A new species of striped ichthyophiid caecilian, Ichthyophis multicolor sp. nov., is described on the basis of morphological and molecular data from a sample of 14 specimens from Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Leer más.
We describe a distinctive new species of phytotelm-breeding rhacophorid frog from central Vietnam. Gracixalus lumarius sp. nov. is distinguished from all other rhacophorids in Indochina by a combination of (1) medium body size (adult males 38.9–41.6 mm; adult female 36.3 mm), (2) dorsum brown diurnally and yellow nocturnally, (3) venter pink, (4) tympanum and supratympanic fold indistinct (5) iris dark gold with a dense, relatively uniformly distributed network of black reticulations, (6) dorsum with distinctive white conical tubercles in males, and (7) eggs deposited on wall of a phyptotelm. The new species is known from montane bamboo and montane evergreen forest in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in Kon Tum Province, between ~1845–2160 m elevation. Leer más.
 | Uno de los objetivos principales del Proyecto LIFE Tramechys es detener la pérdida de diversidad biológica en ecosistemas de agua dulce debido a la presencia de tortugas exóticas invasoras, principalmente Trachemys scripta, y salvaguardar las especies y hábitats más importantes de la Unión Europea y especies en las zonas húmedas. Leer más. |
 | Os dejo unas imágenes de Tritones jaspeados (Triturus marmoratus) de las últimas semanas. Comenzamos con unas hembra fotografiada en diciembre del año pasado en Isla (Cantabria)… Leer más. |
The Jamaican iguana continues to be critically endangered, with only a single location left for the recovering population in the Portland Bight Protected Area. A recent proposal by Jamaican government officials to allow extensive development in this area is causing concern among conservationists who have been working to save this species and the wealth of biodiversity in the area. Leer más.
