Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-19DOI: 10.15560/20.1.132
A. G. Pérez-Delgadillo, Rafael A. Lara-Reséndiz
{"title":"First record of Anolis sagrei Dumeril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata, Anolidae) in Sonora, northwestern Mexico","authors":"A. G. Pérez-Delgadillo, Rafael A. Lara-Reséndiz","doi":"10.15560/20.1.132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.132","url":null,"abstract":"Anolis sagrei is a lizard that naturally occurs on various islands of the Caribbean and in Central America. However, it has also been widely introduced in different countries around the world. In Mexico, it is present in seven states with tropical climate Here, we present the first record of A. sagrei from the Mexican state of Sonora.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139613349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-18DOI: 10.15560/20.1.126
Danial-Hariz Zainal Abidin, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Y. G. Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali, Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar
{"title":"Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948) (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae), Long Moray: a first record from Malaysia","authors":"Danial-Hariz Zainal Abidin, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Y. G. Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali, Nur Athirah Abdul Latiff, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar","doi":"10.15560/20.1.126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.126","url":null,"abstract":"We report the first record of Gymnothorax longinquus (Whitley, 1948), Long Moray, (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae), from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A single specimen was collected during a bottom-trawl survey in the exclusive economic zone off Malaysia in the South China Sea. Gymnothorax longinquus was previously recorded from populations in Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. We present detailed morphometric and meristic data, along with brief diagnostic characters.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139616249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-17DOI: 10.15560/20.1.53
Y. G. Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali, Siti Asmal Mat Piah, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar
{"title":"First record of Double-lined Mackerel, Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) (Scombriformes, Scombridae) from Peninsular Malaysia","authors":"Y. G. Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali, Siti Asmal Mat Piah, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar","doi":"10.15560/20.1.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.53","url":null,"abstract":"Three individuals of Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), Double‑lined Mackerel, were recorded in local fish market in Terengganu, Malaysia. Although in Malaysia G. bilineatus previously has been recorded from East Malaysia, the species has not been recorded from Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, the specimens described herein represents the first record of G. bilineatus from Peninsular Malaysia. Detailed morphometric and meristic data are presented along with brief diagnostic characters.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139617271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-15DOI: 10.15560/20.1.47
Carlos de Melo e Silva-Neto, F. Calaça, Wander Gomes de Souza, Leovigildo Aparecido Costa Santos, Iara Jaime de Pina, S. Xavier-Santos, Francine Neves Calil
{"title":"First natural occurrence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals. Criv.) Vuill. on Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824) (Curculionidae, Coleoptera) in an agroforestry system in the Brazilian Cerrado","authors":"Carlos de Melo e Silva-Neto, F. Calaça, Wander Gomes de Souza, Leovigildo Aparecido Costa Santos, Iara Jaime de Pina, S. Xavier-Santos, Francine Neves Calil","doi":"10.15560/20.1.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.47","url":null,"abstract":"The natural occurrence of the fungus Beauveria bassiana is an indicator of environmental balance. When the agroforestry system naturally presents this entomopathogenic fungus on the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus, a pest insect in the banana crops, it reinforces the beneficial effects of this agroecosystem. Thus, this work reports the first natural occurrence of B. bassiana on C. sordidus for the agroforestry system and the Cerrado biome. The natural occurrence of this parasitic relationship indicates that the agroforestry system may favor the fungal occurrence and spread.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139620798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-15DOI: 10.15560/20.1.40
Ajay Neupane, Bhaskar Adhikari, B. Shrestha
{"title":"Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, Lythraceae: a newly naturalised species from eastern Nepal","authors":"Ajay Neupane, Bhaskar Adhikari, B. Shrestha","doi":"10.15560/20.1.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.40","url":null,"abstract":"Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, a native of South America, is recorded for the first time from Mechinagar municipality of south‑eastern Nepal. This weed has already been in the neighboring north‑east region of India since the 1950s and might have recently spread into south‑eastern Nepal where it is colonizing riparian habitats. We provide a detailed taxonomic account, as well as the distribution, major habitat, and invasion status of C. carthagenensis.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139621393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2024-01-05DOI: 10.15560/20.1.12
Lucas Penna Soares Santos, Fábio Olmos, Taysa Alves Rocha, Maria Clara Gonçalves de Queiroz Brito, Gisiane Rodrigues Lima, Cecilia Licarião Barreto Luna, Rodrigo Augusto Torres, Ricardo Araujo, P. P. Serafini
{"title":"New records of Procellariiformes in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago: who is looking out for them?","authors":"Lucas Penna Soares Santos, Fábio Olmos, Taysa Alves Rocha, Maria Clara Gonçalves de Queiroz Brito, Gisiane Rodrigues Lima, Cecilia Licarião Barreto Luna, Rodrigo Augusto Torres, Ricardo Araujo, P. P. Serafini","doi":"10.15560/20.1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.12","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known on seabirds of the order Procellariiformes which visit the Brazilian oceanic islands. Herein, we present new records of five birds found stranded in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago: Fregetta tropica melanoleuca Salvadori, 1908, Ardenna grisea (Gmelin, 1789), Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839, and Hydrobates leucorhous (Vieillot, 1818). Citizen‑science platforms include only one documentation for each of these species, but there is potential for greater detection. Pelagic birds have rarely been reported in recent decades, and continued monitoring is needed for better understanding of their distribution patterns.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.15560/19.6.1061
Mounir R. Abi-Said, Elie El Haddad
{"title":"The first documented record of Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzschmar, 1826), Eastern Spiny Mouse (Rodentia, Muridae) from Lebanon","authors":"Mounir R. Abi-Said, Elie El Haddad","doi":"10.15560/19.6.1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.1061","url":null,"abstract":"We report the first documented record of Acomys dimidiatus (Cretzschmar, 1826) from Lebanon. An opportunistic trapping was carried on in Hima Ibl Al Saqi, southern Lebanon for five consecutive nights during the spring and fall of 2022. Four spiny mice were trapped, and their morphometric measurements were recorded. These measurements resemble those documented for this species in other parts of the Middle East. Our new record extends the known distribution of Acomys dimidiatus approximately 45 km away from its most northern known geographic range.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139168803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.15560/19.6.965
A. C. Domahovski, L. Alasmar, Rodney Ramino Cavichioli, Andrielli Oliveira, Sâmia Leticia Reolon da Cruz, Jefferson Marcelo Arantes-da-Silva, N. S. de Oliveira, T. Haugaasen, Carlos A. Peres, Andressa Paladini
{"title":"First record and description of the female genitalia of Palingonalia subta Freytag & Vargas, 2007 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini) from Amazonas state, Brazil, and distribution map for the genus","authors":"A. C. Domahovski, L. Alasmar, Rodney Ramino Cavichioli, Andrielli Oliveira, Sâmia Leticia Reolon da Cruz, Jefferson Marcelo Arantes-da-Silva, N. S. de Oliveira, T. Haugaasen, Carlos A. Peres, Andressa Paladini","doi":"10.15560/19.6.965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.965","url":null,"abstract":"Palingonalia Young, 1977 is a small, poorly known genus of Neotropical leafhoppers comprising only three described species. Here, we describe for the first time the female genitalia of Palingonalia and provided the first record of P. subta Freytag & Vargas, 2007 from Amazonas state, Brazil. Additionally, a distributional map for the genus, discussion about its distribution, and key to species are provided.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139231871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2023-11-23DOI: 10.15560/19.6.909
V. M. Tolentino, C. Q. Baesse, Celine de Melo, H. Vasconcelos
{"title":"Annotated checklist of birds from Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba in southeastern Brazil","authors":"V. M. Tolentino, C. Q. Baesse, Celine de Melo, H. Vasconcelos","doi":"10.15560/19.6.909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.909","url":null,"abstract":"The Brazilian region known as Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba (TMAP) has some areas of high bird diversity. Yet, the region has not been systematically surveyed despite the large transformations its original vegetation has suffered over the past few decades. We report on the most comprehensive bird inventory of the TMAP region, in which we surveyed in 353 sites. For this, we used point transects (11,120 sampling hours) and mist nets (41,920 net-hours). We recorded 469 species belonging to 27 orders and 73 families. Forest-associated species represented 49.04% of the total, grassland and savanna species 38.81%, and aquatic species 11.73%. We found 44 endemic species and 37 species that are threatened at some level. An annotated list of the rare, endemic, and threatened species is provided. This study may serve as a baseline for future studies within the region, including those designed to identify areas of conservation priority.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139245782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Check ListPub Date : 2023-11-22DOI: 10.15560/19.6.901
Matheus Oliveira Freitas, Adriano Hauer, R. H. Dalcin, Luz Elena De la Ossa-Guerra, R. Artoni, Rodrigo L. Moura, Vinícius Abilhoa
{"title":"New records of Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 (Callichthyidae, Corydoradinae) from the São Francisco river basin, Brazil","authors":"Matheus Oliveira Freitas, Adriano Hauer, R. H. Dalcin, Luz Elena De la Ossa-Guerra, R. Artoni, Rodrigo L. Moura, Vinícius Abilhoa","doi":"10.15560/19.6.901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.901","url":null,"abstract":"Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 is a small, relatively common armored catfish considered endemic to the upper Paraná river basin. Here, based on recent collections, as well as morphological and molecular evidence, the known geographic distribution of this species is extended to the basin of the São Francisco River. Specimens were collected during biological surveys in two unnamed tributaries of the Paraopeba River, in the headwaters of the São Francisco River. The new records may be a consequence of headwater stream-captures between São Francisco and upper Paraná drainages. Continued surveys are needed to assess and mitigate natural and human impacts, including biological exchanges between basins.","PeriodicalId":502581,"journal":{"name":"Check List","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139249994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}