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A new diploid species belonging to the Odontophrynus americanus species group (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Espinhaço range, Brazil
(Magnolia Press, 2017-10-06)
The Odontophrynus americanus species group is a complex of diploid and tetraploid species hardly distinguished by morphological characters. It currently consists of three allopatric diploid species (i.e. O. cordobae, O. ...
Hyla prasina Burmeister, 1856 meets the requirements of Article 23.9.1 of the Code for a reversal of precedence over Hyla quoyi Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 (Anura, Hylidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2018-07-04)
In a recent work, Ohler and Dubois (2018) discussed the correct application of Article 23.9 of the Code (Anonymous,1999; 2012) and illustrated it with some concrete cases in which the authors considered that the Article ...
When the cure kills—CBD limits biodiversity research : national laws fearing biopiracy squelch taxonomy studies
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2018-06-29)
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) commits its 196 nation parties to conserve biological diversity, use its components sustainably, and share fairly and equitably the benefits from the utilization of genetic ...
A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leiuperinae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil
(PeerJ Inc., 2018-05-16)
We describe a new anuran species of the genus Pseudopaludicola that inhabits sandy areas in resting as associated to the Atlantic Forest biome in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The new species is characterized by: ...
Uncovering cryptic diversity does not end : a new species of leaf-eared mouse, genus Phyllotis (Rodentia, Cricetidae), from Central Sierras of Argentina
(De Gruyter, 2022-03-16)
Based on previously published molecular (mitochondrial) and herein provided morphological (qualitative and quantitative data) evidence, we describe a new species of leaf-eared mouse of the genus Phyllotis. The new species
is ...
Genetic relationship among paspalum species of the subgenus anachyris : taxonomic and evolutionary implications
(Elsevier, 2014-10-01)
Paspalum is one of the most important genera of the Poaceae family due to its large number of species anddiversity. The subgenus Anachyris comprises six species mainly from South America grouped together bysharing rare ...
Phylogenetic relationships among cryptic species of the phyllotis xanthopygus complex (rodentia, cricetidae)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, 2021-01-12)
The leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis xanthopygus (Waterhouse 1837) is a widely distributed sigmodontine rodent in South America, with populations ranging from central Peru to southern Argentina and Chile. Previous morphological ...