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[Ichthyology • 2014] Serrapinnus potiguar • A New Species of Serrapinnus...

Fig. 1. Serrapinnus potiguar, (a) holotype, male, MCP 48054, 26.6 mm SL, rio Ceará-Mirim, district of Umari, Taipu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; (b) paratype, female, UFRGS 9226, 29.7 mm SL, same data...

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[Ichthyology • 2014] Review of the Species of the Genus Serrapinnus...

AbstractSpecies of the genus Serrapinnus from the rio Tocantins-Araguaia basin are revised and three new species are described. Serrapinnus aster new species is diagnosed by the presence of...

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[Mollusca • 2014] The Land Snail Genus Pterocyclos Benson, 1832...

Fig. 3.A–D, Shell and operculum of Pterocyclos rupestris: A, lectotype UMZC 2359.1; B, paralectotype UMZC 2359.2; C, syntype of var. 3 UMZC 2359.3; D, operculum from same lot of the paralectotype...

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[Botany • 2014] Hoya rintzii • Taxonomic Revision of the Hoya mindorensis...

Hoya rintzii Rodda, Simonsson & S. Rahayu (2014)ABSTRACT The Hoya mindorensis complex is revised, types for the names involved are selected, and a new classification of the taxa is proposed. Hoya...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Insights into Himalayan Biogeography from Geckos: A...

Fig. 1. Map of the circum-Himalayan region showing sampling locations of Himalayan and Indo-Burmese Cyrtodactylus. Numbered localities are referenced in Table 1; multiple samples of a species are...

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[Herpetology • 2014] A Review of Northern Peruvian Glassfrogs...

Centrolene charapita Twomey, Delia & Castroviejo-Fisher. 2014ABSTRACT Peru is well known for amphibian diversity and endemism, yet there have been relatively few field studies of glassfrog...

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[Paleontology • 2014] Caiuajara dobruskii • Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur...

three ontogenetic (growth) stages of the new pterosaur Caiuajara dobruskiiThe skeletons of both adults and juvenile Caiuajara have bony protrusions in front of their eyes and crests on their heads....

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[BioGeography / Ornithology • 2013] On the Origin of Pantepui Montane Biotas:...

Tepui Toucanet or Whitely's toucanet Aulacorhynchus whitelianusillustration: John Gerrard Keulemans Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume 19 | en.wikipedia.orgABSTRACT To understand the...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Mexican Amber Anole Anolis electrum within A...

Figure 1. The hindlimb and abdomen of Anolis electrum (UCMP 68496), as revealed by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (HRXCT; A,) and light microscopy (B). The specimen mainly comprises an...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Anatomy, Histology, and Systematic Implications of the...

Figure 1. Appearance of caruncles in dorsal (top row), lateral (middle row), and frontal (bottom row) views of the four species of Limnonectes; Limnonectes dabanus (Smith, 1922), Limnonectes...

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[Ichthyology • 2014] Esox aquitanicus | Aquitanian pike | brochet aquitain •...

  Fig. 3. Holotype of Esox aquitanicus MNHN 2013-1246, 372 mm SL, coloration alive (a), and after fixation in formalin (b).AbstractThis integrative taxonomy study of French pikes compares morphological...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Sound Communication and Social Behavior in an Amazonian...

 adult Giant South American river turtle Podocnemis expansa. The turtle is the largest member of the side-necked turtle family and grows up to nearly 3 feet in length. photo: C. Ferrara/Wildlife...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Boophis ankarafensis • A New Species of the Boophis...

Boophis ankarafensisPenny, Andreone, Crottini, Holderied, Rakotozafy, Schwitzer & Rosa, 2014AbstractA new species of treefrog of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) is described from...

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[Mammalogy • 2014] The Reds and the Yellows: A Review of Asian Chrysopteron...

Myotis (Chrysopteron) formosusABSTRACT Chrysopteron Jentink, 1910 is 1 of the 7 subgenera of Myotis Kaup, 1829 recognized by Tate that traditionally comprises Asian and African species characterized by...

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[Primate • 2014] Conservation Genetics of the Philippine Tarsier [Tarsius...

Figure 1. Phylogeographic relationships of Tarsiussyrichta (see Appendix S1 for taxonomic summary) estimated from a combined, partitioned, RAxML ML analysis of mitochondrial (12S, CytB, ND2) gene...

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[Mollusca • 2014] ‘Charopa’ lafargei • A New, presumed narrowly Endemic...

 ABSTRACT ‘Charopa’ lafargei spec. nov. is described. It is apparently restricted to the isolated limestone hill Gunung Kanthan in Peninsular Malaysia. The hill is scheduled for quarrying by the...

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[Ornithology • 2014] Evolution of Sweet Taste Perception in Hummingbirds by...

A ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris feeds on mimosa flowers. Photograph by George Grall newswatch.nationalgeographic.comABSTRACTSensory systems define an animal's capacity for perception...

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[Crustacea • 2014] Geosesarma bintan & G. raj • Two New Species of...

Fig. 4. Geosesarma raj, new species, holotype, male, 11.8 × 10.9 mm (MZB Cru 3814, ex ZRC 2007.0676), Bintan Island. Colour in life (Photograph by: T. M. Leong).Abstract Specimens of land-dwelling...

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[Ichthyology • 2014] Macropharyngodon pakoko | Pakoko Wrasse • A New Species...

FIGURE 1. Male (top) and female (bottom) color patterns of Macropharyngodon pakoko: top USNM 409153, 72 mm SL, male, holotype; bottom USNM 409154, 60.0 mm SL, female, paratype.FIGURE 2. Radiograph of...

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[Herpetology • 2014] Limnonectes hikidai • Description of A New Species of...

Limnonectes hikidai Matsui & Nishikawa, 2014ABSTRACT A Southeast Asian dicroglossid frog, long known as Limnonectes laticeps, has recently been synonymized with L. khasianus. The Bornean population...

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