The new species Ouratea yamamotoana (Ochnaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot is described and illustrated. resembles camposportoi, which it differs by persistent stipules, chartaceous leaves with cordate or slightly auriculate base, flowers smaller pedicels, spathulate elliptic petals, longer gynophore, fruit a subterete to clavate carpophore. It assessed as Vulnerabl...

Kon Ka Kinh National Park (KKK NP) is a priority zone for biodiversity protection in Vietnam as well ASEAN. In order to survey the current fauna species diversity southern part of KKK NP, we conducted camera trapping surveys 2017, 2018, and 2019. 28 infrared traps were set up on elevations between 1041 1497 meters. total, there 360 days using trap. As result, recorded total 27 animal those, fiv...

The genus Silene, with more than 100 species in Iran is an important genus of Iranian flora. According to available data on the northwestern parts of Iran, including three provinces of Ardabil, East and West Azarbaijan are considered as a major diversity center of perennial species of the genus Silene in Iran. In the course of a revision of Silene in this area, some interesting specimens were c...

Hector’s dolphin is endemic to New Zealand, and listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List and equivalent New Zealand list of threatened species. The main threat to the species is entanglement in fishing gear, in particular gillnets. The Potential Biological Removal (PBR) method developed by the US National Marine Fisheries Service is a commonly used standard for determining a level of bycatch f...

We compiled a checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The list comprises 133 species (24 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 27 families (9 amphibians, 18 reptiles) and 65 genera (16 amphibians, 49 reptiles). Coahuila has a high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Coahuila has relatively few state endemics, but has several regional endemics. Overl...

We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species (23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 genera (17 amphibians, 56 reptiles). Only two species are endemic to Nuevo León. Nuevo León contains a relatively high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Nuevo León and states it...

We sampled across most of the Old World distribution of donkeys (see Table S1). Samples were collected only from small and remote countryside villages taking great care to sample unrelated individuals. From domestic asses, skin biopsies were collected and stored in 95% ethanol before DNA extraction. Fresh feces of three Equus africanus africanus were collected in Sudan from two different wild h...

Diseases affecting coral reefs have increased exponentially over the last three decades and contributed to their decline, particularly in the Caribbean. In most cases, the responsible pathogens have not been isolated, often due to the difficulty in isolating and culturing marine bacteria. White Band Disease (WBD) has caused unprecedented declines in the Caribbean acroporid corals, resulting in ...