Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three
We present a taxonomic review and systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) based on examination of 400 museum specimens, a phylogeographic analysis of 818 locality records, and 80 individuals sampled for molecular characters. We find morphological and...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2024-02-01
|
| Series: | Evolutionary Systematics |
| Online Access: | https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/114527/download/pdf/ |
| _version_ | 1797317349906317312 |
|---|---|
| author | Alejandro Arteaga R. Alexander Pyron Abel Batista Jose Vieira Elson Meneses Pelayo Eric N. Smith César L. Barrio Amorós Claudia Koch Stefanie Agne Jorge H. Valencia Lucas Bustamante Kyle J. Harris |
| author_facet | Alejandro Arteaga R. Alexander Pyron Abel Batista Jose Vieira Elson Meneses Pelayo Eric N. Smith César L. Barrio Amorós Claudia Koch Stefanie Agne Jorge H. Valencia Lucas Bustamante Kyle J. Harris |
| author_sort | Alejandro Arteaga |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | We present a taxonomic review and systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) based on examination of 400 museum specimens, a phylogeographic analysis of 818 locality records, and 80 individuals sampled for molecular characters. We find morphological and phylogenetic support for five new species of Bothriechis Peters, 1859, which we describe here based on their unique combination of molecular, meristic, hemipenial, and color pattern characteristics. They are: B. klebbai sp. nov., B. rasikusumorum sp. nov., B. khwargi sp. nov., B. rahimi sp. nov., and B. hussaini sp. nov. Finally, we revalidate the names B. nigroadspersus (Steindachner, 1870), B. nitidus (Günther, 1859), and B. torvus (Posada Arango, 1889a), and provide a redescription of B. schlegelii. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T03:33:39Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-dbab886617e743839a2be01ea1177fd2 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2535-0730 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T03:33:39Z |
| publishDate | 2024-02-01 |
| publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Evolutionary Systematics |
| spelling | doaj.art-dbab886617e743839a2be01ea1177fd22024-02-10T10:41:04ZengPensoft PublishersEvolutionary Systematics2535-07302024-02-0181156410.3897/evolsyst.8.114527114527Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of threeAlejandro Arteaga0R. Alexander Pyron1Abel Batista2Jose Vieira3Elson Meneses Pelayo4Eric N. Smith5César L. Barrio Amorós6Claudia Koch7Stefanie Agne8Jorge H. Valencia9Lucas Bustamante10Kyle J. Harris11Tropical Herping S.A.The George Washington UniversitySistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI)Tropical Herping S.A.Universidad Industrial de SantanderUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonCRWildLeibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Museum KoenigUniversity of PotsdamRed de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de EcologíaSavia FundLiberty UniversityWe present a taxonomic review and systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) based on examination of 400 museum specimens, a phylogeographic analysis of 818 locality records, and 80 individuals sampled for molecular characters. We find morphological and phylogenetic support for five new species of Bothriechis Peters, 1859, which we describe here based on their unique combination of molecular, meristic, hemipenial, and color pattern characteristics. They are: B. klebbai sp. nov., B. rasikusumorum sp. nov., B. khwargi sp. nov., B. rahimi sp. nov., and B. hussaini sp. nov. Finally, we revalidate the names B. nigroadspersus (Steindachner, 1870), B. nitidus (Günther, 1859), and B. torvus (Posada Arango, 1889a), and provide a redescription of B. schlegelii.https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/114527/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Arteaga R. Alexander Pyron Abel Batista Jose Vieira Elson Meneses Pelayo Eric N. Smith César L. Barrio Amorós Claudia Koch Stefanie Agne Jorge H. Valencia Lucas Bustamante Kyle J. Harris Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three Evolutionary Systematics |
| title | Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| title_full | Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| title_fullStr | Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| title_short | Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| title_sort | systematic revision of the eyelash palm pitviper bothriechis schlegelii serpentes viperidae with the description of five new species and revalidation of three |
| url | https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/114527/download/pdf/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alejandroarteaga systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT ralexanderpyron systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT abelbatista systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT josevieira systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT elsonmenesespelayo systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT ericnsmith systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT cesarlbarrioamoros systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT claudiakoch systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT stefanieagne systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT jorgehvalencia systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT lucasbustamante systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree AT kylejharris systematicrevisionoftheeyelashpalmpitviperbothriechisschlegeliiserpentesviperidaewiththedescriptionoffivenewspeciesandrevalidationofthree |