Lost for more than a century: the rediscovery of Alsodes vittatus (Philippi, 1902) (Anura, Alsodidae), one of the rarest and most elusive amphibians from Chile

The species was identified phenotypically by the vertebral line of some individuals, which turned out to be an intrapopulationally polymorphic trait. A phylogenetic analysis with mitochondrial genes, including most of the species of the genus, showed that the discovered populations of A. vittatus are paraphyletic with respect to the only individual of A. neuquensis included. Leer más.

Predicting the invasiveness of alpine newts in the UK

Here we predict the current suitability across the United Kingdom (UK) for the alpine newt Ichthyosaura alpestris, a species with a complex evolutionary history, a broad native range, a growing number of introduced populations and anecdotal reports of ecological consequences to native amphibian communities. Leer más.

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Levant fan-footed gecko Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 and the resurrection of Ptyodactylus bischoffsheimi Boutan, 1893 (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae)

The name Ptyodactylus bischoffsheimi is reinstated from the synonymy of P. puiseuxi for the northern species found in northwestern, central, and eastern Syria, and western Iraq. Because the current location of the type specimens described in 1893 are unaccounted for and because of previous taxonomic confusion, we assign for both species neotypes and provide updated redescriptions. Leer más.

Ichthyosaura as a generic nomen for the Alpine Newt (Caudata: Salamandridae): a doubtful case of literarian archeology.

Therefore, according to Article 12.2.5. ICZN, Ichthyosaura must be regarded as a nomen dubium. To resolve this uncertainty, we designate a topotypic larva of Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) as the neotype for Proteus tritonius Laurenti, 1768, rendering Laurenti’s name synonymous with the Fire Salamander. Consequently, the Alpine Newt must be named again Mesotriton alpestris (Bolkay, 1927). Leer más.

Reintroducen más de 350 ejemplares de tritón del Montseny

Durante el pasado mes de febrero, y enmarcados en el Plan de Recuperación del tritón del Montseny, una actuación de la cual forman parte el Departamento de Territorio, Vivienda y Transición Ecológica de la Generalitat de Catalunya, el Zoo de Barcelona y el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, la Diputación de Barcelona, la Diputación de Girona y el Centro de Investigación y Educación Ambiental de Calafell (CREAC), además del Parque Natural y Reserva de la Biosfera del Montseny, se han reintroducido 352 ejemplares de tritón del Montseny (Calotriton arnoldi) que habían sido criados en cautividad. Leer más.