Lmst

#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution

#NewSpecies!
New horned toad from #china just snuck in:

Boulenophrys youran

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F7661D7-F33B-5F68-BBA5-90F6226590FD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.175092
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BoulenophrysYouran

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Male paratype of Boulenophrys youran found calling on rocks near stream in situ.

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Brachytarsophrys wui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7191F853-62A6-5190-97FC-CAFDBA47261A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.161437
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BrachytarsophrysWui

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#NewSpecies!
New catfish from #china just surfaced:

Glyptothorax pulcher

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/42181E21-239D-5B4C-A653-47D6A01F22B5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.167142
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GlyptothoraxPulcher

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Living view of Glyptothorax pulcher, holotype.

#NewSpecies!
New pit viper from #china just sidled in:

Trimeresurus loong

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB3463D7-1478-5EA1-95E2-3766F4A0EF23
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175879
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusLoong

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Holotype of Trimeresurus loong in life, dorsolateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New shrub frog from #china just jumped in:

Gracixalus liusanjieae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/665B43FC-205A-54AB-B2EF-B59C8169A8B0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.161448
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GracixalusLiusanjieae

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Holotype of Gracixalus liusanjieae in life.

#NewSpecies!
New mountain vole from #tibet just came in:

Alticola yarlungia

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DF350893-EB56-58B8-B585-64D256AD44B3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.170704
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #AlticolaYarlungia

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Alticola yarlungia, dorsal, ventral and lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater mussel from #china just opened:

Huizhou xietianxiangi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F9A6493E-05AB-5B11-87ED-950455627224
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.171070
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #HuizhouXietianxiangi

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#NewSpecies!
New odorous frog from #china just jumped in:

Odorrana sudianensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4CACD71B-AF52-5409-8031-F8546700B4BA
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.162366
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #OdorranaSudianensis

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Morphology and colour pattern of Odorrana sudianensis in life. Lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New salamander from #china just snuck in:

Paramesotriton chongqingensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88B2B41C-D3E7-56DD-9646-569683B81AAE
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.168621
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #ParamesotritonChongqingensis

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Holotype of Paramesotriton chongqingensis in life. Lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New mountain snake from #china just sidled in:

Plagiopholis maculosa

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/539F0482-3A7F-5AB6-A107-773AD04F66F7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.172706
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #PlagiopholisMaculosa

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The holotype of Plagiopholis maculosa in life. Lateral head.

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater mussel from #china just opened:

Globunio mirificus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/27063478-D643-543C-8F9B-374ABF22786D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.151083
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #GlobunioMirificus

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#NewSpecies!
New cavernicolous freshwater prawn from #china just swam by:

Macrobrachium guizhouense

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/335A3DCA-3D9B-5AD6-BA79-968D02E15E8C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.154936
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #MacrobrachiumGuizhouense

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Live specimen of Macrobrachium guizhouense, male, lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New deep-sea mushroom soft coral from the #atlantic ocean just came in:

Anthomastus mirabilis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2DFF48EF-BEC5-5097-A5AA-B1A2B365EEE2
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.163559
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #AnthomastusMirabilis

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Anthomastus mirabilis, holotype, in situ view.

#NewSpecies!
New cave-dwelling loach from #china just surfaced:

Yunnanilus mentibarbatus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0830374A-286A-5598-AECA-85D41730F51E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.162354
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #YunnanilusMentibarbatus

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Living photo of the holotype of Yunnanilus mentibarbatus.

#NewSpecies!
New salamander from #china just snuck in:

Paramesotriton wumengshanensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/098B04FE-821A-5C65-AADE-9332F659F977
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.149144
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #ParamesotritonWumengshanensis

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Holotype of Paramesotriton wumengshanensis. Lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New croaker from #indian #ocean just surfaced:

Johnius medidentatus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8A9FCCA9-53FE-5251-A954-6152C1134728
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.153172
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #JohniusMedidentatus

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Johnius medidentatus, non-type specimen from Odisha.

#NewSpecies!
New river snail from #china just crawled in:

Shupaludina luzhouensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B472DC-35B0-5E7A-90D8-57FB21407E1C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.153058
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #ShupaludinaLuzhouensis

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#NewSpecies!
New snake from #china just sidled in:

Plagiopholis acuta

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/83213492-BF68-54CB-A242-5303E911CD42
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.152739
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #PlagiopholisAcuta

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Dorsal view of paratype of Plagiopholis acuta.

#NewSpecies!
New millipede from #china just tiptoed in:

Epanerchodus shibadongensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F201262A-327F-53D8-9963-015BF971F6CF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.161070
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #EpanerchodusShibadongensis

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Live specimens of Epanerchodus shibadongensis.

#NewSpecies!
New green pit viper from #china just sidled in:

Trimeresurus nujiang

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0001EEF2-3D1A-56B5-8F16-857DCEC2258D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.162424
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusNujiang

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