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Species boundaries in Philippine montane forest skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus): three new species from the mountains of Luzon and clarification of the status of the poorly known S. beyeri, S. knollmanae, and S. laterimaculatus
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2010-10-13)Recent collections of Sphenomorphus beyeri Taylor 1915 from the type locality (Mt. Banahao, Luzon Isl., Philippines) serve as the basis for a thorough analysis of topotypic variation in external morphology within the ... -
Trophic Ecology of a Tropical Anuran Assemblage
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1999-03-12)I examined the diets of 867 anurans of 58 species from Cuzco Amaz6nico, Peru. A total of 6393 prey items in 62 prey categories was identified from the 610 anurans (70%) with prey in their gastrointestinal tracts-4316 ... -
The Bee Genus Chilicola in the Tropical Andes, with Observations on Nesting Biology and a Phylogenetic Analysis of the Subgenera (Hymenoptera: Colletidae, Xeromelissinae)1
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2002-07-11)This is a revision of the species of the genus Chilicola found in the South American Andes, Peru to Venezuela, above elevations of 1000 m. In addition to the four previously described species known from this area, 23 new ... -
An Annotated Taxonomic Catalogue of the Hoplandriini of the World (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)1
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2003-04-16)An annotated taxonomic catalogue of the Hoplandriini of the world is presented. The proposed classification of the Hoplandriini contains three subtribes, 18 genera, seven subgenera and 214 species. Lectotypes have been ... -
Population Structure and Biomass of Some Common Snakes in Central North America
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2000-07-28)Samples of 113 to 1762 individuals were obtained from local populations of 11 common species of snakes in Kansas and one in Oklahoma. An age-size correlation was established for each species from the records of marked ... -
A Revision of the Genus Elmas Blackwelder, 1952 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Xanthopygina), with a Preliminary Reconstructed Phylogeny of the Species1
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2003-04-29)The staphylinid genus Elmas Blackwelder 1952 (type.species: Selma modesta Sharp 1876 from Chontales, Nicaragua) is revised for the first time. The two previously described species, E. modesta (Sharp) from Nicaragua and ... -
The herpetofauna of the Babuyan Islands, Northern Philippines
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2011)We document 52 species of amphibians and reptiles from the Babuyan Islands in the northern Philippines. Among these records, 12 species are endemic to the Babuyan Islands and another 18 are endemic to the Philippines. ... -
A Cladistic Analysis and Classification of the Subgenera and Genera of the Large Carpenter Bees, Tribe Xylocopini (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1998-08-07)Phylogenetic analyses of the genera and subgenera of the tribe Xylocopini (Large Carpenter Bees) were made using morphological characters coded for 51 species of the ingroup. These species represented all but three of the ... -
Geographic Variation in Bufo valliceps (Anura: Bufonidae), a Widespread Toad in the United States and Middle America
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1998-07-24)The common lowland toad Bufo valliceps has a large distribution in the southern United States, Mexico, and most of Central America; this ample distribution across diverse temperate and tropical habitats is unusual among ... -
Comments on the Identities of Certain Tantilla (Squamata: Colubridae) from Guatemala, with the Descriptions of Two New Species
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1998-05-06)An examination of types representing Guatemalan species of Tantilla of the T. taeniata group reveals that current concepts for several species are incorrect and that several species remain undescribed. Tantilla taeniata ... -
New Species of Nototriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Eastern Guatemala
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1998-05-06)Three new species of Nototriton are described from eastern Guatemala. All of these diminutive species of salamanders occur in wet forest in the mountains (875-1150 m) near the Guatemala-Honduras border. Characteristics of ... -
New Genera and Subgenera of Augochlorine Bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-12-17)Two new augochlorine genera, Chlerogelloides and Xenochlora, and three new Subgernera, Megalopta (Noctoraptor), Megommation (Stilbochlora), and Megommation (Cleptommation), are described and figured. Three new combinations ... -
Redescription of the Paleogene Shelania pascuali from Patagonia and Its Bearing on the Relationships of Fossil and Recent Pipoid Frogs
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-10-29)Shdania pascuali Casamiquela, 1960, is redescribed on the basis of a series of 30 recently discovered specimens, which range in estimated snout-vent length from 30-100 mm, from the Paleogene of Patagonia. This large pipoid ... -
Systematics of the Bufo coccifer Complex (Anura: Bufonidae) of Mesoamerica
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2005-03-31)Many populations of toads occuring between west-central Mexico and Panama have been referred to Bufo coccifer Cope, 1866. While the taxonomic status of these populations has been questioned for many decades, a thorough ... -
The Herpetofauna of Upper Niger National Park, Guinea, West Africa
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2005-03-31)We conducted a preliminary survey of the herpetofauna in Upper Niger National Park at the end of tlie dry season in 2002. Museum holdings and literature records from localities within the park were combined with our data ... -
New Neotropical Species of the Genus Holotrochtis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2005-03-29)Examination of collections of Holotrochus beetles (Staphylinidae: Osoriinae,) from the Neotropics has revealed 17 new species. Nine are from South America and nine from Central America. The species are: H. gandersoni (Costa ... -
Frogs of the Genus Colostethus (Anura; Dendrobatidae) in the Andes of Northern Peru
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2004-11-15)Seventeen species of the dendrobatid frog genus Colostethus are recognized in the Andes and adjacent lowlands in northern Peru. Nine of the species have been reported previously from the region and eight are described as ... -
Phylogeny and classification of the parasitic bee tribe Epeolini (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Nomadinae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2004-10-06)A generic-level cladistic analysis of the cleptoparasitic bee tribe Epeolini (Apinae: Nomadinae) is presented. One hundred and two characters of adult external morphology are identified and coded for 32 representatives of ... -
Two New Species of Marsupial Frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Gastrotheca) from the Cordillera Oriental in Central Peru
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2004-06-17)A distinctive new species of Gastrotheca from the Rio Chanchamayo Valley in the Cordillera Oriental in Peru is the only known member of the genus that lacks a tympanum. Another new species from the Cordillera de Carpish ... -
Four New Species Of The Genus Ophidion (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from The Western Atlantic Ocean
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2003-07-18)Two common, unmarked species of Ophidion have been reported from the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean since the latter part of the 19th century. They are Ophidion holbrookii (Putnam, 1874) and Ophidion ...