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Luedtke JA, Chanson J, Neam K, Hobin L, Maciel AO, Catenazzi A, Borzée A, Hamidy A, Aowphol A, Jean A, Sosa-Bartuano Á, Fong G A, de Silva A, Fouquet A, Angulo A, Kidov AA, Muñoz Saravia A, Diesmos AC, Tominaga A, Shrestha B, Gratwicke B, Tjaturadi B, Martínez Rivera CC, Vásquez Almazán CR, Señaris C, Chandramouli SR, Strüssmann C, Cortez Fernández CF, Azat C, Hoskin CJ, Hilton-Taylor C, Whyte DL, Gower DJ, Olson DH, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Santana DJ, Nagombi E, Najafi-Majd E, Quah ESH, Bolaños F, Xie F, Brusquetti F, Álvarez FS, Andreone F, Glaw F, Castañeda FE, Kraus F, Parra-Olea G, Chaves G, Medina-Rangel GF, González-Durán G, Ortega-Andrade HM, Machado IF, Das I, Dias IR, Urbina-Cardona JN, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Yang JH, Jianping J, Wangyal JT, Rowley JJL, Measey J, Vasudevan K, Chan KO, Gururaja KV, Ovaska K, Warr LC, Canseco-Márquez L, Toledo LF, Díaz LM, Khan MMH, Meegaskumbura M, Acevedo ME, Napoli MF, Ponce MA, Vaira M, Lampo M, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Scherz MD, Rödel MO, Matsui M, Fildor M, Kusrini MD, Ahmed MF, Rais M, Kouamé NG, García N, Gonwouo NL, Burrowes PA, Imbun PY, Wagner P, Kok PJR, Joglar RL, Auguste RJ, Brandão RA, Ibáñez R, von May R, Hedges SB, Biju SD, Ganesh SR, Wren S, Das S, Flechas SV, Ashpole SL, Robleto-Hernández SJ, Loader SP, Incháustegui SJ, Garg S, Phimmachak S, Richards SJ, Slimani T, Osborne-Naikatini T, Abreu-Jardim TPF, Condez TH, De Carvalho TR, Cutajar TP, Pierson TW, Nguyen TQ, Kaya U, Yuan Z, Long B, Langhammer P, Stuart SN. Author Correction: Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature 2024; 625:E2. [PMID: 38040869 PMCID: PMC10764272 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06851-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer A Luedtke
- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA.
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Lima, Peru
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Laboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Herpetology, Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Action Pour la Sauvegarde de l'Ecologie en Haïti (ACSEH), Les Cayes, Haiti
- Environmental Protection In the Caribbean (EPIC), Maho, Sint Maarten
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- Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad (BIOECO), Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay", Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Sri Lanka, Gampola, Sri Lanka
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- Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Russian State Agrarian University-MTAA, Moscow, Russia
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia
- Animal Nutrition Unit, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
- HerpWatch Pilipinas, Manila, Philippines
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- Faculty of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- SAVE THE FROGS!, Laguna Beach, CA, USA
- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA
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- Center for Environmental Studies, Sanata Dharma University (CESSDU), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Southampton Township, NJ, USA
- Centro de Conservación de Anfibios, Amaru Bioparque, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Museo de Historia Natural, Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- FUNDAECO, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Sustainability Research Center & PhD Program in Conservation Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Pacific Northwest Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Instituto de Biodiversidad Tropical IBIOTROP, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- The New Guinea Binatang Research Center, Madang, Papua New Guinea
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- CIBET (Museo de Zoología), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- CIBET (Museo de Zoología), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Biogeography and Spatial Ecology Research Group, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM, Tena, Ecuador
- Herpetology Division, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Ecuador
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- Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecología y Territorio, Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
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- Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
- Bhutan Ecological Society, Thimphu, Bhutan
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- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Biolinx Environmental Research, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros (LaHNAB), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Key Laboratory in Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Jorge A. Ibarra", Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Instituto de Biologia, Campus Universitário de Ondina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA, UNJu-Conicet), San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
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- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Miranda, Venezuela
- Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales (FUDECI), Caracas, Venezuela
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Action Pour la Sauvegarde de l'Ecologie en Haïti (ACSEH), Les Cayes, Haiti
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- Faculty of Forestry & Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Herpetology Lab, Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, UFR Environnement, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire
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- IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Zoology Unit, Research and Education Section, Sabah Parks, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Allwetterzoo, Münster, Germany
- Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
- Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, UK
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- Rio Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Proyecto Coqui, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, República de Panamá
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- California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA
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- Center for Biodiversity, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Systematics Lab, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Research in Emerging Tropical Diseases, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
- EDGE of Existence programme, Conservation and Policy, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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- Environmental Studies, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA
- , Prescott, Ontario, Canada
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- Systematics Lab, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos
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- Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Sciences Sremlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland
- A Rocha International, London, UK
- Synchronicity Earth, London, UK
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Licata F, Eusebio Bergò P, Edmonds D, Andreone F, Rosa GM. Spatial Ecology of an Arboreal Iguana ( Oplurus cyclurus) in a Treeless Landscape. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3198. [PMID: 37893922 PMCID: PMC10603757 DOI: 10.3390/ani13203198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Understanding the spatial ecology of species has important implications for conservation, as it helps identify suitable habitats and minimum requirements for biodiversity monitoring and management. The spiny-tailed lizard Oplurus cyclurus is a widespread endemic iguanid occurring in dry areas of southern and western Madagascar. While the species is known to be mostly arboreal, populations of the Isalo sandstone massif suggest local adaptation to a less forested savannah and a more exposed habitat. We radio-tracked 19 spiny-tailed lizards to investigate the species' rock-dwelling behaviour and spatial ecology at Isalo National Park. Tracked individuals showed high site and burrow fidelity, and a basking behaviour mostly tied to the accessibility of their burrow, the time of day, and their life stage. Activity peaked during the sunniest hours, while juveniles were more active than adults with unfavourable weather conditions. Despite high burrow fidelity, lizards used shelters non-exclusively, regularly changing (approx. once a week) with neighbouring burrows (average distance between burrows = 13.6 m). However, there was no obvious relation between lizards' body and/or tail size and the width and depth of selected burrows. Dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models estimated frequented areas over 247.8 m2 (95% isopleth), where territorial overlap is common. Our results challenge the notion that burrow-site fidelity is the sole driving factor behind space utilization in the studied population. We argue that the apparently unusual saxicolous habits imposed by habitat features (the absence of trees) may lead to local behavioural adjustments influencing antipredatory and foraging strategies, as well as intraspecific interactions.
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- Fulvio Licata
- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO), InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Biopolis Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, 10123 Torino, Italy (F.A.)
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London NW1 4RY, UK
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Piccoli C, Belluardo F, Lobón-Rovira J, Oliveira Alves I, Rasoazanany M, Andreone F, Rosa GM, Crottini A. Another step through the crux: a new microendemic rock-dwelling Paroedura (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from south-central Madagascar. Zookeys 2023; 1181:125-154. [PMID: 37841030 PMCID: PMC10568478 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1181.108134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Using an integrative taxonomic approach including genetic and morphological data, we formally describe a new microendemic gecko species belonging to the Paroedurabastardi clade, previously referred to as P.bastardi D. We name this taxon currently known from Anja Reserve and Tsaranoro Valley Forest (south-central Madagascar), as P.manongavatosp. nov. The new species differs from other species of the P.bastardi clade by ≥ 12.4% uncorrected p-distance at the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and it forms a monophyletic group in the COI mtDNA phylogenetic tree. It lacks haplotype sharing at the nuclear KIAA1239 and CMOS genes with the other species of the same complex, including the syntopic P.rennerae. Given its limited extent of occurrence and high levels of habitat fragmentation linked to forest clearances and fires, we propose the IUCN Red List Category of Critically Endangered, based on the B1ab(iii) criterion. The conservation value of Anja Reserve and Tsaranoro Valley Forest is remarkable. Preserving the remaining deciduous forest habitat is of paramount importance to protect these narrow-range reptile species.
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- Costanza Piccoli
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTurinItaly
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- MRSN, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Turin, ItalyBIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de VairãoVairãoPortugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTurinItaly
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTurinItaly
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTurinItaly
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo, MadagascarUniversité d’AntananarivoAntananarivoMadagascar
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- MRSN, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Turin, ItalyBIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de VairãoVairãoPortugal
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY London, UKInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & Global Change and Sustainability InstituteLisboaPortugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTurinItaly
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, PortugalUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Mullin KE, Crottini A, Petzold A, Ranjanaharisoa FA, Maheritafika HMR, Rafanoharana JM, Raherinjatovo H, Andreone F, Glaw F, Vences M. Gray versus yellow ventral coloration: Identity, distribution, color polymorphism and molecular relationships of the microhylid frog Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003. Zootaxa 2023; 5352:221-234. [PMID: 38221452 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The Malagasy frog Platypelis mavomavo from Ambolokopatrika in the North East of Madagascar was originally diagnosed based on its bright yellow venter, but only limited information on this species has become available after its initial description in 2003. Several Platypelis specimens with yellow ventral color have been erroneously assigned to this species due to a lack of DNA sequences from the P. mavomavo type series. On the other hand, the candidate species Platypelis sp. Ca10 from Andranomapanga in the Northern Central East of Madagascar with gray ventral color has been defined based on its genetic differentiation from other nominal Platypelis species. Here we study the genetic variation of P. mavomavo and P. sp. Ca10 based on mitochondrial (16S rRNA) and nuclear-encoded (RAG-1) genes, including a newly determined sequence from the P. mavomavo holotype, which was studied using a museomics approach. We find only limited genetic variation among the samples studied, and this variation is unlinked to ventral coloration but instead reflects geographic distribution. We, therefore, conclude that P. sp. Ca10 is a gray-colored variant of P. mavomavo, and that P. mavomavo is rather widespread in the North East and Northern Central East of Madagascar, with populations in areas bordering the North West (Ambohitantely) and Sambirano (Ampotsidy) geographic regions, and the yellow-bellied morph restricted to the North East (Makira, Ambolokopatrika). Due to the range extension of P. mavomavo, the conservation status of the species requires re-assessment.
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark; University of Copenhagen; Universitetsparken 15; 2100; Copenhagen ; Denmark.
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- Cardiff University; School of Biosciences; Sir Martin Evans Building; Museum Avenue; Cardiff; CF103AX; UK.
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- CIBIO; Centro de Investigao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genticos; InBIO Laboratrio Associado; Campus de Vairo; Universidade do Porto; 4485-661 Vairo; Portugal; Departamento de Biologia; Faculdade de Cincias; Universidade do Porto; rua do Campo Alegre s/n; 4169 007 Porto; Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics; Biodiversity and Land Planning; CIBIO; Campus de Vairo; 4485-661 Vairo; Portugal.
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology; University of Potsdam; Karl-Liebknecht Str.24-25; 14476 Potsdam; Germany; Museum fr Naturkunde Leibnitz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science; Invalidenstr. 43; 10115 Berlin; Germany.
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali; Via G. Giolitti; 36; 10123 Torino; Italy.
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung Mnchen (ZSM-SNSB); Mnchhausenstr. 21; 81247 Mnchen; Germany.
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- Zoological Institute; Braunschweig University of Technology; Mendelssohnstr. 4; 38106 Braunschweig; Germany.
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Luedtke JA, Chanson J, Neam K, Hobin L, Maciel AO, Catenazzi A, Borzée A, Hamidy A, Aowphol A, Jean A, Sosa-Bartuano Á, Fong G A, de Silva A, Fouquet A, Angulo A, Kidov AA, Muñoz Saravia A, Diesmos AC, Tominaga A, Shrestha B, Gratwicke B, Tjaturadi B, Martínez Rivera CC, Vásquez Almazán CR, Señaris C, Chandramouli SR, Strüssmann C, Cortez Fernández CF, Azat C, Hoskin CJ, Hilton-Taylor C, Whyte DL, Gower DJ, Olson DH, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Santana DJ, Nagombi E, Najafi-Majd E, Quah ESH, Bolaños F, Xie F, Brusquetti F, Álvarez FS, Andreone F, Glaw F, Castañeda FE, Kraus F, Parra-Olea G, Chaves G, Medina-Rangel GF, González-Durán G, Ortega-Andrade HM, Machado IF, Das I, Dias IR, Urbina-Cardona JN, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Yang JH, Jianping J, Wangyal JT, Rowley JJL, Measey J, Vasudevan K, Chan KO, Gururaja KV, Ovaska K, Warr LC, Canseco-Márquez L, Toledo LF, Díaz LM, Khan MMH, Meegaskumbura M, Acevedo ME, Napoli MF, Ponce MA, Vaira M, Lampo M, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Scherz MD, Rödel MO, Matsui M, Fildor M, Kusrini MD, Ahmed MF, Rais M, Kouamé NG, García N, Gonwouo NL, Burrowes PA, Imbun PY, Wagner P, Kok PJR, Joglar RL, Auguste RJ, Brandão RA, Ibáñez R, von May R, Hedges SB, Biju SD, Ganesh SR, Wren S, Das S, Flechas SV, Ashpole SL, Robleto-Hernández SJ, Loader SP, Incháustegui SJ, Garg S, Phimmachak S, Richards SJ, Slimani T, Osborne-Naikatini T, Abreu-Jardim TPF, Condez TH, De Carvalho TR, Cutajar TP, Pierson TW, Nguyen TQ, Kaya U, Yuan Z, Long B, Langhammer P, Stuart SN. Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature 2023; 622:308-314. [PMID: 37794184 PMCID: PMC10567568 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
Abstract
Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for informing conservation action1,2. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes and research further underscore the need for reassessment3,4. Here we report the findings of the second Global Amphibian Assessment, evaluating 8,011 species for the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. We find that amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate class (40.7% of species are globally threatened). The updated Red List Index shows that the status of amphibians is deteriorating globally, particularly for salamanders and in the Neotropics. Disease and habitat loss drove 91% of status deteriorations between 1980 and 2004. Ongoing and projected climate change effects are now of increasing concern, driving 39% of status deteriorations since 2004, followed by habitat loss (37%). Although signs of species recoveries incentivize immediate conservation action, scaled-up investment is urgently needed to reverse the current trends.
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- Jennifer A Luedtke
- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA.
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Lima, Peru
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Laboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Herpetology, Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Action Pour la Sauvegarde de l'Ecologie en Haïti (ACSEH), Les Cayes, Haiti
- Environmental Protection In the Caribbean (EPIC), Maho, Sint Maarten
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- Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad (BIOECO), Museo de Historia Natural "Tomás Romay", Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Sri Lanka, Gampola, Sri Lanka
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- Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Russian State Agrarian University-MTAA, Moscow, Russia
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia
- Animal Nutrition Unit, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
- HerpWatch Pilipinas, Manila, Philippines
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- Faculty of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- SAVE THE FROGS!, Laguna Beach, CA, USA
- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA
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- Center for Environmental Studies, Sanata Dharma University (CESSDU), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Southampton Township, NJ, USA
- Centro de Conservación de Anfibios, Amaru Bioparque, Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Museo de Historia Natural, Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- FUNDAECO, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Sustainability Research Center & PhD Program in Conservation Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Pacific Northwest Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Instituto de Biodiversidad Tropical IBIOTROP, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- The New Guinea Binatang Research Center, Madang, Papua New Guinea
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- CIBET (Museo de Zoología), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- CIBET (Museo de Zoología), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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- Biogeography and Spatial Ecology Research Group, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM, Tena, Ecuador
- Herpetology Division, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Ecuador
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- Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecología y Territorio, Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
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- Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
- Bhutan Ecological Society, Thimphu, Bhutan
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- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Biolinx Environmental Research, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros (LaHNAB), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Key Laboratory in Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Jorge A. Ibarra", Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Instituto de Biologia, Campus Universitário de Ondina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA, UNJu-Conicet), San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
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- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Miranda, Venezuela
- Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales (FUDECI), Caracas, Venezuela
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Action Pour la Sauvegarde de l'Ecologie en Haïti (ACSEH), Les Cayes, Haiti
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- Faculty of Forestry & Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Herpetology Lab, Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Tropicale, UFR Environnement, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire
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- IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Zoology Unit, Research and Education Section, Sabah Parks, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Allwetterzoo, Münster, Germany
- Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
- Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, UK
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- Rio Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Proyecto Coqui, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, República de Panamá
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- California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, USA
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- Center for Biodiversity, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Systematics Lab, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Research in Emerging Tropical Diseases, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
- EDGE of Existence programme, Conservation and Policy, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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- Environmental Studies, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA
- , Prescott, Ontario, Canada
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- Systematics Lab, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos
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- Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Sciences Sremlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Re:wild, Austin, TX, USA
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland
- A Rocha International, London, UK
- Synchronicity Earth, London, UK
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Vences M, Multzsch M, Köhler J, Crottini A, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F. Integrative revision of the Blommersia wittei complex, with description of a new species of frog from western and north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 2023; 5319:178-198. [PMID: 37518239 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.2.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
Frogs of the Blommersia wittei complex are widespread in western and northern Madagascar, and are one of two clades of the family Mantellidae that have colonized the Comoran island of Mayotte. Based on a comprehensive set of DNA sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and the nuclear-encoded RAG1 and SACS genes, integrated with morphological and bioacoustic data, we here analyze the genetic differentiation of populations of this complex across Madagascar. We confirm that a candidate species named B. sp. Ca5 in previous studies represents a genetically well-defined evolutionary lineage distributed over much of western Madagascar, which we describe herein as Blommeria bara sp. nov. based on its molecular and bioacoustic differentiation. Blommersia wittei occurs across northern Madagascar but its type locality Ambanja, at the lower Sambirano river, is very close to the range of another, newly discovered microendemic lineage that was only found at two sites along the upper Sambirano river (here named as candidate species B. sp. Ca12). The B. wittei complex thus provides an example of a clade of closely related Malagasy frogs that contains species widespread over hundreds of kilometers, as well as extreme microendemics. For a full resolution of this species complex, more data need to be collected on the geographical contact among these two lineages, on the morphology and bioacoustics of B. sp. Ca12, and on the north-eastern populations of B. wittei at Sambava, which are weakly differentiated in mitochondrial genes but differ in bioacoustics and possibly in the extent of foot webbing.
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- Miguel Vences
- Zoologisches Institut; Technische Universität Braunschweig; Mendelssohnstr. 4; 38106 Braunschweig; Germany.
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- Zoologisches Institut; Technische Universität Braunschweig; Mendelssohnstr. 4; 38106 Braunschweig; Germany.
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- Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt; Friedensplatz 1; 64283 Darmstadt; Germany.
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- CIBIO; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos; InBIO Laboratório Associado; Campus de Vairão; Universidade do Porto; 4485-661 Vairão; Portugal; Departamento de Biologia; Faculdade de Ciências; Universidade do Porto; 4099-002 Porto; Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics; Biodiversity and Land Planning; CIBIO; Campus de Vairão; 4485-661 Vairão; Portugal.
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali; Via G. Giolitti; 36; 10123 Torino; Italy.
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale; Université d'Antananarivo; BP 906; Antananarivo; 101 Madagascar; School for International Training; VN 41A Bis Ankazolava Ambohitsoa; Antananarivo; 101 Madagascar.
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark; University of Copenhagen; Universitetsparken 15; 2100; Copenhagen; Denmark.
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB); Münchhausenstr. 21; 81247 München; Germany.
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Carpenter AI, Andreone F. Malagasy Amphibian Wildlife Trade Revisited: Improving Management Knowledge of the Trade. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2324. [PMID: 37508102 PMCID: PMC10376014 DOI: 10.3390/ani13142324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot with a long history of trading in its wildlife, especially its hyper-diverse amphibian taxa. Due to globally raised concerns over the conservation of harvested species, CITES was introduced as a global mechanism with which to monitor and regulate the trade. Utilising data collated from the CITES Trade database, this study sought to investigate the trade and CITES' effectiveness in managing the trade with respect to Madagascar. Over a 28-year period, 20 known amphibian species were exported from Madagascar, constituting a total of nearly 271,000 individuals. Formal descriptions of Malagasy amphibian species have increased and continue to increase greatly over time. However, there was no longitudinal relationship regarding the numbers of individuals traded as new species were described. Overall, the number of individuals traded has declined over time, but where assessments were provided by the IUCN Redlist, population declines were reported in all but one species of Malagasy amphibian. Mantella (97.5%) continues to be the predominantly traded genus, with certain, high-conservation-concern, species continuing to be traded. Despite initial concerns over the effectiveness of CITES's actions, after concerted efforts, it appears that CITES' actions were having positive impacts on regulating the trade. However, going forward, concerns remain over the appropriateness of the quotas set and the robustness of their underpinning NDFs. Furthermore, with the increase in the number of recognised species, the potential for incorrect species labelling on the CITES permits increases and requires greater attention.
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- Angus I Carpenter
- Institute of Science and Environment, University of Cumbria, Ambleside Campus, Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9BB, UK
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy
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Guarino FM, Andreone F, Mezzasalma M, Licata F, Puoti S, Santos B, Cocca W, Solofoniaina Fidy JF, Ndriantsoa SH, Noel J, Rakotonanahary TF, Harison RF, Odierna G, Crottini A. Life History Traits and Longevity of the Invasive Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in Madagascar. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2099. [PMID: 37443897 DOI: 10.3390/ani13132099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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We analyzed the body length, age structure, and age at sexual maturity of the invasive Asian common toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus from different sites in Toamasina, east Madagascar. We used skeletochronology as a proxy for age estimation, while gonads were histologically analyzed to determine the age of sexual maturity. The analysis of pooled age data from three sites investigated in 2016 showed that both sexes were larger, although not older, than those of native populations. For the individuals from Madagascar, the males were significantly smaller and younger (mean ± SD, SVL: 71.4 ± 1.6 mm; age: 1.8 ± 0.7 years) than the females (SVL: 78.42 ± 1.9 mm; age: 2.7 ± 1.3 years), when the data were pooled, but when the data were analyzed separately for each of the three sites, similar results were obtained only for one site. The oldest recorded male and female were 3 and 6 years old, respectively. Gonadal histology showed that the males and females reach sexual maturity after the first and second years of age, respectively. Further studies are needed to understand if the larger size and faster growth rates observed in the invasive population of D. melanostictus in Madagascar are a consequence of more favorable environmental conditions with respect to the native range (e.g., the availability of larger trophic niches, a lack of competitors, and lower predatory pressure), and we suggest to extend the monitoring of these life history traits to understand how they might influence the invasion.
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- Fabio Maria Guarino
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science (DiBEST)-University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, I-87036 Rende, Italy
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, BP 442, Toamasina 501, Madagascar
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- Institut Supérieur de Science, Environnement et Développement Durable (ISSEDD), Université de Toamasina, Toamasina 501, Madagascar
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, I-80126 Naples, Italy
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Bernabò I, Iannella M, Cittadino V, Corapi A, Romano A, Andreone F, Biondi M, Gallo Splendore M, Tripepi S. Survived the Glaciations, Will They Survive the Fish? Allochthonous Ichthyofauna and Alpine Endemic Newts: A Road Map for a Conservation Strategy. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13050871. [PMID: 36899728 PMCID: PMC10000147 DOI: 10.3390/ani13050871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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The Calabrian Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris inexpectata) is a glacial relict with small and extremely localised populations in the Catena Costiera (Calabria, Southern Italy) and is considered to be "Endangered" by the Italian IUCN assessment. Climate-induced habitat loss and recent fish introductions in three lakes of the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Laghi di Fagnano threaten the subspecies' survival in the core of its restricted range. Considering these challenges, understanding the distribution and abundance of this newt is crucial. We surveyed the spatially clustered wetlands in the SAC and neighbouring areas. First, we provide the updated distribution of this subspecies, highlighting fish-invaded and fishless sites historically known to host Calabrian Alpine newt populations and two new breeding sites that have been recently colonised. Then, we provide a rough estimate of the abundance, body size and body condition of breeding adults and habitat characteristics in fish-invaded and fishless ponds. We did not detect Calabrian Alpine newts at two historically known sites now invaded by fish. Our results indicate a reduction in occupied sites and small-size populations. These observations highlight the need for future strategies, such as fish removal, the creation of alternative breeding habitats and captive breeding, to preserve this endemic taxon.
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- Ilaria Bernabò
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, I-87036 Rende, Italy
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio—Coppito, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, I-87036 Rende, Italy
- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio—Coppito, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, I-87036 Rende, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto per la BioEconomia, Via dei Taurini 19, I-00100 Roma, Italy
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio—Coppito, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, I-87036 Rende, Italy
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Andreone F, Boero F, Bologna MA, Carpaneto GM, Castiglia R, Gippoliti S, Massa B, Minelli A. Italian natural history museums need specimen digitization and much more: a reply to Benvenuti et al. Zookeys 2022; 1137:181-185. [PMID: 36760482 PMCID: PMC9836450 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1137.97631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
We reply to the comments made by Benvenuti et al. (2022) about our paper on the Italian natural history museums and scientific collections and the need of a centralized hub and repository. While agreeing that digitization is a useful tool to valorize each museum and collection, we still believe that the suggestion of a centralized hub is valid and necessary. This would largely help in boosting coordination among museums, sharing personnel and resources, and in providing a place to deposit scientific collections that do not fit the scope of smaller museums.
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- Franco Andreone
- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, ItalyMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTorinoItaly
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- CNR-IAS, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, I-80121 Napoli, ItalyCNR-IAS, Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNapoliItaly
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- Department of Sciences, Università Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 446, I-00146 Roma, ItalyUniversità Roma TreRomeItaly
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- Department of Sciences, Università Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 446, I-00146 Roma, ItalyUniversità Roma TreRomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Università “La Sapienza” di Roma, Via A. Borelli, 50, I-00161 Roma, ItalyUniversità “La Sapienza” di RomaRomeItaly
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- Società Italiana per la Storia della Fauna “Giuseppe Altobello”, Viale Liegi, 48A, I-00198 Roma, ItalySocietà Italiana per la Storia della Fauna “Giuseppe Altobello”RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze agrarie, alimentari e forestali, Università di Palermo, Viale Scienze, 13, I-90128 Palermo, ItalyUniversità di PalermoPalermoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Via Ugo Bassi, 58B, I 35131 Padova, ItalyUniversità di PadovaPadovaItaly
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Licata F, Mohanty NP, Crottini A, Andreone F, Harison RF, Randriamoria TM, Freeman K, Muller B, Birkinshaw C, Tilahimena A, Ficetola GF. Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas. Anim Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- F. Licata
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO Campus de Vairão Vairão Portugal
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- Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO Campus de Vairão Vairão Portugal
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino Italy
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group Toamasina Madagascar
- ISSEDD (Institut Supérieur de Science, Environnement et Développement Durable) Université de Toamasina Toamasina Madagascar
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- Association Vahatra Antananarivo Madagascar
- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Domaine Sciences et Technologies Université d'Antananarivo Antananarivo Madagascar
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group Toamasina Madagascar
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group Toamasina Madagascar
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- Missouri Botanical Garden – Madagascar Research and Conservation Program Antananarivo Madagascar
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- Missouri Botanical Garden – Madagascar Research and Conservation Program Antananarivo Madagascar
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy Università degli Studi di Milano Milan Italy
- CNRS, Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine (LECA) Univ. Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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Andreone F, Boero F, Bologna MA, Carpaneto GM, Castiglia R, Gippoliti S, Massa B, Minelli A. Reconnecting research and natural history museums in Italy and the need of a national collection biorepository. Zookeys 2022; 1104:55-68. [PMID: 36761931 PMCID: PMC9848790 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.79823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
In Italy, differently from other countries, a national museum of natural history is not present. This absence is due, among other reasons, to its historical political fragmentation up to 1870, which led to the establishment of medium-sized museums, mostly managed by local administrations or universities. Moreover, a change of paradigm in biological research, at the beginning of the 20th century, contributed to privilege experimental studies in universities and facilitated the dismissal of descriptive and exploratory biology, which formed the basis of the taxonomic research carried out by natural history museums. Consequently, only a few museums have a provision of curatorial staff, space and material resources adequate to maintain their original mission of discovering the natural world, by conducting a regular research activity accompanied by field campaigns. The creation of a national research centre for the study of biodiversity, facilitating interconnections among the existing natural history museums could be a solution and is here supported, together with a centralised biorepository to host collections and vouchers, to the benefit of current and future taxonomic research and environmental conservation. Such an institution should find place and realisation within the recently proposed National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) planned within the National Plan of Recovery and Resilience (PNRR). Pending upon the creation of this new national centre, a network among the existing museums should coordinate their activities.
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- Franco Andreone
- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, ItalyMuseo Regionale di Scienze NaturaliTorinoItaly
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- Università di Napoli Federico II, CNR-IAS, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, I-80121 Napoli, ItalyUniversità di Napoli Federico IINapoliItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 446, I-00146 Roma, ItalyUniversità Roma TreRomaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 446, I-00146 Roma, ItalyUniversità Roma TreRomaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “Charles Darwin”, Università “La Sapienza” di Roma, Via A. Borelli, 50, I-00161 Roma, ItalyUniversità “La Sapienza” di RomaRomaItaly
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- Società Italiana per la Storia della Fauna “Giuseppe Altobello”, Viale Liegi, 48A, I-00198 Roma, ItalySocietà Italiana per la Storia della Fauna “Giuseppe Altobello”RomeItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze agrarie, alimentari e forestali, Università di Palermo, Viale Scienze, 13, I-90128 Palermo, ItalyUniversità di PalermoPalermoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Via Ugo Bassi, 58B, I-35131 Padova, ItalyUniversità di PadovaPadovaItaly
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Jowers MJ, Simone Y, Herrel A, Cabezas MP, Xavier R, Holden M, Boistel R, Murphy JC, Santin M, Caut S, Auguste RJ, van der Meijden A, Andreone F, Ineich I. The Terrific Skink bite force suggests insularity as a likely driver to exceptional resource use. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4596. [PMID: 35301350 PMCID: PMC8930981 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural history museum collections hold extremely rare, extinct species often described from a single known specimen. On occasions, rediscoveries open new opportunities to understand selective forces acting on phenotypic traits. Recent rediscovery of few individuals of Bocourt´s Terrific Skink Phoboscincus bocourti, from a small and remote islet in New Caledonia allowed to genetically identify a species of land crab in its diet. To explore this further, we CT- and MRI-scanned the head of the holotype, the only preserved specimen dated to about 1870, segmented the adductor muscles of the jaw and bones, and estimated bite force through biomechanical models. These data were compared with those gathered for 332 specimens belonging to 44 other skink species. Thereafter we recorded the maximum force needed to generate mechanical failure of the exoskeleton of a crab specimen. The bite force is greater than the prey hardness, suggesting that predation on hard-shelled crabs may be an important driver of performance. The high bite force seems crucial to overcome low or seasonal variations in resource availability in these extreme insular environments. Phoboscincus bocourti appears to be an apex predator in a remote and harsh environment and the only skink known to predate on hard-shelled land crabs.
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- Michael J Jowers
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. .,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, 57 Rue Cuvier, Case postale 55, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France.,Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, Campus Ledeganck, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive (UMR CNRS 5175), École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biogéographie et Écologie des Vertébrés, Campus CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, 57 Rue Cuvier, Case postale 55, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Science and Education, Field Museum, 1400 Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL, 60605, USA
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- Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Centre for NeuroImaging Research, ICM (Brain and Spine Institute), Sorbonne University, Paris, France.,Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, INSERM, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 75013, Paris, France
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- ANIMAVEG Conservation, 58 Avenue Allende, 94800, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Life Science, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, 10123, Turin, Italy
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, CNRS, Université des Antilles, CP 30, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005, Paris, France
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Belluardo F, Scherz MD, Santos B, Andreone F, Antonelli A, Glaw F, Muñoz-Pajares AJ, Randrianirina JE, Raselimanana AP, Vences M, Crottini A. Molecular taxonomic identification and species-level phylogeny of the narrow-mouthed frogs of the genus Rhombophryne (Anura: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from Madagascar. SYST BIODIVERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2022.2039320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Francesco Belluardo
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4099-002, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
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- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam, 14476, Germany
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen Ø, 2100, Denmark
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4099-002, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti 36, Torino, 10123, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, Göteborg, 405 30, Sweden
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, Göteborg, 405 30, Sweden
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW9 3AE, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Herpetology, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstr. 21, München, 81247, Germany
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Granada, Avenida de la Fuente Nueva, Granada, 18071, Spain
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- Section d’herpétologie, Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, B.P. 4096, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animal, Domaine Sciences et Technologies, Université d’Antananarivo, B.P. 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
- Association Vahatra, lot VA 38 LB Ter A, Ambohidempona- Tsiadana, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, Braunschweig, 38106, Germany
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Porto, 4099-002, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
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Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Odierna G, Guarino FM, Crottini A. Comparative cytogenetics on eight Malagasy Mantellinae (Anura, Mantellidae) and a synthesis of the karyological data on the subfamily. Comp Cytogenet 2022; 16:1-17. [PMID: 35211250 PMCID: PMC8857137 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v16.i1.76260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
We performed a molecular and cytogenetic analysis on different Mantellinae species and revised the available chromosomal data on this group to provide an updated assessment of its karyological diversity and evolution. Using a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA, we performed a molecular taxonomic identification of the samples that were used for cytogenetic analyses. A comparative cytogenetic analysis, with Giemsa's staining, Ag-NOR staining and sequential C-banding + Giemsa + CMA + DAPI was performed on eight species: Gephyromantis sp. Ca19, G.striatus (Vences, Glaw, Andreone, Jesu et Schimmenti, 2002), Mantidactylus (Chonomantis) sp. Ca11, M. (Brygoomantis) alutus (Peracca, 1893), M. (Hylobatrachus) cowanii (Boulenger, 1882), Spinomantispropeaglavei "North" (Methuen et Hewitt, 1913), S.phantasticus (Glaw et Vences, 1997) and S. sp. Ca3. Gephyromantisstriatus, M. (Brygoomantis) alutus and Spinomantispropeaglavei "North" have a karyotype of 2n = 24 chromosomes while the other species show 2n = 26 chromosomes. Among the analysed species we detected differences in the number and position of telocentric elements, location of NOR loci (alternatively on the 6th, 7th or 10th pair) and in the distribution of heterochromatin, which shows species-specific patterns. Merging our data with those previously available, we propose a karyotype of 2n = 26 with all biarmed elements and loci of NORs on the 6th chromosome pair as the ancestral state in the whole family Mantellidae. From this putative ancestral condition, a reduction of chromosome number through similar tandem fusions (from 2n = 26 to 2n = 24) occurred independently in Mantidactylus Boulenger, 1895 (subgenus Brygoomantis Dubois, 1992), Spinomantis Dubois, 1992 and Gephyromantis Methuen, 1920. Similarly, a relocation of NORs, from the putative primitive configuration on the 6th chromosome, occurred independently in Gephyromantis, Blommersia Dubois, 1992, Guibemantis Dubois, 1992, Mantella Boulenger, 1882 and Spinomantis. Chromosome inversions of primitive biarmed elements likely generated a variable number of telocentric elements in Mantellanigricans Guibé, 1978 and a different number of taxa of Gephyromantis (subgenera Duboimantis Glaw et Vences, 2006 and Laurentomantis Dubois, 1980) and Mantidactylus (subgenera Brygoomantis, Chonomantis Glaw et Vences, 1994, Hylobatrachus Laurent, 1943 and Ochthomantis Glaw et Vences, 1994).
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- Marcello Mezzasalma
- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti 36, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
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Engel MS, Ceríaco LMP, Daniel GM, Dellapé PM, Löbl I, Marinov M, Reis RE, Young MT, Dubois A, Agarwal I, Lehmann A. P, Alvarado M, Alvarez N, Andreone F, Araujo-Vieira K, Ascher JS, Baêta D, Baldo D, Bandeira SA, Barden P, Barrasso DA, Bendifallah L, Bockmann FA, Böhme W, Borkent A, Brandão CRF, Busack SD, Bybee SM, Channing A, Chatzimanolis S, Christenhusz MJM, Crisci JV, D’elía G, Da Costa LM, Davis SR, De Lucena CAS, Deuve T, Fernandes Elizalde S, Faivovich J, Farooq H, Ferguson AW, Gippoliti S, Gonçalves FMP, Gonzalez VH, Greenbaum E, Hinojosa-Díaz IA, Ineich I, Jiang J, Kahono S, Kury AB, Lucinda PHF, Lynch JD, Malécot V, Marques MP, Marris JWM, Mckellar RC, Mendes LF, Nihei SS, Nishikawa K, Ohler A, Orrico VGD, Ota H, Paiva J, Parrinha D, Pauwels OSG, Pereyra MO, Pestana LB, Pinheiro PDP, Prendini L, Prokop J, Rasmussen C, Rödel MO, Rodrigues MT, Rodríguez SM, Salatnaya H, Sampaio Í, Sánchez-García A, Shebl MA, Santos BS, Solórzano-Kraemer MM, Sousa ACA, Stoev P, Teta P, Trape JF, Dos Santos CVD, Vasudevan K, Vink CJ, Vogel G, Wagner P, Wappler T, Ware JL, Wedmann S, Zacharie CK. The taxonomic impediment: a shortage of taxonomists, not the lack of technical approaches. Zool J Linn Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Michael S Engel
- Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, The National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
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- División Entomología, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, CONICET, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Département de Génétique et Evolution, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Biosecurity Surveillance & Incursion Investigation Plant Health Team, Ministry for Primary Industries, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire naturelle,CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Département de Génétique et Evolution, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Biodiversidade and Centro de Aquicultura (CAUNESP), Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Áreas de Conservação, Luanda, Angola
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- Federated Department of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral (IDEAus-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Soft Technologies, Valorization, Physico-Chemistry of Biological Materials and Biodiversity, Faculty of Science, University M’hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Boumerdes, Algeria
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- Department of Biology, FFCLRP/ Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Section of Herpetology, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
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- 691-8th Ave SE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 2C2, Canada
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- Research and Collections, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology and Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, USA
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, UK; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK; Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- División Plantas Vasculares, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire naturelle,CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- División Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’ – CONICET,Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Gantz Family Collection Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA
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- Undergraduate Biology Program & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire naturelle,CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jl, Raya Jakarta Bogor, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Departmento Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institut Agro, Univ Angers, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Entomology Research Collection, Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire naturelle,CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Tropical Herpetology Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, and Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Sanda, Japan
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- Centre for Functional Ecology. Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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- Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva ‘Claudio J. Bidau’, Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS, CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Misiones (UNaM), Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile,Valdivia, Chile
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- Agrotechnology Study Program. Banau Tertiary Institute of Agricultural Enterprise, West Halmahera, Indonesia
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- Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departament de Botànica i Geologia, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València,Burjassot, València, Spain
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Palaeontology and Historical Geology, Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Grutas da Moeda e Fátima Lda., São Mamede, Batalha, Portugal
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- National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR MIVEGEC, Dakar, Senegal
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, Attapur, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Senckenberg Forschungsstation Grube Messel, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- Laboratory of Herpetology, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, Centre of Research in Natural Sciences at Lwiro, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Licata F, Andreone F, Crottini A, Harison RF, Ficetola GF. Does spatial sorting occur in the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar? Insights into the invasion unveiled by morphological analyses. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Fulvio Licata
- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources InBIO Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources InBIO Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
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- ISSEDD (Institut Supérieur de Science, Environnement et Développement Durable) Université de Toamasina Toamasina Madagascar
- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group Toamasina Madagascar
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy Università degli Studi di Milano Milano Italy
- Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine CNRS Université Savoie Mont Blanc LECA Université Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
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Belluardo F, Quirós DD, Lobón-Rovira J, Rosa GM, Rasoazanany M, Andreone F, Crottini A. Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra). ZOOSYST EVOL 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/zse.97.63936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Madagascar has historically suffered from high fragmentation of forested habitats, often leading to biodiversity loss. Neverthless, forest fragments still retain high levels of biological diversity. The Haute Matsiatra Region (south-eastern Madagascar) hosts the renowned Andringitra National Park and several surrounding isolated forest fragments embedded in a matrix of human-dominated landscape. During a herpetological survey conducted in the Region, we visited a total of 25 sites. We applied a molecular taxonomic approach to identify the collected material and generate new reference sequences to improve the molecular identification of Malagasy herpetofauna. We identified a total of 28 amphibian and 38 squamate taxa and provided a systematic account for each one of them. Nine of the identified taxa are candidate species, amongst which one was newly identified. We extended the known distributional range of 21 taxa (nine amphibians and 12 squamates). Although the largest forest fragments hold a higher number of species, we also detected a relatively high herpetological diversity in small patches. Our results highlight the importance of investigating small forest fragments to contribute to a better understanding of the patterns of diversity and distribution of the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar.
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Cocca W, Andreone F, Belluardo F, Rosa GM, Randrianirina JE, Glaw F, Crottini A. Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. corvus, and description of Gephyromantis kintana sp. nov. from the Isalo Massif, western Madagascar. Zookeys 2020; 951:133-157. [PMID: 32774110 PMCID: PMC7390805 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.951.51129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The genus Gephyromantis belongs to the species-rich family Mantellidae and is currently divided in six subgenera. Among these is the subgenus Phylacomantis, which currently includes four described species: Gephyromantispseudoasper, G.corvus, G.azzurrae, and G.atsingy. The latter three species are distributed in western Madagascar, and two of them (G.azzurrae and G.corvus) occur in the Isalo Massif. Based on the analysis of molecular data (a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene), morphological inspection of museum specimens, and photographic comparisons, G.azzurrae is synonymised with G.corvus and the second Phylacomantis lineage of Isalo is described as G.kintanasp. nov. This medium-sized frog species (adult snout-vent length 35–44 mm) is assigned to this subgenus according to genetic and morphological similarities to the other known species of Phylacomantis. Gephyromantiskintanasp. nov. is known only from the Isalo Massif, while new records for G.corvus extend its range to ca. 200 km off its currently known distribution. These two taxa seem to occur in syntopy in at least one locality in Isalo, and the easiest way to distinguish them is the inspection of the ventral colouration, dark in G.corvus and dirty white in G.kintana.
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- Walter Cocca
- CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Sezione di Zoologia, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, NW1 4RY London, UK.,Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany
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- CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.,Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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Crottini A, Rosa GM, Penny SG, Cocca W, Holderied MW, Rakotozafy LMS, Andreone F. A new stump-toed frog from the transitional forests of NW Madagascar (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae, Stumpffia). Zookeys 2020; 933:139-164. [PMID: 32547290 PMCID: PMC7285848 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.933.47619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A new species of the miniaturised microhylid frog genus Stumpffia, from north-western Madagascar, is described. Stumpffiafroschauerisp. nov. differs from all other described Stumpffia species in colouration and morphology and is genetically divergent (≥ 7% uncorrected p-distance to all other nominal species of the genus) in a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene and in a segment of the nuclear Rag-1 gene. The new species is reliably known only from a few specimens collected in the Sahamalaza (and surroundings) region. Its known distribution is limited to three forest patches severely threatened by fire, drought and high levels of forest clearance, thus suggesting a classification of “Critically Endangered” according to IUCN Red List criteria.
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- Angelica Crottini
- CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, NW1 4RY London, UK Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London London United Kingdom.,Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Lisboa Portugal
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK University of Brighton Brighton United Kingdom
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- CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal Universidade do Porto Vairão Portugal
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- Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK University of Bristol Bristol United Kingdom
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar Université d'Antananarivo Antananarivo Madagascar
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Sezione di Zoologia, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino Italy
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Rancilhac L, Bruy T, Scherz MD, Pereira EA, Preick M, Straube N, Lyra ML, Ohler A, Streicher JW, Andreone F, Crottini A, Hutter CR, Randrianantoandro JC, Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Hofreiter M, Vences M. Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus). J NAT HIST 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1748243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Loïs Rancilhac
- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Sektion Herpetologie, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), München, Germany
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
- Sektion Herpetologie, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), München, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Laboratório de Herpetologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Depto de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK
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- Sezione zoologia, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy
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- Cibio, Research Centre in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, InBio, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal
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- Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Sektion Herpetologie, Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), München, Germany
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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Marshall BM, Casewell NR, Vences M, Glaw F, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Zancolli G, Woog F, Wüster W. Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad. Curr Biol 2019; 28:R654-R655. [PMID: 29870701 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Invasive species are a key factor contributing to the global decline of biodiversity, and understanding the underlying mechanisms is crucial to mitigate detrimental effects [1]. One such mechanism is the introduction of invasive species with defensive strategies, such as novel toxins, that can disrupt native predator communities [2]. Disruption of such communities can produce trophic cascades, impacting a diverse array of taxa [2]. Madagascar, a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, has recently experienced the introduction of a toxic bufonid amphibian, the Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) [3]. Since its invasion, the toad population has expanded rapidly, making control efforts problematic and eradication extremely difficult [4]. Previous cases of bufonid introductions, such as the ongoing spread of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) in Australia, have resulted in the decimation of many indigenous species [2], prompting fears that Madagascar may be similarly impacted [4]. Here we show that these fears are warranted: we demonstrate that many Malagasy vertebrates are likely to be susceptible to the toxins of this invasive toad.
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- Benjamin Michael Marshall
- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
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- Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit, Parasitology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Ornithology, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK.
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Guarino FM, Crottini A, Mezzasalma M, Randrianirina JE, Andreone F. A skeletochronological estimate of age and growth in a large riparian frog from Madagascar (Anura, Mantellidae, Mantidactylus). HERPETOZOA 2019. [DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e35576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We characterized the body size (as snout-vent length), age, sexual size dimorphism, and growth rate in a population of one of the larger riparian frog from Madagascar (Mantidactylusgrandidieri) from a rainforest patch close to Vevembe, SE Madagascar. We identified a significant female-biased sexual size dimorphism. Age was estimated using phalangeal skeletochronology and was significantly higher in females than in males. Modal age class turned out to be 4 years in both sexes but a large percentage of adult females (75%) fell in the 5–6 years-old classes, while no male exceeded 4 years. We here report M.grandidieri as a medium-long-lived anuran species. Von Bertalanffy’s model showed similar growth trajectories between the sexes although the growth coefficient in females (k = 0.335) was slightly but not significantly higher than in males (k = 0.329).
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Licata F, Ficetola GF, Freeman K, Mahasoa RH, Ravololonarivo V, Solofo Niaina Fidy JF, Koto-Jean AB, Nahavitatsara ER, Andreone F, Crottini A. Abundance, distribution and spread of the invasive Asian toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus in eastern Madagascar. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-01920-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ficetola GF, Barzaghi B, Melotto A, Muraro M, Lunghi E, Canedoli C, Lo Parrino E, Nanni V, Silva-Rocha I, Urso A, Carretero MA, Salvi D, Scali S, Scarì G, Pennati R, Andreone F, Manenti R. N-mixture models reliably estimate the abundance of small vertebrates. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10357. [PMID: 29985399 PMCID: PMC6037707 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28432-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Accurate measures of species abundance are essential to identify conservation strategies. N-mixture models are increasingly used to estimate abundance on the basis of species counts. In this study we tested whether abundance estimates obtained using N-mixture models provide consistent results with more traditional approaches requiring capture (capture-mark recapture and removal sampling). We focused on endemic, threatened species of amphibians and reptiles in Italy, for which accurate abundance data are needed for conservation assessments: the Lanza’s Alpine salamander Salamandra lanzai, the Ambrosi’s cave salamander Hydromantes ambrosii and the Aeolian wall lizard Podarcis raffonei. In visual counts, detection probability was variable among species, ranging between 0.14 (Alpine salamanders) and 0.60 (cave salamanders). For all the species, abundance estimates obtained using N-mixture models showed limited differences with the ones obtained through capture-mark-recapture or removal sampling. The match was particularly accurate for cave salamanders in sites with limited abundance and for lizards, nevertheless non-incorporating heterogeneity of detection probability increased bias. N-mixture models provide reliable abundance estimates that are comparable with the ones of more traditional approaches, and offer additional advantages such as a smaller sampling effort and no need of manipulating individuals, which in turn reduces the risk of harming animals and spreading diseases.
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- Gentile Francesco Ficetola
- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy. .,Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA), CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Universität Trier Fachbereich VI Raum-und Umweltwissenschaften Biogeographie, Universitätsring 15, 54286, Trier, Germany.,Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia "La Specola", Via Romana 17, 50125, Firenze, Italy.,Natural Oasis, Via di Galceti 141, 59100, Prato, Italy
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- DISAT, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca. Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Science (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Campus de Vairão. 4485-661, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Campus de Vairão. 4485-661, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Campus de Vairão. 4485-661, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal.,Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano, Corso Venezia 55, I-20121, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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Marshall BM, Casewell NR, Vences M, Glaw F, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Zancolli G, Woog F, Wüster W. Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad. Curr Biol 2018; 28:2194. [PMID: 29990449 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bellati A, Scherz MD, Megson S, Hyde Roberts S, Andreone F, Rosa GM, Noël J, Randrianirina JE, Fasola M, Glaw F, Crottini A. Resurrection and re-description of Plethodontohyla laevis (Boettger, 1913) and transfer of Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) to the genus Plethodontohyla (Amphibia, Microhylidae, Cophylinae). ZOOSYST EVOL 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.14698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Penny SG, Crottini A, Andreone F, Bellati A, Rakotozafy LM, Holderied MW, Schwitzer C, Rosa GM. Combining old and new evidence to increase the known biodiversity value of the Sahamalaza Peninsula, Northwest Madagascar. CTOZ 2017. [DOI: 10.1163/18759866-08604002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prior herpetological surveys in 1996 and 2000 identified 14 species of amphibians and 32 species of reptiles from the Sahamalaza Peninsula. This work increases the total number of amphibian and reptile species known from this area to 20 and 43 respectively. To maximise our chances of species detection, survey effort covered the entire wet season and part of the dry season, and utilised a combination of opportunistic searching, transect searching, pitfall trapping, and acoustic recording. We identified species through an integrative taxonomic approach, combining morphological, bioacoustic and molecular taxonomy. Together, this enabled the detection of cryptic and seasonally inactive species that were missed in the shorter prior surveys that relied on morphological identification alone. The taxonomic identification of amphibians utilised a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene; taxonomic identification of reptiles utilised a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene, and when necessary, also mitochondrial fragments of the 16S rRNA ND1, ND2, ND4 genes. All sequences were deposited in Genbank and COI sequences were also deposited in the BOLD database to foster taxonomic identification of malagasy reptiles. We report two new taxa: a species of Boophis, since described as B. ankarafensis, and a candidate new species of microhylid (genus: Stumpffia). We document range expansions of Boophis tsilomaro, Cophyla berara, Blaesodactylus ambonihazo beyond their type localities. Along with significant range expansions across a range of taxa, including Blommersia sp. Ca05, Boophys brachychir,
Brookesia minima, Ebenavia inunguis, Geckolepis humbloti, Madascincus stumpffi, Pelomedus subrufa and Phelsuma kochi. Forest in the peninsula is under extreme pressure from human exploitation. Unless unsustainable agricultural and pastoral practices encroaching on these habitats halt immediately, both forest and the species that occur there, several of which appear to be local endemics, may be irreversibly lost.
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- Samuel G. Penny
- 1 Bristol Zoological Society c/o Bristol Zoo Gardens Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA UK
- 2 School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building University of Bristol Tyndall Avenue Bristol BS8 1TQ UK
- 3 School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, Huxley Building University of Brighton Lewes Road Brighton BN2 4GJ UK
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- 4 CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Nº 7 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
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- 5 Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Via G. Giolitti, 36 I-10123 Torino Italy
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- 6 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente Università di Pavia Via Ferrata 1 27100 Pavia Italy
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- 7 Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences Université d’Antananarivo BP 906 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar
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- 2 School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building University of Bristol Tyndall Avenue Bristol BS8 1TQ UK
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- 1 Bristol Zoological Society c/o Bristol Zoo Gardens Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA UK
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- 8 Department of Biology University of Nevada Reno, N Virgina St Reno NV 89557 USA
- 9 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Regent’s Park NW1 4RY London UK
- 10 Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation University of Kent Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR UK
- 11 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C) Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2 Campo Grande 1749-016, Lisboa Portugal
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Rakotoarison A, Scherz M, Glaw F, Köhler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa S, Raminosoa N, Riemann J, Rödel MO, Rosa G, Vieites D, Crottini A, Vences M. Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. VZ 2017. [DOI: 10.3897/vz.67.e31595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Gippoliti S, Capula M, Ficetola GF, Salvi D, Andreone F. Threatened by Legislative Conservationism? The Case of the Critically Endangered Aeolian Lizard. Front Ecol Evol 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Scherz MD, Hawlitschek O, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Vences M, Glaw F. A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the <i>Rhombophryne</i> <i>serratopalpebrosa</i> species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists. Zootaxa 2017; 4273:301-340. [PMID: 28610237 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Over the last three years, three new species of saw-browed diamond frogs (Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group)-a clade of cophyline microhylid frogs native to northern and eastern Madagascar-have been described. We here review the taxonomy of these frogs based on a new multi-gene phylogeny of the group, which confirms its monophyly but is insufficiently resolved to clarify most intra-group relationships. We confirm Rhombophryne guentherpetersi (Guibé, 1974) to be a member of this group, and we re-describe it based on its type series and newly collected material; the species is characterised by small superciliary spines (overlooked in its original description), as well as large tibial glands and an unusually laterally compressed pectoral girdle. We go on to describe two new species of this group from northern Madagascar: both R. diadema sp. nov. from the Sorata Massif and R. regalis sp. nov. from several sites in the northeast of the island possess three superciliary spines, but they are characterised by several subtle morphological and osteological differences. The new species are separated from all known congeners by an uncorrected pairwise distance of at least 5.1% in a ca. 550 bp fragment of the 16S rRNA gene. In order to highlight the significance of the skeleton in the taxonomy of this group, we provide a detailed description of its generalized osteology based on volume-rendered micro-CT scans of all described members, revisiting already-described skeletons of some species, and describing the skeletons of R. guentherpetersi, R. coronata, and the new taxa for the first time. Use of volume rendering, instead of surface rendering of micro-CT data, resulted in some discrepancies due to the properties of each method. We discuss these inconsistencies and their bearing on the relative value of surface and volume rendering in the taxonomist's toolkit. We argue that, while surface models are more practical for the reader, volumes are generally a more objective representation of the data. Thus, taxonomic description work should be based on volume rendering when possible, with surface models presented as an aid to the reader.
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- Mark D Scherz
- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany..
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Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Aprea G, Glaw F, Odierna G, Guarino FM. When can chromosomes drive speciation? The peculiar case of the Malagasy tomato frogs (genus Dyscophus). ZOOL ANZ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Vences M, Brown JL, Lathrop A, Rosa G, Cameron A, Crottini A, Dolch R, Edmonds D, Freeman KL, Glaw F, Grismer L, Litvinchuk S, Milne MG, Moore M, Solofo J, Noël J, Nguyen T, Ohler A, Randrianantoandro C, Raselimanana A, van Leeuwen P, Wogan G, Ziegler T, Andreone F, Murphy R. Tracing a toad invasion: lack of mitochondrial DNA variation, haplotype origins, and potential distribution of introduced Duttaphrynus melanostictus in Madagascar. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 2017. [DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The black-spined toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, is widespread in South and South-East (SE) Asia, although recent molecular analyses have revealed that it represents a species complex (here called the D. melanostictus complex). Invasive populations of this toad have been detected in Madagascar since, at least, 2014. We here trace the origin of this introduction based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of 340 samples. All 102 specimens from Madagascar have identical sequences pointing to a single introduction event. Their haplotype corresponds to a lineage occurring in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and some locations of eastern Myanmar and northern Malaysia, here named the SE Asian lineage. Within this lineage, specimens from one location in Cambodia and three locations in Vietnam have the same haplotype as found in Madagascar. This includes Ho Chi Minh City, which has a major seaport and might have been the source for the introduction. Species distribution models suggest that the current range of the Madagascan invasive population is within the bioclimatic space occupied by the SE Asian lineage in its native range. The potential invasion zone in Madagascar is narrower than suggested by models from localities representing the full range of the D. melanostictus complex. Thus, an accurate taxonomy is essential for such inferences, but it remains uncertain if the toad might be able to spread beyond the potential suitable range because (1) knowledge on species-delimitation of the complex is insufficient, and (2) the native range in SE Asia might be influenced by historical biogeography or competition.
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- Miguel Vences
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Zoological Institute, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Canada M5S 2C6
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY, London, UK
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
- Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, No 7, Vairão, 4485-661 Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Andasibe Gare, Andasibe (514), Madagascar
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- Lemur Conservation Foundation, P.O. Box 249, Myakka City, FL 34251, USA
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, BP 442, Morafeno, Toamasina (501), Madagascar
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany
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- Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92515-8247, USA
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- Department of Genome Microevolution and Cytoecology, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky Pr. 4, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Centre ValBio, BP 33, Ranomafana, Madagascar
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- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, BP 442, Morafeno, Toamasina (501), Madagascar
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, UMR 7205 CNRS Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, 25 rue Cuvier, CP 30, 75005 Paris, France
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, UMR 7205 CNRS Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, 25 rue Cuvier, CP 30, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Environmental Science Planning and Management, and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Canada M5S 2C6
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Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Glaw F, Petraccioli A, Odierna G, Guarino FM. A karyological study of three typhlopid species with some inferences on chromosome evolution in blindsnakes (Scolecophidia). ZOOL ANZ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Aprea G, Glaw F, Odierna G, Guarino FM. Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and chromosome evolution of Malagasy dwarf geckos of the genusLygodactylus(Squamata, Gekkonidae). ZOOL SCR 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Herpetology; Zoologische Staatssammlung; München Germany
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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Scherz MD, Vences M, Rakotoarison A, Andreone F, Köhler J, Glaw F, Crottini A. Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2016; 100:372-381. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vences M, Andreone F, Glaw F, Randrianirina JE. Molecular and bioacoustic divergence in Mantidactylus granulatus and M. zavona n.sp. (Anura: Mantellidae): bearings for the biogeography of northern Madagascar. African Zoology 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2003.11657195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bletz MC, Rosa GM, Andreone F, Courtois EA, Schmeller DS, Rabibisoa NHC, Rabemananjara FCE, Raharivololoniaina L, Vences M, Weldon C, Edmonds D, Raxworthy CJ, Harris RN, Fisher MC, Crottini A. Consistency of Published Results on the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Madagascar: Formal Comment on Kolby et al. Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135900. [PMID: 26465608 PMCID: PMC4605792 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Molly C. Bletz
- Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, United Kingdom
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom
- Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco 2, Piso 5, Campo Grande, 1749–016, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group-Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- CNRS-Guyane, USR 3456, 2 avenue Gustave Charlery, 97300, Cayenne, Guyane Française
- Station d’écologie expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis, USR 2936, 2 route du CNRS, 09200, Moulis, France
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- UFZ–Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Biology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
- EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environement), CNRS/Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group-Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Département de Biologie Animale et Ecologie, Faculté des Sciences, University of Mahajanga, Ambondrona, B.P. 652, Mahajanga 401, Madagascar
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- Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
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- Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Andasibe Gare, Andasibe, 514, Madagascar
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 St., New York, NY, 10024, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 22807, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N°7, 4485–661 Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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Aprea G, Andreone F, Fulgione D, Petraccioli A, Odierna G. Chromosomal rearrangements occurred repeatedly and independently during species diversification in Malagasy geckos, genus Paroedura. African Zoology 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2013.11407572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Glaw F, Vallan D, Andreone F, Edmonds D, Dolch R, Vences M. Beautiful bright belly: A distinctive new microhylid frog (Amphibia: Stumpffia) from eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 2015; 3925:120-8. [PMID: 25781734 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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We describe a new red-bellied species of the microhylid frog genus Stumpffia from the Andasibe region (18°56' S, 48°25' E, ca. 900 m elevation) in central-eastern Madagascar. Stumpffia kibomena sp. nov. differs from all other described Stumpffia species in coloration, morphology, and by genetic differentiation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene (≥8.6% uncorrected p-distance to all other nominal species of the genus). It is furthermore distinguished from most other Stumpffia species by its advertisement calls. The new species is reliably known only from a few specimens collected in the Andasibe region and based on the limited knowledge we suggest its IUCN Red List classification as "Data Deficient".
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- Frank Glaw
- Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München, Germany.;
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- Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH 4001 Basel, Switzerland.;
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy.;
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- Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Gare, Andasibe 514, Madagascar.;
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- Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Gare, Andasibe 514, Madagascar.;
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- Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.;
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Bletz MC, Rosa GM, Andreone F, Courtois EA, Schmeller DS, Rabibisoa NHC, Rabemananjara FCE, Raharivololoniaina L, Vences M, Weldon C, Edmonds D, Raxworthy CJ, Harris RN, Fisher MC, Crottini A. Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8633. [PMID: 25719857 PMCID: PMC4341422 DOI: 10.1038/srep08633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Amphibian chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has been a significant driver of amphibian declines. While globally widespread, Bd had not yet been reported from within Madagascar. We document surveys conducted across the country between 2005 and 2014, showing Bd's first record in 2010. Subsequently, Bd was detected in multiple areas, with prevalence reaching up to 100%. Detection of Bd appears to be associated with mid to high elevation sites and to have a seasonal pattern, with greater detectability during the dry season. Lineage-based PCR was performed on a subset of samples. While some did not amplify with any lineage probe, when a positive signal was observed, samples were most similar to the Global Panzootic Lineage (BdGPL). These results may suggest that Bd arrived recently, but do not exclude the existence of a previously undetected endemic Bd genotype. Representatives of all native anuran families have tested Bd-positive, and exposure trials confirm infection by Bd is possible. Bd's presence could pose significant threats to Madagascar's unique "megadiverse" amphibians.
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- Molly C Bletz
- 1] Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA [2] Technische Universität Braunschweig, Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- 1] Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR, UK [2] Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK [3] Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco 2, Piso 5, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- 1] Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy [2] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group-Madagascar, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- 1] CNRS-Guyane, USR 3456, 2 avenue Gustave Charlery, 97300 Cayenne, Guyane Française [2] Station d'écologie expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis, USR 2936, 2 route du CNRS, 09200 Moulis, France
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- 1] UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Biology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany [2] EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), CNRS/Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT; 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- 1] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group-Madagascar, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar [2] Département de Biologie Animale et Ecologie, Faculté des Sciences, University of Mahajanga, Ambondrona, B.P. 652, Mahajanga 401, Madagascar
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- 1] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group-Madagascar, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar [2] University of Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Association Mitsinjo, Lot 104 A Andasibe Gare, Andasibe 514, Madagascar
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- Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St. New York, NY 10024, USA
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- Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, W2 1PG, UK
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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Andreone F, Bartolozzi L, Boano G, Boero F, Bologna MA, Bon M, Bressi N, Capula M, Casale A, Casiraghi M, Chiozzi G, Delfino M, Doria G, Durante A, Ferrari M, Gippoliti S, Lanzinger M, Latella L, Maio N, Marangoni C, Mazzotti S, Minelli A, Muscio G, Nicolosi P, Pievani T, Razzetti E, Sabella G, Valle M, Vomero V, Zilli A. Italian natural history museums on the verge of collapse? Zookeys 2014:139-46. [PMID: 25709525 PMCID: PMC4329403 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.456.8862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Italian natural history museums are facing a critical situation, due to the progressive loss of scientific relevance, decreasing economic investments, and scarcity of personnel. This is extremely alarming, especially for ensuring the long-term preservation of the precious collections they host. Moreover, a commitment in fieldwork to increase scientific collections and concurrent taxonomic research are rarely considered priorities, while most of the activities are addressed to public events with political payoffs, such as exhibits, didactic meetings, expositions, and talks. This is possibly due to the absence of a national museum that would have better steered research activities and overall concepts for collection management. We here propose that Italian natural history museums collaborate to instate a “metamuseum”, by establishing a reciprocal interaction network aimed at sharing budgetary and technical resources, which would assure better coordination of common long-term goals and scientific activities.
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- Franco Andreone
- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-1023 Torino, Italy
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- Museo di Storia Naturale, Sezione Zoologica "La Specola", Via Romana, 17, I-50125, Firenze, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Via San Francesco di Sales, 188, I-10022 Carmagnola, Italy
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- DiSTeBa - Museo di Biologia Marina "Pietro Parenzan" - Università del Salento, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze, Viale G. Marconi, 446, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Museo di Storia Naturale, Santa Croce, 1730, I-30135 Venezia, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Via Dei Tominz, 4, I-34139 Trieste, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Zoologia, Via U. Aldrovandi, 18, I-00197 Roma, Italy
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- Università di Sassari, Dipartimento di Scienze della Natura e del Territorio, Zoologia, Via F. Muroni, 25, I-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, ZooPlantLab, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Piazza della Scienza, 2, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Corso Venezia, 55, I-20121 Milano, Italy
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- Museo di geologia e paleontologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Via Valperga Caluso, 35, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria", Via Brigata Liguria, 9, I-16121 Genova, Italy
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- Museo di Storia Naturale del Salento, S.P. Calimera-Borgagne, km 1, I-73021 Calimera, Italy
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- Science journalist - Swim (Science writer in Italy), Via Jannozzi, 8, I-20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- MUSE Museo delle Scienze, Corso del lavoro e della scienza, 3, I-80123 Trento, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 9, I-37129 Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Zoologia, Via U. Aldrovandi, 18, I-00197 Roma, Italy
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- Museo di Storia Naturale, Via F. de Pisis, 24, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via U. Bassi, 58/B, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Via Marangoni, 39 - 41, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Museo di Zoologia, Via Jappelli, 1/a, I-35121 Padova, Italy
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Biologia, Via U. Bassi, 58/B, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Università di Pavia, Museo di Storia Naturale, Piazza Botta, 9, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Università di Catania, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali, Via Androne, 81, I-95124 Catania, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi", Piazza Cittadella, 10, I-24129 Bergamo, Italy
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- Museo Civico di Zoologia, Via U. Aldrovandi, 18, I-00197 Roma, Italy
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- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Penny SG, Andreone F, Crottini A, Holderied MW, Rakotozafy LS, Schwitzer C, Rosa GM. A new species of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) from the Sahamalaza Peninsula, northwest Madagascar, with acoustic monitoring of its nocturnal calling activity. Zookeys 2014:111-32. [PMID: 25152689 PMCID: PMC4141189 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.435.7383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A new species of treefrog of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) is described from the Sahamalaza - Iles Radama National Park in northwest Madagascar. This new species is green in colour with bright red speckling across its head and dorsum; similar in morphology to other species of this group including: B. bottae, B. rappiodes, B. erythrodactylus and B. tasymena. The new species can be distinguished by its advertisement call and by a genetic divergence of more than 4.9% in the analysed mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene fragment. Its call consists of two note types: a trill and a click; although similar sounding to B. bottae, the trill note of the new species has a faster pulse rate while the click note is predominantly two-pulsed rather than three. All individuals were detected from the banks of two streams in Ankarafa Forest. The new species represents the only member of the B. rappiodes group endemic to Madagascar's western coast, with the majority of other members known from the eastern rainforest belt. Despite its conspicuous call, it has not been detected from other surveys of northwest Madagascar and it is likely to be a local endemic to the peninsula. The ranges of two other amphibian species also appear restricted to Sahamalaza, and so the area seems to support a high level of endemicity. Although occurring inside a National Park, this species is highly threatened by the continuing decline in the quality and extent of its habitat. Due to these threats it is proposed that this species should be classified as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List criteria.
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- Samuel G Penny
- School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK ; Bristol Zoological Society, c/o Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA, UK
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123, Torino, Italy
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Nº 7, 4485-661 Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 496, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar
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- Bristol Zoological Society, c/o Bristol Zoo Gardens, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA, UK
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, UK ; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, NW1 4RY London, UK ; Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Jenkins RKB, Tognelli MF, Bowles P, Cox N, Brown JL, Chan L, Andreone F, Andriamazava A, Andriantsimanarilafy RR, Anjeriniaina M, Bora P, Brady LD, Hantalalaina EF, Glaw F, Griffiths RA, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M, Katariya V, Rabibisoa NH, Rafanomezantsoa J, Rakotomalala D, Rakotondravony H, Rakotondrazafy NA, Ralambonirainy J, Ramanamanjato JB, Randriamahazo H, Randrianantoandro JC, Randrianasolo HH, Randrianirina JE, Randrianizahana H, Raselimanana AP, Rasolohery A, Ratsoavina FM, Raxworthy CJ, Robsomanitrandrasana E, Rollande F, van Dijk PP, Yoder AD, Vences M. Extinction risks and the conservation of Madagascar's reptiles. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100173. [PMID: 25111137 PMCID: PMC4128600 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background An understanding of the conservation status of Madagascar's endemic reptile species is needed to underpin conservation planning and priority setting in this global biodiversity hotspot, and to complement existing information on the island's mammals, birds and amphibians. We report here on the first systematic assessment of the extinction risk of endemic and native non-marine Malagasy snakes, lizards, turtles and tortoises. Methodology/Principal Findings Species range maps from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species were analysed to determine patterns in the distribution of threatened reptile species. These data, in addition to information on threats, were used to identify priority areas and actions for conservation. Thirty-nine percent of the data-sufficient Malagasy reptiles in our analyses are threatened with extinction. Areas in the north, west and south-east were identified as having more threatened species than expected and are therefore conservation priorities. Habitat degradation caused by wood harvesting and non-timber crops was the most pervasive threat. The direct removal of reptiles for international trade and human consumption threatened relatively few species, but were the primary threats for tortoises. Nine threatened reptile species are endemic to recently created protected areas. Conclusions/Significance With a few alarming exceptions, the threatened endemic reptiles of Madagascar occur within the national network of protected areas, including some taxa that are only found in new protected areas. Threats to these species, however, operate inside and outside protected area boundaries. This analysis has identified priority sites for reptile conservation and completes the conservation assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Madagascar which will facilitate conservation planning, monitoring and wise-decision making. In sharp contrast with the amphibians, there is significant reptile diversity and regional endemism in the southern and western regions of Madagascar and this study highlights the importance of these arid regions to conserving the island's biodiversity.
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- IUCN/CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science & Oceans, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Gland, Switzerland
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- IUCN/CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science & Oceans, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Gland, Switzerland
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- IUCN/CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science & Oceans, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Gland, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- W. M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California, United States of America
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- Ligue pour la Protection de la Nature à Madagascar, Lot 313 Cité Civil Ambohipo, Antaninarenina, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Calumma Ecological Services, Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München, München, Germany
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- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- IUCN/CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science & Oceans, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
- IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland
- United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Département de Zoologie et Ecologie, Faculté des Sciences Campus Ambondrona, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Technical University of Braunschweig, Zoological Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Herpetology Department, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Conservation International, Villa Hajanirina, Ankorahotra, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- IUCN/CI Biodiversity Assessment Unit, Betty & Gordon Moore Center for Science & Oceans, Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Technical University of Braunschweig, Zoological Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
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Mezzasalma M, Andreone F, Branch WR, Glaw F, Guarino FM, Nagy ZT, Odierna G, Aprea G. Chromosome evolution in pseudoxyrhophiine snakes from Madagascar: a wide range of karyotypic variability. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Marcello Mezzasalma
- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Via Cinthia Naples Italy
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali; Via Giolitti, 36 I-10123 Torino Italy
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- Department of Zoology; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; PO Box 77000 Port Elizabeth 6031 South Africa
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung München; Münchhausenstraße 21 81247 München Germany
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Via Cinthia Naples Italy
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; JEMU Rue Vautier 29 1000 Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Via Cinthia Naples Italy
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Via Cinthia Naples Italy
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Orozco-terWengel P, Andreone F, Louis E, Vences M. Mitochondrial introgressive hybridization following a demographic expansion in the tomato frogs of Madagascar, genusDyscophus. Mol Ecol 2013; 22:6074-90. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.12558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali; Via Giolitti 36 10123 Torino Italy
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- Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo; 3701 S 10th Street Omaha NE 68107 USA
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- Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute; Technical University of Braunschweig; Mendelssohnstr. 4 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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Crottini A, Bollen A, Weldon C, Dalton DL, Kotzé A, Noël J, Iambana B, Andreone F. Amphibian survey and current absence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Ivoloina Park, Toamasina (eastern Madagascar). AFR J HERPETOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2013.833994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Angelica Crottini
- CIBIO – Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Vairão, Portugal
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- Genetics Department, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- Genetics Department, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Madagascar Fauna Group, Toamasina, Madagascar
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Weldon C, Crottini A, Bollen A, Rabemananjara FCE, Copsey J, Garcia G, Andreone F. Pre-emptive national monitoring plan for detecting the amphibian chytrid fungus in Madagascar. Ecohealth 2013; 10:234-240. [PMID: 24057802 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0869-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Ché Weldon
- Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa,
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Andreone F, Bergò PE, Mercurio V, Rosa GM. Spatial Ecology ofScaphiophryne gottlebeiin the Canyons of the Isalo Massif, Madagascar. HERPETOLOGICA 2013. [DOI: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-12-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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