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Taxonomic Update and New Species of Cyrtodactylus

September 12, 2009 7:25 pm Published by

We describe a new species of gekkonid lizard from Palawan Island, southwestern Philippines. The new species differs from all Philippine Cyrtodactylus and all other phenotypically similar Southeast...

New Brachymeles From Luzon Island, Philippines

September 12, 2009 7:16 pm Published by

We describe a new species of scincid lizard of the genus Brachymeles from montane forests (1400–1450 m) of Mt. Palali, Caraballo Mountain Range, in central Luzon Island,...

New Limnonectes From Mindanao Island, Philippines

September 12, 2009 7:12 pm Published by

A new species of fanged frog (genus Limnonectes) is described from Davao Del Norte Province, eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines. The new species can be diagnosed on the...

Leptobrachium Revision and New Species

September 12, 2009 7:08 pm Published by

We review the Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachuim. All previous treatments have referred Philippine populations to L. hasseltii, a species we restrict to Java and Bali,...

New Gekko From Calayan Island, Philippines

September 12, 2009 6:58 pm Published by

We use mitochondrial gene sequences to estimate relationships among Gekko populations from the northern Philippines. These data, plus morphological and biogeographical evidence, suggest that the Babuyan and...