiabii sp. nov. from the western coasts of Qeshm Island and Cirolana tarahomii sp. nov. from the northern cost of Kish Island and the western coasts of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf are described. Baharilana kiabii sp. nov. is characterized by pleonite 5 with a median projection and a pleotelson with two longitudinal, parallel ridges and small tubercles on the dorsal surface. Cirolana tarahomii sp. nov. is distinguished by a lateral margins of the frontal lamina converging slightly towards the base, the distal margin is extended with a narrowly rounded apex; appendix masculina distally acute with bifid apex, pleotelson with a broadly rounded apex and 8 marginal robust setae, uropodal rami not deeply bifid.
Choi, Joong KiClamp, John C.Al-Rasheid, Khaled A. S.Song, Weibo ....
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查看更多>>摘要：The significant similarity of congeners and an accumulation of inaccurate descriptions or misinterpretations in previous studies can make it difficult to separate species of peritrich ciliates from one another. Isolates collected from Chinese coastal waters allowed investigation and redescription of three marine species of peritrichs, Zoothamnium plumula Kahl, 1933, Z. nii Ji et al., 2005 and Z. wangi Ji et al., 2005, emphasizing in particular details of characters observed in vivo, infraciliature and comparisons with morphologically similar congeners. Brief redescriptions based on new material also are provided for two other marine peritrichs, Pseudovorticella bidulphiae (Stiller, 1939) Ji et al., 2009 and P. marina (Greeff, 1870) Ji et al., 2009.
DANIEL CUNHA PASSOSDANIEL CASSIANO LIMADIVA MARIA BORGES-NOJOSA
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查看更多>>摘要：A new species of Tropidurus of the semitaeniatus group is described from northeastern Brazil. Tropidurus sp. nov. is morphologically similar to other species of the group in the marked dorsoventral flattening of the body, and the presence of a seriesof sublabial shields that are larger than the adjacent scales. It is distinguished by a single middorsal longitudinal light stripe that extends from the snout to the scapular region. The new species appears to have the largest body size of the group. Thenew species inhabits the Vale do Jaguaribe, in the eastern part of the state of Ceara, where there are many fissured rocky outcrops surrounded by hypoxerophytic caatinga vegetation.
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