cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Boana benitezi
Creators: name: De Almeida, Alexandre P.
name: Moraes, Leandro J. C. L.
name: Rojas, Rommel R.
name: Roberto, Igor J.
name: Carvalho, Vinicius Tadeu De
name: Ávila, Robson W.
name: Frazão, Luciana
name: Silva, Ariane A. A.
name: Menin, Marcelo
name: Werneck, Fernanda P.
name: Hrbek, Tomas
name: Farias, Izeni P.
name: Gordo, Marcelo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Hylidae
Boana
Boana benitezi

description: Boana benitezi species group (Faivovich, 2005)
Diagnosis. No known morphological synapomorphy (see Faivovich, 2005). Faivovich et al. (2005; 2006) proposed the presence of a flat mental gland as a putative synapomorphy for this group. However, this character is widely shared among hylid species (Brunetti et al. 2012; 2015; Faivovich et al. 2013) and its consideration as a synapomorphic character for this group remains dubious (Barrio-Amorós & Brewer-Cárias 2008).
Species content. Ten species. Boana benitezi (Rivero, 1961); Boana hobbsi (Cochran & Goin, 1970) Boana jimenezi (Señaris & Ayarzag̹ena, 2006); Boana lemai (Rivero, 1971); Boana microderma (Pyburn, 1977); Boana nympha (Faivovich, Moravec, Cisneros-Heredia, & K̂hler, 2006); Boana ornatissima (Noble, 1923a); Boana rhythmica (Señaris & Ayarzag̹ena, 2002); Boana roraima (Duellman & Hoogmoed, 1992); Boana tepuiana (Barrio-Amorós & Brewer-Cárias, 2008).
description: Published as part of De Almeida, Alexandre P., Moraes, Leandro J. C. L., Rojas, Rommel R., Roberto, Igor J., Carvalho, Vinicius Tadeu De, Ávila, Robson W., Frazão, Luciana, Silva, Ariane A. A., Menin, Marcelo, Werneck, Fernanda P., Hrbek, Tomas, Farias, Izeni P. & Gordo, Marcelo, 2021, Phylogenetic relationships of the poorly known treefrog Boana hobbsi (Cochran & Goin, 1970) (Anura: Hylidae), systematic implications and remarks on morphological variations and geographic distribution, pp. 301-323 in Zootaxa 4933 (3) on page 306, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4933.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4554831
Eilema sanguicosta
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Eilema
Eilema sanguicosta

description: The B. sanguicosta species group
Diagnosis. The male genitalia of species of the group are characterised by the strongly convex costa bearing a triangular dorsal protrusion. In the female genitalia, the ductus bursae is strongly curved laterad.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), pp. 73-86 in Zootaxa 5205 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7285924
Otomys simiensis Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen & Maree 2011
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys simiensis

description: 383.
Simien Vlei Rat
Otomys simiensis
French: Otomys des Simien / German: Simien-Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Simien
Taxonomy. Otomys simiensis P. |. Taylor et al, 2011,
vicinity of Sankaber campsite, 3250 m, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Otomys simiensis previously was included in O. typus but is only distantly related to it. Monotypic.
Distribution. Simien Mts, N Ethiopia.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 135- 172 mm, tail 77-88 mm, ear 18-22 mm, hindfoot 24-26 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Simien Vlei Rat is large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. Fur is dark brown above and pale gray below. Because of preponderance of dark-tipped guard hairs, fur has distinct double-layered effect. Tail is short (¢.53% of head-body length) and bicolored. Lowerincisors each with two deep grooves. M has four laminae, and M” has seven laminae. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 54 and FN = 56.
Habitat. Tree-heather habitats with open grassland patches.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. The Simien Vlei Rat is presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Monadjem et al. (2015), Taylor et al. (2011).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 741, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Carabodes arduinii Valle 1955
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: 30. Carabodes arduinii Valle, 1955
Carabodes arduinii: Baratti & Bernini, 1994, 256–261, figs 27–46.
Material examined. C75: 24.V.2006 (1).
Geographic distribution. W-Mediterranean, excluding the westernmost regions (Morocco and western Spain).
Notes. Muscicolous species.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Carabodes tyrrhenicus Salomone, Avanzati, Baratti & Bernini 2003
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Carabodidae
Carabodes
Carabodes tyrrhenicus

description: 31. Carabodes tyrrhenicus Salomone, Avanzati, Baratti & Bernini, 2003
(Fig. 1 a)
Carabodes tyrrhenicus: Salomone, Avanzati, Baratti & Bernini 2003, 126–130, figs 3–4.
Material examined. C75: 24.V.2006 (1).
Geographic distribution. Tyrrhenian. Carabodes tyrrhenicus has been collected from the Sicilian Channel (Pantelleria island), the Aeolian islands (Sicily), Corsica and the Tuscan Arcipelago. This species seems to be the most common Carabodes species in Sardinia.
Notes. Carabodes tyrrhenicus is usually found in humus and litter, but also in moss on the ground and on rocks.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Birketsmithiola transvaalensis Kruger 2015
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Birketsmithiola
Birketsmithiola transvaalensis

description: Birketsmithiola transvaalensis Krüger, 2015
(Figs 1, 2, 17, 18, 29)
Birketsmithiola transvaalensis Krüger, 2015, Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim): 74 (Type locality: “[South Africa, Gauteng]: Pretoria”).
Material examined. SOUTH AFRICA: 1 male, Transvaal, Limpopo, l. V / l. VI / [19]42, gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2021-128 (prepared by Volynkin) (ZSM); 1 male, Transvaal, Pretoria / Distant Coll. 1911-383, unique number: NHMUK014173047, gen. prep. No.: NHMUK010317204 (prepared by Volynkin) (NHMUK); 1 female, Pretoria, 1924, H.H. Curson / Pres. by Imp. Bur. Ent., Brit. Mus. 1925-121, unique number: NHMUK014173048, gen. prep. No.: NHMUK010317205 (prepared by Volynkin) (NHMUK); ZIMBABWE: 2 males, [Harare] Mashonaland, Salisbury, Feb. 1905, G.A.K. Marshall, 1905-209, unique numbers: NHMUK014172941, NHMUK014173050, gen. prep. Nos.: NHMUK010317207 (prepared by Volynkin), BMNH Arct. 581 (NHMUK).
Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0–17.0 mm in males and 13.0–17.0 mm in females (Krüger 2015). Birketsmithiola transvaalensis is distinguished from other species in the genus by the orange costal strip, which is orange-red in B. sanguicosta and B. kruegeri sp. n., and red in the other congeners. In the male genital capsule, B. transvaalensis differs from other members of the species group in the apically rounded dorsal costal protrusions (they are pointed in the related species), the more distally dilated distal saccular processes bearing larger spinules, and the heavily sclerotised, semi-cylindrical, distally dilated juxta with a rectangular and smooth ventral side, which bears three apically pointed triangular processes in B. sanguicosta, B. kruegeri sp. n. and B. kingstoni sp. n. The midventral protrusion of the phallus of B. transvaalensis is the largest in the genus. In the vesica of B. transvaalensis, the medial cornutus has a markedly narrower base than in other species in the species group. The detailed comparison of the female copulatory organs of B. transvaalensis and B. kruegeri sp. n. is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter species.
Distribution. The species is known from South Africa (Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces) (Krüger 2015) and Zimbabwe (Hampson 1901, 1914, as sanguicosta) (Fig. 34).
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), pp. 73-86 in Zootaxa 5205 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7285924
Gemmabryum dichotomum J. R. Spence & H. P. Ramsay
Creators: name: Thouvenot, Louis
name: Müller, Frank
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Bryales
Bryaceae
Gemmabryum
Gemmabryum dichotomum

description: * Gemmabryum dichotomum (Hedw.) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — New Caledonia. South Province, ascend from the south to Mont Humboldt, around the mountain hut below the summit, 21°53’S, 66°25’E, on open soil, c. 1400 m, 30.VIII.2003, Müller NC866 (DR).
COMMENTS
Gemmabryum dichotomum (Bryum dichotomum Hedw.) is a nearly cosmopolitan species with the nearest known records in Australia (e.g. Spence & Ramsay 2019). In New Caledonia the species was found on the man-made substrate around a much-visited mountain hut.
description: Published as part of Thouvenot, Louis & Müller, Frank, 2021, Contribution to the bryophyte flora of New Caledonia IV. Species new to the country, new localities together with taxonomic notes, pp. 181-196 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (13) on page 187, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2021v42a13, http://zenodo.org/record/7822275
Cocculina Dall 1882
Creators: name: Zhang, Shuqian
name: Zhang, Suping
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Archaeogastropoda
Cocculinidae
Cocculina

description: Genus Cocculina Dall, 1882
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5C7C29E0-9905-4372-A38A-3CC8FAF8449F
Type species. Cocculina rathbuni Dall, 1882 (subsequent designation by Dall, 1908), northwestern Atlantic, Recent.
Diagnosis. According to Marshall (1986) with minor emendations regarding sculpture and radula characters.
Shell small to medium sized (up to 12 mm long), strongly depressed to strongly arched, apex located in central or posterior position. Protoconch with reticulate sculpture. Teleoconch sculptured with concentric growth lines and/or radial riblets. Periostracum smooth. Radula has a formula of n+5+1+5+n, rachidian and first lateral tooth always obsolete. Copulatory organ large, at tip of right oral lappet. Two epipodial tentacle present. For detailed internal and other external anatomy, see Haszprunar (1987).
description: Published as part of Zhang, Shuqian & Zhang, Suping, 2018, Cocculina delphinicula sp. nov., a new cocculinid species from whale bone in the East China Sea (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia), pp. 189-195 in Zootaxa 4455 (1) on page 190, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4455.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/1457091
Tectocepheus sarekensis Tragardh 1910
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Tectocepheidae
Tectocepheus
Tectocepheus sarekensis

description: 32. Tectocepheus sarekensis Trägårdh, 1910
Tectocepheus sarekensis: Weigmann 2006, 255–257, fig. 137d–f.
Material examined. C08: 24.V.2006 (1); C44: 18.VII.2006 (5); C72: 15.XI.2006 (1); C75: 24.V.2006 (1). Geographic distribution. Cosmopolitan.
Notes. In Mediterranean ecosystems, species belonging to the genus Tectocepheus Berlese are known to be dominant in disturbed soils.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Otomys typus Heuglin 1877
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys typus

description: 384.
Ethiopian Vlei Rat
Otomys typus
French: Otomys d’Ethiopie / German: Athiopien-Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Etiopia
Other common names: Typical Vlei Rat
Taxonomy. Oreomys typus Heuglin, 1877,
Simien Mountains, Gonder Province, Ethiopia. Otomys typus previously included many disjunct alpine mountain populations in an improbably wide distribution from Ethiopia to Malawi; however, O. typus was found to be a species complex of at least twelve different species, mostly restricted to individual or neighboring mountain ranges, as outlined by P. J. Taylor and colleagues in 2011. As defined here, O. typus sensu stricto is restricted mostly to mountains west of Ethiopian Rift. It co-occurs with O. simiensis in Simien Mountains, but the two species can be distinguished chromosomally and by number of laminae on M? (6-7 in simiensis and 8-9 in typus). Monotypic.
Distribution. Ethiopia, fairly widespread in the W Ethiopian highlands and at least one locality (Hirna) E of Ethiopian Rift.
Descriptive notes. Head—body 155-178 mm,tail 77-92 mm, ear 20-25 mm, hindfoot 25-27 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Ethiopian Vlei Rat is large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. Fur is speckled bright tawny brown above and gray below. Tail is short (c.51% of head-body length) and bicolored. Females have four pairs of nipples. Upper incisors have single groove, and lower incisors have two deep grooves. M has four laminae, and M? has 8-9 laminae. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 58 and FNa = 58.
Habitat. Dense, moist grasslands at elevations of 1800-4000 m.
Food and Feeding. The Ethiopian Vlei Rat is presumably strictly herbivorous.
Breeding. Reproduction seems to be seasonal in Simien Mountains where rainfall is seasonal.
Activity patterns. The Ethiopian Vlei Rat is diurnal and nocturnal in Simien Mountains and terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Monadjem et al. (2015), Miller (1977), Taylor et al. (2011), Yalden et al. (1976).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 741-742, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Birketsmithiola sanguicosta
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Birketsmithiola
Birketsmithiola sanguicosta

description: Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901)
(Figs 3, 4, 19, 20)
Ilema sanguicosta Hampson, 1901, The Annals and magazine of natural history, (7) 8 (45): 181 (Type locality: [Kenya, Nakuru County, Elburgon] “ Br. E. Africa, Uganda Ry., mile 478”).
Type material examined. Lectotype (hereby designated) (Figs 3, 19): male, “ Mile 478. on | Uganda Rly | B.E. Africa. | 25.XI.1900. | C.S. Betton. | 1901-136.” / “ Ilema | sanguicosta | type ♂. Hmpsn.” / red ring “Type” label / “ Arctiidae | genitalia slide | No. 1550” / QR-code label with unique number “ NHMUK 014172940 ” (NHMUK). Paralectotype (Figs 4, 20): male, “ Mile 478. on | Uganda Rly | B.E. Africa. | 23.XI.1900. | C.S. Betton. | 1901- 136.” / “ Arctiidae | BMNH (E) slide | No. 5695” / QR-code label with unique number “ NHMUK 014173032 ” (NHMUK).
Note. The type series of the species contains two males (Hampson 1901). In order to stabilise the nomenclature, the syntype labeled as ‘Type” is hereby designated as the lectotype.
Diagnosis. The forewing length is 19.5–21.0 mm in males. Birketsmithiola sanguicosta is the largest species in the genus. The forewing shape, colouration and the male genitalia structure are most similar to B. kruegeri sp. n., a detailed comparison is provided below under the diagnosis of the latter species.
Distribution. The species is known only from its type locality in western Kenya (Nakuru County) (Fig. 34). The record from Zimbabwe (Hampson 1901, 1914) belongs to B. transvaalensis. The records from north-eastern D.R. Congo (Kivu) (Kiriakoff 1965), Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda (Pinhey 1979) most probably belong to other species and require clarification.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), pp. 73-86 in Zootaxa 5205 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7285924
Tectocepheus velatus Michael 1880
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Tectocepheidae
Tectocepheus
Tectocepheus velatus

description: 33. Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)
Tectocepheus velatus: Weigmann 2006, 255-257, fig. 137a–c.
Material examined. C02: 25.III.2006 (2); C08: 24.V.2006 (1); C44: 18.VII.2006 (29); C72: 15.XI.2006 (24); C75: 24.V.2006 (8); 18.VII.2006 (6).
Geographic distribution. Cosmopolitan.
Notes. See above species.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
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Creators: name: Pavao Santana, Jose Claudio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ano 11 – vol. 06 – n. 31/2023 –

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Berniniella aeoliana Bernini 1973
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Berniniella
Berniniella aeoliana

description: 34. Berniniella aeoliana (Bernini, 1973)
Oppia aeoliana: Bernini 1973, 395–399, figs. 12 a–c.
Material examined. C75: 15.XI.2006 (5).
Geographic distribution. W-Mediterranean. Berniniella aeoliana has been collected from the Aeolian islands (Sicily), the Tuscan archipelago, Corsica and Algeria. Notes. Xerophilous element.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Birketsmithiola kingstoni Volynkin 2022, sp. n.
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Birketsmithiola
Birketsmithiola kingstoni

description: Birketsmithiola kingstoni sp. n.
(Figs 8, 23)
Type material. Holotype (Figs 8, 23): “ Malawi: Central Region, | Nyika Plateau, | Chelinda camp. 2330m | S:10°35.295, E:33°48.754′ | 30.iii.2002 | AJ Kingston” / “Slide | AV6786 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (ANHRT, ex AKW).
Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0 mm in the male holotype. Birketsmithiola kingstoni sp. n. is most externally reminiscent of B. bvumba sp. n. from which it differs in the red head (it is orange in the congener), the straighter costal margin of the forewing with a thinner red strip, and the hindwing having a broad area of grey suffusion along the costal margin, which is uniform pale yellow in B. bvumba sp. n. The male genital capsule structure of the new species is similar to B. kruegeri sp. n. but distinguished by the shorter valva (in proportion to the length of the tegumen-uncus complex), and the somewhat longer dorsal costal protrusion of the left valva. The phallus of B. kingstoni sp. n. is somewhat longer than in B. kruegeri sp. n. Compared to B. kruegeri sp. n., the vesica of the new species has a semiglobular subbasal diverticulum (it is absent in the congener), and the slightly larger medial cornutus positioned more laterally.
The female is unknown.
Distribution. The new species is known only from its type locality in northern Malawi (Fig. 34).
Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Mr Anthony J. Kingston, collector of the holotype specimen. The name is a noun in the genitive case.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), pp. 73-86 in Zootaxa 5205 (1) on page 77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7285924
Otomys yaldeni P. J. Taylor 2011
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys yaldeni

description: 385.
Yalden’s Vlei Rat
Otomys yaldeni
French: Otomys de Yalden / German: Yalden-Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Yalden
Taxonomy. Otomys yaldeni P. J. Taylor et al., 2011,
vicinity of Dinsho, Bale Mountains, 3170 m, Ethiopia.
Until recently, O. yaldeni was included in O. typus but shown to be a distinct species based on its smaller size and chromosomal and genetic characteristics. It co-occurs with O. helleri in Bale Mountains, but they can be distinguished chromosomally, genetically, and morphologically. Monotypic.
Distribution. Bale Mts, SC Ethiopia.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 125-155 mm, tail 70-73 mm, ear 18-20 mm, hindfoot 22-25 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Yalden’s Vlei Rat is mediumsized and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur;it the second smallest species of Otomys. Fur is drab brown above, with “double-layered” effect (due to interspersed longer black bristles among shorter guard hairs), and pale gray below. Ears are blackish, with inner surface covered with short rufous hair. Forefeet and hindfeet are dark gray above, and claws are gray. Tail is relatively short (49-9% of head-body length) and bicolored. Upper incisors have single groove, and lower incisors have two deep grooves. M| has four laminae, and M? has 6-7 laminae. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 56 and FN = 56, FNa = 54.
Habitat. Mosaic of forest and grassland habitats at elevations of 2650-3800 m.Holotype and paratypes ofYalden’s Vlei Rat were collected in Afro-montane forest, bamboo patches, moorland, and open woodland.
Food and Feeding. Yalden’s Vlei Rat is presumably strictly herbivorous.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Yalden’s Vlei Rat is presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not yet assessed on The [UCN Red List.
Bibliography. Lavrenchenko et al. (1997), Monadjem et al. (2015), Taylor et al. (2011), Yalden, Largen & Kock (1976), Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 742, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Distichophyllum semimarginatum Ther.
Creators: name: Thouvenot, Louis
name: Müller, Frank
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hookeriales
Hookeriaceae
Distichophyllum
Distichophyllum semimarginatum

description: Distichophyllum semimarginatum Thér.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — New Caledonia. North Province, Mont Paníé, ascend along the hiking trail from the street RPN 3 to the
summit, c. 1300 m, very humid rainforest, on wet boulders along a brook, 13.IX.2001, Müller NC56 (DR).
COMMENTS
The species was described by Thériot (1910a) from “Mont Koghis, sur l’écorce des arbres.”, collected by Isidore Franc. In PC,TRH, L, S, BM there are specimens collected here by Franc and determined by Thériot between 1909-1913, type material is in PC, S, and BM. We are unaware of any newer collection apart from these old specimens from the type locality. With the new specimen Müller NC56, we can confirm the presence of this species, endemic to New Caledonia, newly reported for North Province. The species is unique among the genus by leaves bordered only in the lower half and denticulate all around (Fig. 5).
description: Published as part of Thouvenot, Louis & Müller, Frank, 2021, Contribution to the bryophyte flora of New Caledonia IV. Species new to the country, new localities together with taxonomic notes, pp. 181-196 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (13) on pages 187-188, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2021v42a13, http://zenodo.org/record/7822275
Otomys burtoni Thomas 1918
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys burtoni

description: 386.
Burton's Vlei Rat
Otomys burtoni
French: Otomys de Burton / German: Burton-Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Burton
Taxonomy. Otomys burtoni Thomas, 1918,
“Cameroons Mountains, [Cameroon]. Alt. 7000’ [= 2100 m].”
Otomys burtoni previously was included in O. wrroratus or O. tropicalis but shown to be a distinct species based on morphological and molecular grounds. Otomys burtoni closest relative seems to be O. occidentalis, suggesting the two West African species originated from a single radiation from east to west.Monotypic.
Distribution. Mt Cameroon, NW Cameroon.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 145-167 mm, tail 75-84 mm, ear 22-26 mm, hindfoot 29-32 mm; weight 71-105 g. Burton’s Vlei Rat is large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. Dorsum is dull grizzled brown with coppery wash. Tail is short (c.50% of head-body length). Hands and feet are dark brown. Females have two pairs of nipples. Upper and lower incisors each have one deep and one shallow groove. M| has four laminae, and M’ has 6-7 laminae. Petrotympanic foramen is slitlike, a characteristic shared by the Angoni Vlei Rat (O. angoniensis) and Sloggett’s Vlei Rat (O. sloggetti); all other species of Otomys have round-shaped foramen.
Habitat. Montane wetlands at elevations of 2000-4000 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Burton's Vlei Rat is terrestrial and presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Dieterlen & Van der Straeten (1992), Happold (2013a), Monadjem et al. (2015), Taylor, Denys et al. (2004), Taylor, Maree et al. (2014).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 742, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Berniniella bicarinata Paoli 1908
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Berniniella
Berniniella bicarinata

description: 35. Berniniella bicarinata (Paoli, 1908)
Berniniella bicarinata: Subías & Arillo 2001, 144, 153–154, fig. 51b.
Material examined. C08: 25.III.2006 (1); C75: 24.V.2006 (2). Geographic distribution. Palaearctic.
Notes. This species seems to prefer woodlands.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Ectropothecium sodale Mitt.
Creators: name: Thouvenot, Louis
name: Müller, Frank
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hypnales
Hypnaceae
Ectropothecium
Ectropothecium sodale

description: Ectropothecium sodale (Sull.) Mitt.
Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 10: 180 (1868).
Ectropothecium papillosulum Thér. Revue Bryologique 48: 54 (1921). — Type: New Caledonia, “in ditione Poindimié, prope Vagap, II-1910, Le Rat “s.n. (Reliq. E.G.Paris). (lecto-, here designated: “1763. Ectropothecium papillosulum Thér. n.sp. mél. à Rhynchostegium javanicum v majus ”, PC[PC0775281!]) syn. nov.
COMMENTS
Higuchi & Iwatsuki (1994) wrote that they were unable to check the type specimen of Ectropothecium sodale. Fortunately, the type specimen was recovered at PC by Lionel Kervran from a pack of returned specimens.
The morphology of this specimen matches the corresponding characters of E. sodale. Thériot distinguished his new species only by the less falciform leaves and their wider apices, but the degree of expression of these characters is very variable in a single specimen, both in the type and in all specimens seen in New Caledonia. The type specimen is sterile and its sexuality discussed by Thériot (1921). Finally, E. papillosulum is proposed as a synonym of E. sodale, a species widely occurring in tropical Asia, Australia, Melanesia and the Pacific Islands (Biju et al. 2017 and GBIF 2020).
DESCRIPTION FROM THE LECTOTYPE.
Habit
Shoots remotely pinnate, with leaves secund, slightly concave near base, contiguous to slightly imbricate.
Stem
Main stems 170 µm wide, with a central strand and thick cortical tissue, pseudoparaphyllia linear foliose, at most two cells wide.
Leaves
Triangular-lanceolate, 0.8 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, costa short and double, margins denticulate, at least near apices or bases.
Cells
Leaf cells linear, thin-walled, dorsally prorate, 32-57 µm long, 5 µm wide, angular cells few, short rectangular to quadrate, with a single inflate cell short decurrent.
description: Published as part of Thouvenot, Louis & Müller, Frank, 2021, Contribution to the bryophyte flora of New Caledonia IV. Species new to the country, new localities together with taxonomic notes, pp. 181-196 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (13) on pages 188-189, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2021v42a13, http://zenodo.org/record/7822275
Dissorhina ornata Oudemans 1900
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Dissorhina
Dissorhina ornata

description: 36. Dissorhina ornata (Oudemans, 1900)
Dissorhina ornata: Subías & Arillo 2001, 126–128, fig. 44a–b.
Material examined. C02: 25.III.2006 (3); C75: 24.V.2006 (15); 15.XI.2006 (15). Geographic distribution. Holarctic.
Notes. This species seems to prefer woodlands.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen & Van der Straeten 1992
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys occidentalis

description: 387.
Western Vlei Rat
Otomys occidentalis
French: Otomys occidental / German: Westliche Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna occidental
Taxonomy. Otomys occidentalis Dieterlen & Van der Straeten, 1992,
Chappal Waddi, Gotel Mountains, south-east Nigeria.
Closest relative of O. occidentalis might be O. burtoni, also from West Africa, implying single east-west radiation that gave rise to these species. Monotypic.
Distribution. Gotel Mts and Mt Oku of Nigeria and Cameroon.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 131-160 mm, tail 68-88 mm, ear 18-22 mm, hindfoot 24-29 mm; weight 69-88 g. The Western Vlei Rat is large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. Fur is brown to blackish brown above, blackish gray, and silkier and glossier below. Females have twopairs of nipples. Upper and lower incisors each have single deep groove. M, has five laminae, and M? has eight or occasionally seven laminae.
Habitat. Alpine heath and grassland in forest clearings at elevations of 1900-3000 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. The Western Vlei Rat is presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Western Vlei Rat has a restricted distribution that is declining in area, extent, and quality of habitat.
Bibliography. Dieterlen & Van der Straeten (1992), Happold (2013a), Monadjem etal. (2015), Taylor et al. (2014).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 742, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Birketsmithiola nyassana Volynkin 2022
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Birketsmithiola
Birketsmithiola nyassana

description: The B. nyassana species group
Diagnosis. In the male genitalia, species of the current group differ from the B. sanguicosta species group in the almost straight costa lacking a dorsal process. The female genitalia of the species group have a ductus bursae only slightly curved laterad.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V., 2022, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), pp. 73-86 in Zootaxa 5205 (1) on page 77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7285924
How Forest School supports inclusive practices: observations of child engagement and view of teachers and parents in one English primary school
Creators: name: Stavrianos, Alexandros
Publisher: name: Anglia Ruskin Research Online (ARRO)
Year: 2024

description: This study examined the Forest School approach as a way for all children to access outdoor education. In so doing, this study related the values and philosophical principles of outdoor education and inclusion. A key characteristic of Forest School is that it encourages child-led activities to involve pupils in the learning process. Hence, this study examined the way the Forest School could facilitate the needs of pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disability. The research question was approached through an exploratory embedded case study research design within a mixed-methods research paradigm informed by critical realism. The primary research tool was the Leuven Scale of Involvement and targeted children in three different settings. The observations took place while the children were learning in the outdoors at a Forest School, while they were learning indoors, and at playtime during recess. To triangulate the research methods, the study was enhanced by a questionnaire that gathered the parents’ stances and perceptions about the curriculum in their children’s school. Finally, the study used semi-structured interviews to collect qualitative data from the teaching staff. The research identifies deep-level learning levels of pupils with SEND in outdoor education sessions. The Forest School approach was beneficial to all students, particularly to students with SEND. Hence, the research found that Forest School could enable all pupils in Year 3 and Year 4 to fully access the curriculum. The findings also discuss positive outcomes for children and conceptualised disablers and enablers in participating in Forest School. The research concludes by suggesting the use of experiential learning for all pupils, which could be enhanced through the integration of outdoor education into the curriculum.
Lauroppia similifallax Subias & Minguez 1986
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Lauroppia
Lauroppia similifallax

description: 37. Lauroppia similifallax Subías & Minguez, 1986
Lauroppia similifallax: Subías & Arillo 2001, 133–134, fig. 46b.
Material examined. C02: 25.III.2006 (2); C44: 18.VII.2006 (5); C72: 15.XI.2006 (5); C75: 24.V.2006 (1);
15.XI.2006 (8).
Geographic distribution. S-European.
Notes. Species previously collected in Italy only at the “Pietraporciana” and “Lucciolabella” Nature Reserves (Siena province, Tuscany) (Migliorini et al. 2002). It seems to be a forest element. Due to its small size, Lauroppia similifallax lives deep in the soil (Subías & Arillo 2001).
38. Medioppia media (Mihel č i č, 1956)
Medioppia media: Subías & Arillo 2001, 102–104, fig. 35a–b.
Material examined. C08: 25.III.2006 (6). Geographic distribution. Mediterranean. Notes. Xerophilous element.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on pages 20-21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Otomys barbouri Lawrence & Loveridge 1953
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys barbouri

description: 388.
Barbour’s Vlei Rat
Otomys barbouri
French: Otomys de Barbour / German: BarbourLamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Barbour
Taxonomy. Otomys barbouri Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953,
“Kaburomi, 1°14’N., 34°21’E., 10,500 feet [= 3200 m], Mount Elgon, Uganda.”
Otomys barbouri previously was included in O. anchietae. Monotypic.
Distribution. Mt Elgon in Uganda and Kenya.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 125- 210 mm, tail 57-96 mm, ear 21-28 mm, hindfoot 23-30 mm; weight 78-161 g.
Barbour’s Vlei Rat is large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. Dorsum is dull reddish brown speckled with black, slightly paler on flanks, and distinctly paler below. Tail is short (c.45% of head-body length) and blackish-brown with short bristles. Females have two pairs of nipples. Upper and lower incisors each have single groove. M, has five laminae, M? has seven or occasionally eight laminae.
Habitat. Alpine grassy and shrubby meadows and swamps on mesic soils at elevations above 3000 m.Barbour’s Vlei Rat avoids tussock grasses (Festuca pilgeri, Poaceae) on drier soils where the Mount Elgon Vlei Rat (O. jacksoni) occurs.
Food and Feeding. Barbour’s Vlei Rats eat grasses (mostly Festuca pilgeri) and leaves and flowers of composites (mainly Helichrysum, Asteraceae).
Breeding. Reproduction occurs year-round, with juveniles c.10% of the population at any time of year. Litter size is one; females can produce more than one litter per year.
Activity patterns. Barbour’s Vlei Rat is diurnal and territorial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Barbour’s Vlei Rats are solitary and non-territorial, with overlapping home ranges of 0-21-2461 m?® that do not vary significantly by sex or season. Despite temperatures that fall below freezing, they do not make nests or huddle in groups.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Clausnitzer (2000, 2003), Clausnitzer & Kityo (2001), Dieterlen & Van der Straeten (1992), Happold (2013a), Monadjem et al. (2015), Taylor, Maree, Cotterill et al. (2014), Taylor, Maree, van Sandwyk, Kerbis Peterhans etal. (2009).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 742, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
Isopterygium albescens A. Jaeger
Creators: name: Thouvenot, Louis
name: Müller, Frank
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hypnales
Hypnaceae
Isopterygium
Isopterygium albescens

description: Isopterygium albescens (Hook.) A.Jaeger
Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen
Gesellschaft 1876-77: 433 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 2: 1251) (1878).
Isopterygium sarasinii Thér. Nova Caledonia, Forschungen in NeuCaledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln, B. Botanik 1: 31 (1914). — Type: Loyalty Islands, Lifou, 1912, Sarasin & Roux 768, 769, (holo-, PC[PC0094059!]) syn. nov.
COMMENTS
Thériot (1914) described the new species Isopterygium sarasinii as intermediate between I. neocaledonicum Thér. and I. austropusillum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger, that both became synonyms of I. albescens, together with I. minutirameum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger, also recorded for the country (Iwatsuki & Ramsay 2009).Indeed, our observation of the type of I. sarasinii at PC, with the vegetative and perichaetial leaf shapes, the sporophyte characters and the sizes of all parts being included in the variability of I. albescens, lead us to reduce it in synonymy with the latter species.
The specimen kept in PC is handwritten by Thériot, annotated “sp. nov.” and “fig.”, meaning a drawing by the author (unpublished). It was sent by the Zurich Botanical Museum in order to determine the mosses collected in New Caledonia by K.F. Sarasin during a Swiss mission with J. Roux in 1911-1912. In the publication of the results, Thériot (1914) designated this specimen as the type but not the herbarium localisation. The specimen in PC (PC0094059) is most likely the only plant used by Theriot for its description of the new species and, therefore, the holotype.
Finally, in New Caledonia there is only one species of the genus Isopterygium. The two more reported Isopterygium, I. arquifolium (Bosch et Sande Lac.) Jaeger and I. textorii var. latifolium Cardot & Thériot, now belong to a different genus (see below: Pseudotaxiphyllum pohliaecarpum).
description: Published as part of Thouvenot, Louis & Müller, Frank, 2021, Contribution to the bryophyte flora of New Caledonia IV. Species new to the country, new localities together with taxonomic notes, pp. 181-196 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (13) on pages 189-190, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2021v42a13, http://zenodo.org/record/7822275
Medioppia subpectinata Oudemans 1900
Creators: name: Migliorini, Massimo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Medioppia
Medioppia subpectinata

description: 39. Medioppia subpectinata (Oudemans, 1900)
Medioppia subpectinata: Subías & Arillo 2001, 101–102, fig. 34d.
Material examined. C08: 25.III.2006 (2); C44: 18.VII.2006 (2); C72: 15.XI.2006 (15); C75: 15.XI.2006 (1). Geographic distribution. Holarctic.
Notes. Typical element of thermophilous woodlands.
description: Published as part of Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, pp. 8-37 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192029
Otomys dartmouthi Thomas 1906
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
name: Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Otomys
Otomys dartmouthi

description: 389.
Rwenzori Vlei Rat
Otomys dartmouthi
French: Otomys de Dartmouth / German: Ruwenzori-Lamellenzahnratte / Spanish: Rata de laguna de Rwenzori
Taxonomy. Otomys dartmouthi Thomas, 1906,
Rwenzori East, Mubuku Valley, 12,500 ft (= 3810 m), SW Uganda.
Otomys dartmouth: previously was included in O. typus but shown to be a distinct species based on morphological and molecular grounds. Monotypic.
Distribution. Restricted to Rwenzori Mts, SW Uganda and neighboring DR Congo.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 150 mm, tail 93 mm, ear 25 mm, hindfoot 26-5 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Rwenzori Vlei Rat is relatively large and robust, with large blunt head, short tail, and shaggy fur. It is apparently somewhat smaller than the Ethiopian Vlei Rat (O. typus). Fur is dark tawny brown above and slightly paler below, somewhat darker and more woolly than the Ethiopian Vlei Rat. Tail is short (c.60% of head-body length). Lower incisors have two deep grooves. M, has four laminae, and M? consistently has six laminae, fewer than other species within the O. typus species group.
Habitat. Moist alpine grasslands and swamps at elevations of 3300-4400 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. The Rwenzori Vlei Rat is presumably diurnal or crepuscular.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Dollman (1915), Monadjem et al. (2015), Musser & Carleton (2005), Taylor et al. (2011), Thomas (1906e).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Muridae, pp. 536-884 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 742-743, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6887260
title: Exploring Chinese students’ intercultural communicative practice in the UK and their reflections of culture of origin
Creators: name: Ye, Yuanjing
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2024

description: By investigating the intercultural engagement of Chinese students in the UK as well as the returning experience of students who come back to China after studying in the UK, this research identifies learning and social activities that effectively help students engage in their new cultural environments and navigate the challenges these may cause, as well as including their reflections of their culture of origin as former international students. This qualitative study collected data through three methods – participant-led photography, ‘photo interviews’ and an online photo exhibition – to ensure participants had control over the use of their data and felt free to contribute what they wanted, enhancing their active engagement in the research process.

This study draws on Byram’s (1997) intercultural communicative competence as an interpretative tool to explore how Chinese students manage cultural adaptation, as well as the impacts of study abroad on their lives after returning home and their reflections of their culture of origin. The data yields three principal findings that are relevant to Chinese students’ intercultural practices: 1) food practices play an important role in Chinese students’ cultural adaptative processes and reflect students’ attitudes and knowledge about the unfamiliar culture in the initial stage; 2) Chinese students’ sense of belonging to the local community grows through language practice with local people and their co-national peers; and 3) study abroad triggers Chinese students’ reflections on their own cultural understanding, empowering them to critically evaluate their cultural needs, though this can cause discomfort and anxiety as they readapt to their home culture.

This study has implications for the way in which prospective international students can be prepared for intercultural encounters in the receiving society. It also sheds light on the post study abroad period, emphasising the importance of understanding returning students’ experiences. Furthermore, the study has relevance for UK higher education institutions, underscoring the need to promote inclusive education and integrate Chinese students into both academic and social settings. The insights gleaned from this research can contribute to enhancing the overall experience of international students in the UK, fostering a more culturally sensitive and inclusive environment within educational institutions.