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Mantidactylus radaka • Target-enriched DNA Sequencing from Historical Type Material enables A Partial Revision of the Madagascar Giant Stream Frogs (Genus Mantidactylus)

The subgenus Mantidactylus is a group of frogs endemic to Madagascar, including the largest anuran species on the island. Although these frogs are common and widely distributed, their taxonomy remains unclear. Two species are currently recognised, M. grandidieri and M. guttulatus, with another available name, Rana pigra, considered to be a synonym of M. grandidieri. However, molecular studies have suggested the presence of several cryptic species within the group. Leer más.

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«La gran fartera de reinetes ibèriques», una història natural de l’Atapuerca de fa 4.500 anys

En el nou article que hem publicat des de l’Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES) a la revista «Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports» analitzem una gran, i a la vegada menuda, acumulació de més de 2.500 restes de microvertebrats, principalment herpetofauna, trobades amuntonades en un massa de 7,8 x 2,7 x 2,4 cm provinent del nivell de l’Edat del Coure (ca. 4.500 anys) de la Cova del Mirador d’Atapuerca (Burgos). Gràcies a l’estudi tafonòmic aquesta acumulació s’ha identificat com una egagròpila produïda per un mussol, plausiblement Bubo bubo o Strix aluco, que hauria depredat especialment sobre Hyla molleri, en un moment d’abundància estacional de reinetes ibèriques en el paisatge que envoltava la zona sud d’Atapuerca, segurament en la fase reproductiva de primavera. Leer más.

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Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic changes, including the discovery of new species-level lineages as well as reclassifications at genus level, requiring significant changes to this list. As of 2019, a new Taxonomic Committee was established as an official entity within the European Herpetological Society, Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH). Leer más.