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Amphibians in Zootaxa: 20 years documenting the global diversity of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians
Zootaxa is a mega-journal that since its inception, 20 years ago, has contributed to the documentation of the planet?s biodiversity. Its role concerning terrestrial vertebrates has been crucial especially for amphibians, which are the most threatened class of vertebrates. As current editors of the Amphibia section, we reviewed the state of knowledge of taxonomic publications on amphibians over the last two decades (from 2001 to 2020). Our review reveals that 2,533 frogs, 259 salamanders, and 55 caecilians have been named in these 20 years, mainly in the tropical regions of South America, Asia, and Africa. More than half (57%) of these species descriptions were published in only 10 journals. At least 827 species of the new amphibians (29% of the total) were described in Zootaxa. This mega-journal has served also as a place of publication for monographs and systematic reviews, in addition to short articles documenting the vocalizations of anurans and the morphology of embryos and larvae. Its efficient evaluation process, the freedom of manuscript length, including full-color figures, and free of cost for the authors, has made Zootaxa a favorite for amphibian researchers. In an era of accelerating rates of biodiversity loss, documenting, describing, naming, and proposing evolutionary scenarios for species is, more than ever, an urgent task.Fil: Rivera Correa, Mauricio. Universidad de Antioquia; ColombiaFil: Baldo, Juan Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; ArgentinaFil: Vera Candioti, María Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Goyannes Dill Orrico, Victor. Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz; BrasilFil: Blackburn, David C.. University Of Florida. Florida Museum Of History; Estados UnidosFil: Castroviejo Fisher, Santiago. Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; BrasilFil: Chan, Kin Onn. National University of Singapore; SingapurFil: Gambale, Priscilla. Universidade Federal de Goiás; BrasilFil: Gower, David J.. Natural History Museum; Reino UnidoFil: Quah, Evan S. H.. National University of Singapore; SingapurFil: Rowley, Jodi J. L.. University of New South Wales; AustraliaFil: Twomey, Evan. Goethe Universitat Frankfurt; AlemaniaFil: Vences, Miguel. Technische Universitat Carolo Wilhelmina Zu Braunschweig.; Alemani
The description of the first rock-dwelling species of Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand.
A new species of rock-dwelling Leiolepis is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. Leiolepis glaurung sp. nov. can be differentiated from all other sexual species of Leiolepis by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted Leiolepis. Leiolepis glaurung sp. nov. demonstrates numerous ecological adaptations to survive in these rocky habitats. Leiolepis are known for their expandable flanks with bright display colors, however Leiolepis glaurung sp. nov. has reduced or no ability to expand its flanks. We hypothesize this is an adaptation to reduce their body diameter to better fit into smaller rocky burrows unlike the larger and deeper burrows constructed in looser soils by other Leiolepis species. This discovery increases the number of Leiolepis species in Thailand to six, and worldwide to 11
Tytthoscincus butleri
<i>Tytthoscincus butleri</i> (Boulenger, 1912) <p> <b>Distribution:</b> This species was previouls known only from Bukit Larut, Perak and Langkawi Island, Kedah but has now been reported from Penang Island (Grismer <i>et al.</i> 2017a) and Bukit Mertajam (Grismer <i>et al.</i> 2018a).</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
Tytthoscincus panchorensis Grismer, Muin, Wood, Anuar & Linkem 2016
<i>Tytthoscincus panchorensis</i> Grismer, Muin, Wood, Anuar & Linkem, 2016 <p> <b>Holotype and type locality:</b> Adult male (LSUHC 12511) from “Bukit Panchor, State Park, Pulau Pinang, Peninsular Malaysia (N 05°09'13.6", E 100°32'46.6"; 79 m elev.).”</p> <p> <b>Distribution:</b> Known only from the type locality.</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
Cnemaspis stongensis Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Chan, Quah &
<i>Cnemaspis stongensis</i> Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Chan, Quah & <p> <b>Pauwels, 2014</b></p> <p> <b>Holotype and type locality:</b> Adult male (LSUHC 11089) from “Kem Baha, Gunung Stong, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia (5°20.465 N, 101°58.001 E) at 461 m elevation.”</p> <p> <b>Distribution:</b> Known only from the type locality.</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 237, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
Tytthoscincus keciktuek Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Baizul-Hafasyam, Afiq-Shuhaim, Rizal & Quah 2018
<i>Tytthoscincus keciktuek</i> Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Baizul-Hafasyam, Afiq-Shuhaim, Rizal & Quah, 2018 <p> <b>Holotype and type locality:</b> Adult female (LSUHC 13859) from “along a small tributary of the Sungai Peres, Sekayu, Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu State, Peninsular Malaysia (4.9596° N, 102.9596° E; 74 m in elevation).”</p> <p> <b>Distribution:</b> Known only from the type locality however, it is likely to range throughout the entire riparian system of the Sekayu region (Grismer <i>et al.</i> 2018a).</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
Cyrtodactylus durio Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Muin, Chan, Grismer & Ahmad 2010
<i>Cyrtodactylus durio</i> Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Muin, Chan, Grismer & Ahmad, 2010 <p> <b>Distribution:</b> <i>Cyrtodactylus durio</i> is known from the type locality and Parit Buntar, Perak newly reported here.</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 238, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
Tytthoscincus jaripendek Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Izam, Norhayati 2017
<i>Tytthoscincus jaripendek</i> Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Izam, Norhayati, 2017a <p> <b>Holotype and type locality:</b> Adult male (LSUHC 11680) from “Robinson’s Falls, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (N 04°27.959′, E 101°23.129′; 1411 m in elevation).”</p> <p> <b>Distribution:</b> Known only from the type locality at Robinson’s Falls, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia but is likely to range more widely across the Cameron Highlands plateau.</p>Published as part of <i>Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2019, An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos, pp. 230-248 in Zootaxa 4545 (2)</i> on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2618805">http://zenodo.org/record/2618805</a>
An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos
Grismer, L. Lee, Quah, Evan S. H. (2019): An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos. Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230-248, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.
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