[Herpetology • 2014] Echinotriton maxiquadratus • A Missing Geographic Link...
Echinotriton maxiquadratus Hou, Wu, Yang, Zheng, Yuan & Li, 2014DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.1.5 | photo: ChungWeiYouAbstractDisjunct geographic distribution of a species or a group of species is the...
View Article[Paleontology • 2014] The Danek Edmontosaurus Bonebed: new insights on the...
A large, mature hadrosaurid Edmontosaurus regalis sporting an unusual head crest, surveys an open clearing within a late Cretaceous taxodiaceous conifer forest.CJES Special Issue 51(11)...
View Article[Ornithology • 2014] Morphological and Behavioral Evidence of Batesian...
AbstractBecause predation is the main cause of avian nest failure, selection should favor strategies that reduce the probability of nest predation. We describe apparent Batesian mimicry in the...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Platypelis karenae • A New Phytotelmic Species of...
Platypelis karenaeRosa, Crottini, Noël, Rabibisoa, Raxworthy & Andreone, 2014 AbstractWe describe a new arboreal and diminutive species of the genus Platypelis from the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale...
View Article[PaleoIchthyology • 2014] Natgeosocus sorini • A New Genus of the Family...
Natgeosocus sorini Bannikov, 2014DOI: 10.1134/S0031030114060021AbstractA new genus and species of the lampridiform fish Natgeosocus sorini(Palaeocentrotidae) is described based on a single imprint of...
View Article[Paleontology • 2014] Qianzhousaurus sinensis • A New Clade of Asian Late...
two individuals of Qianzhousaurus sinensis and a small feathered dinosaur illustration: Chuang ZhaoThe iconic tyrannosaurids were top predators in Asia and North America during the latest Cretaceous,...
View Article[Crustacea • 2007] The Giant Freshwater Prawns of the Macrobrachium...
ABSTRACTThe present study of the giant freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii species group, examined a large series of wild-caught specimens from most of its known distribution. The results...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Varanus sparnus | Dampier Peninsula Goanna • A New...
Varanus sparnus Doughty, Kealley, Fitch & Donnellan, 2014museum.wa.gov.auABSTRACT Varanus lizards in Australia are moderately diverse and include a radiation of small-bodied species that occur in...
View Article[Ichthyology • 2007] Akihito vanuatu • A New Genus and New Species of...
Akihito vanuatuWatson, Keith & Marquet, 2007Based on characteristics of fin osteology, subfamily Sicydiinae is divided into two tribes. Sicydiini Gill, 1860 is defined as having a broad based...
View Article[Ichthyology • 2008] Akihito futuna• A New Species of Freshwater Goby...
Futuna's emperor | Akihito futunaKeith, Marquet & Watson, 2008[upper] A: Male, paratype MNHN 2006-0776; Futuna Island, Vanifao River; 15 Oct. 2004; Keith, Marquet, Sasal, Labrousse coll. (picture...
View Article[Herpetology / Behaviour • 2014] A Short Note on the Use of Humeral Spines...
Figure 1. Two male Espadarana prosoblepon as found grappling from the overhanging branch. Male A is on top, and male B is towards the bottom of the image. The white arrow indicates the blue humeral...
View Article[Herpetology / Behaviour • 2014] Jelly Secretion by a Foam-nesting Tree Frog...
Figure 5. Nineteen males of Chiromantis simus (15 are in picture frame and 4 just out side) surrounding a polyandrous foam nest, waiting for the female to join in amplexus. One old foam nest is also...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Rana neba • A New Brown Frog of the Genus Rana from...
Rana neba Ryuzaki, Hasegawa & Kuramoto, 2014Figure 2. Holotype of Rana neba sp. nov. (LABHU F2553): Dorsal view (A) and ventral view (B). SVL 45.1 mm.The Japanese brown frog from Nagano Prefecture,...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Kurixalus motokawai • A New Cryptic Tree Frog Species...
Kurixalus motokawai Nguyen, Matsui & Eto, 2014ABSTRACT A new species of the genus Kurixalus is described from the Central Highlands of Vietnam based on molecular phylogenetic and morphological...
View Article[Entomology • 2014] Giant Sticks from Vietnam and China, with Three New Taxa...
Phryganistria heusii yentuensis ‘In Copulo’AbstractTwo new species and one subspecies of Pharnaciini, belonging to two different genera, are described from Vietnam: one species and subspecies of...
View Article[Crustacea • 2014] To “bee” or not to be — on some Caridina Ornamental Shrimp...
Life coloration of (A)Caridina logemanni n. sp. from the type locality. (B–D) Caridina cantonensis (B) female from Lixi Town near Yingde, Guangdong Prov., China; (C) specimen from a stream at Ha Miu...
View Article[Crustacea • 2014] Cambarus (Puncticambarus) callainus • A New Species of...
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) callainus Thoma, Loughman & Fetzner, 2014DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3900.4.5AbstractCambarus (Puncticambarus) callainus, new species, is a stream-dwelling crayfish endemic to...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Cyrtodactylus celatus • Hiding in Plain Sight: A New...
Holotype ofCyrtodactylus celatus sp. nov. (BMNH 1926.10.30.45). [upper] (Top) Dorsal view. (Bottom) Ventral view. Units on the scale are in centimeters. [lower] (A) Lateral view of the head, to...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] New Ichthyophis Species from Indochina (Gymnophiona,...
AbstractCaecilians of the genus Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 are among the most poorly known amphibian taxa within Southeast Asia. Populations of Ichthyophis from the Indochina region (comprising...
View Article[Herpetology • 2014] Re-examination of Hemidactylus tenkatei van Lidth de...
ABSTRACT Recent herpetofaunal investigations in Timor-Leste revealed populations similar to Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845 in four of 13 districts. In order to properly identify these populations, we...
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