Newly discovered / described species 2016

[Chlidonias]

Another article about the new species ( here with another genus-name ? ) :

New amphibian species found in SW China - Global Times

it's interesting, there are two different papers on Zootaxa by the same author using different generic names.

Leptolalax is the first paper: A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mt. Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China | YANG | Zootaxa

Leptobrachium is the second paper: A new species of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, China | YANG | Zootaxa

I may look into that later, for my own interest's sake!

 

[Surroundx]

Doffitt, Christopher H. (2016). Rediscovery of Triosteum perfoliatum in Louisiana. Phytoneuron 56: 1-2.

 

[Surroundx]

Kolte, Ratuja Rajendra et al. (2016). Rediscovery and lectotypification of Lepidagathis clavata (Acanthaceae), a steno-endemic species from the northern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 265(3): 297-300. [Abstract]

 

[Surroundx]

Plášek, V. et al. (2016). Rediscovery of the epiphytic moss Ulota coarctata (Orthotrichaceae) in Poland. Polish Botanical Journal 61(1): 99-105.

 

[Surroundx]

Rajeshkumar, K.C., S.D Marathe, S.S. Lad, D.K. Maurya, S.K. Singh and S.V. Swami. (2016). Rediscovery of Penicillium paradoxum (Ascomycete: Aspergillaceae) from Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(6): 8919-8922.

 

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Uchida, Kei et al. (2016). Rediscovery of Celes akitanus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from semi-natural grasslands in Japan. Entomological Science 19(2): 89-96. [Abstract]

 

[Surroundx]

Gristina, Emilio Di et al. (2016). Rediscovery of Hieracium nebrodense (Asteraceae), a little-known endemic of Sicily (Italy). Phytotaxa 265(1): 59-66. [Abstract]

 

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Ragavan, P. et al. (2016). The rediscovery of Brownlowia tersa (L.) Kosterm. (Malvaceae), from the Andaman Islands, India — a Near Threatened mangrove species. Check List 12(3): 1897.

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstrackt of the discription of a new species of Freshwater stingray from Brazil :
Potamotrygon rex, a new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray  (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the middle and upper rio Tocantins, Brazil, closely allied to Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855) | CARVALHO | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new species of Morey eel from the Bay of Bengal :
A new species of elongate unpatterned moray eel of the genus Gymnothorax (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from the Bay of Bengal | MOHAPATRA | Zootaxa

 

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Soibam, Baleshwor Singh, Huidrom, Harmenn and Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh. (2016). A century later: Tricolored Pied Flat Coladenia indrani uposathra Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) and Crenulate Oakblue Apporasa atkinsoni Hewitson, 1869 (Lycaenidae: Theclinae) reported from Manipur, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(7): 9030-9033.

 

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Duarte, Paulo R. M. and Grossi, Paschoal C. (In Press, 2016). Rediscovery of Bothynus cribrarius (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Dynastinae, Pentodontini): description of the male and precise location data. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2016.07.001

 

[Surroundx]

Rawat, D. S., Rana, C. S., Singh, H. and Karnatak, M. (2016). Gentiana saginoides Burkill (Magnoliopsida: Gentianales: Gentianaceae) rediscovered from Sunderdhunga Valley in Uttarakhand 155 years after description: notes on its population status. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(7): 9048-9052.

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of the first unisexual Liolaemus-lizard species from Argentina :
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Abstract of the discription of a new genus and new species of Blind sleeper from Mexico :
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Abstract of the discription of a new Whipray from the Indian Ocean :
Maculabatis ambigua sp. nov., a new whipray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Western Indian Ocean | LAST | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new fish-species from Oman :
Garra sindhi , a new species from the Jebel Samhan Nature Reserve in Oman (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) | LYON | Zootaxa

 

[Chlidonias]

it's interesting, there are two different papers on Zootaxa by the same author using different generic names.

Leptolalax is the first paper: A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mt. Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China | YANG | Zootaxa

Leptobrachium is the second paper: A new species of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, China | YANG | Zootaxa

I may look into that later, for my own interest's sake!

now that I have had an opportunity to look into this better - they are in fact two different species. I think it is a rather unfortunate choice in using the same specific name for both, given that certain species of the family have been placed in both Leptolalax and Leptobrachium.

Photos of both species can be seen on these pages:
Leptobrachium: Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Leptobrachium tengchongense • A New Species of the Genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, Yunnan, China
Leptolalax: Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Leptolalax tengchongensis • A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mt. Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China

 

[vogelcommando]

now that I have had an opportunity to look into this better - they are in fact two different species. I think it is a rather unfortunate choice in using the same specific name for both, given that certain species of the family have been placed in both Leptolalax and Leptobrachium.

Photos of both species can be seen on these pages:
Leptobrachium: Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Leptobrachium tengchongense • A New Species of the Genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, Yunnan, China
Leptolalax: Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Leptolalax tengchongensis • A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mt. Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China

Thanks for putting some time in this "problem", really stange, confusing and not very smart to give 2 new, relative closely releated species the same specific name, the more because the come from the same region and are discribed in the same year.

 

[Dassie rat]

New species of fossil dolphin found - BBC News has information about a skull that may represent an Oligocene relative of the South Asian river dolphin.