- Discription of a new Frog-species from Java :
https://www.researchgate.net/public...tral_Java_Allied_to_T_horridum_Boulenger_1903
https://www.researchgate.net/public...tral_Java_Allied_to_T_horridum_Boulenger_1903
Newly Discovered/Described Species 2023
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- Discription of a new species of Trapdoor spider from China :
A new trapdoor spider of Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 from southern China (Araneae, Halonoproctidae)
A new trapdoor spider of Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 from southern China (Araneae, Halonoproctidae)
New butterfly-species found in Australia :
'Quite rare' discovery of new butterfly species in the mountains of Canberra and southeastern NSW | About Regional
'Quite rare' discovery of new butterfly species in the mountains of Canberra and southeastern NSW | About Regional
- Discription of a new species of Deepwater catshark from Australia :
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.15415
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.15415
A new species of sand snake - African Horn Sand Snake (Psammophis cornusafricae).
"Diversity of Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae, Psammophis) in the Horn of Africa, with the description of a new species from Somalia" Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(2):345-361
"Diversity of Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae, Psammophis) in the Horn of Africa, with the description of a new species from Somalia" Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(2):345-361
It's not every day that a new species of cat is described...
Abstract
In 1989, a skin of a small spotted cat, from the Galeras Volcano in southern Colombia (Nariño Department), was donated to the Instituto Alexander von Humboldt (identification, ID 5857) at Villa de Leyva (Boyacá Department, Colombia). Although originally classified as Leopardus tigrinus, its distinctiveness merits a new taxonomic designation. The skin is distinct from all known L. tigrinus holotypes as well as from other Leopardus species. Analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes from 44 felid specimens (including 18 L. tigrinus and all the current known species of the genus Leopardus), the mtND5 gene from 84 felid specimens (including 30 L. tigrinus and all the species of the genus Leopardus), and six nuclear DNA microsatellites (113 felid specimens of all the current known species of the genus Leopardus) indicate that this specimen does not belong to any previously recognized Leopardus taxon. The mtND5 gene suggests this new lineage (the Nariño Cat as we name it) is a sister taxon of Leopardus colocola. The mitogenomic and nuclear DNA microsatellite analyses suggest that this new lineage is the sister taxon to a clade formed by Central American and trans-Andean L. tigrinus + (Leopardus geoffroyi + Leopardus guigna). The temporal split between the ancestor of this new possible species and the most recent ancestor within Leopardus was dated to 1.2–1.9 million years ago. We consider that this new unique lineage is a new species, and we propose the scientific name Leopardus narinensis.
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Genes | Free Full-Text | Morphological and Genetics Support for a Hitherto Undescribed Spotted Cat Species (Genus Leopardus; Felidae, Carnivora) from the Southern Colombian Andes (mdpi.com)
Abstract
In 1989, a skin of a small spotted cat, from the Galeras Volcano in southern Colombia (Nariño Department), was donated to the Instituto Alexander von Humboldt (identification, ID 5857) at Villa de Leyva (Boyacá Department, Colombia). Although originally classified as Leopardus tigrinus, its distinctiveness merits a new taxonomic designation. The skin is distinct from all known L. tigrinus holotypes as well as from other Leopardus species. Analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes from 44 felid specimens (including 18 L. tigrinus and all the current known species of the genus Leopardus), the mtND5 gene from 84 felid specimens (including 30 L. tigrinus and all the species of the genus Leopardus), and six nuclear DNA microsatellites (113 felid specimens of all the current known species of the genus Leopardus) indicate that this specimen does not belong to any previously recognized Leopardus taxon. The mtND5 gene suggests this new lineage (the Nariño Cat as we name it) is a sister taxon of Leopardus colocola. The mitogenomic and nuclear DNA microsatellite analyses suggest that this new lineage is the sister taxon to a clade formed by Central American and trans-Andean L. tigrinus + (Leopardus geoffroyi + Leopardus guigna). The temporal split between the ancestor of this new possible species and the most recent ancestor within Leopardus was dated to 1.2–1.9 million years ago. We consider that this new unique lineage is a new species, and we propose the scientific name Leopardus narinensis.
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Genes | Free Full-Text | Morphological and Genetics Support for a Hitherto Undescribed Spotted Cat Species (Genus Leopardus; Felidae, Carnivora) from the Southern Colombian Andes (mdpi.com)
A new shark species - the Painted Horn Shark Heterodontus marshallae
- White, W.T., Mollen, F.M., O’Neill, H.L., Yang, L. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2023): Species in Disguise: A New Species of Hornshark from Northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity, 15 (7): 849.
- Three new species of loach described from the Iberian Peninsula.
- Cobitis almadae Doadrio et al., 2023
- Cobitis atlantica Doadrio et al., 2023
- Cobitis mellaria Doadrio & Perea, 2023
Another new shark - Squalus longispinis
- Fricke, R., Durville, P., Potin, G. & Mulochau, T. (2023): Squalus longispinis, a new species of spurdog (Elasmobranchii: Squalidae) from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean . Taxa, 2: ad23203. 21pp.
Two new West African catfishes - one of them named after Frodo Baggins...
- Schmidt, R.C., Bragança, P.H.N., Friel, J.P., Pezold, F., Tweddle, D., Bart, H.L., Jr. (2023): Two New Species of Suckermouth Catfishes (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) from Upper Guinean Forest Streams in West Africa.
- Chiloglanis fortuitus and Chiloglanis frodobagginsi Ichthyology & Herpetology, 111 (3): 376-389.
Technically one species and a subspecies.
- Discription of 7 new Leaf insect-species from Asia :
On seven undescribed leaf insect species revealed within the recent “Tree of Leaves” (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)
On seven undescribed leaf insect species revealed within the recent “Tree of Leaves” (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)
A new species of Leaf-tailed gecko from Madagascar :
New species of leaf-tailed gecko discovered in Madagascar
New species of leaf-tailed gecko discovered in Madagascar
2 new Planigale-species discovered in Australia :
Australia's newly discovered marsupials barely tip the scales
Australia's newly discovered marsupials barely tip the scales
The latest issue of the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (volume 71) includes descriptions of several new species, including 2 frogs (Amolops truongi and Litoria azuroscelis), a moray eel (Uropterygius cyamommatus), a fighting fish (Betta andrei), and various crabs.
New Wrasse-species discovered ... at a fish-market in the Philippines :
https://www.panaynews.net/newly-dis...gk3n7efW_ZnvcYPzMa5HxH6Un_57SISRklVl6uoVmlKtE
https://www.panaynews.net/newly-dis...gk3n7efW_ZnvcYPzMa5HxH6Un_57SISRklVl6uoVmlKtE
- Discription of 2 new Planigale-species from Australia :
View of <strong>Hiding in plain sight: two new species of diminutive marsupial (Dasyuridae: <em>Planigale</em>) from the Pilbara, Australia</strong>
View of <strong>Hiding in plain sight: two new species of diminutive marsupial (Dasyuridae: <em>Planigale</em>) from the Pilbara, Australia</strong>
- Discription of a new Tarantula-species from Thailand :
A new electric-blue tarantula species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsh, 1892 from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)
A new electric-blue tarantula species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsh, 1892 from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)