Unità tassonomika kkonċernata Referenza tassonomika

MAMMALIA

l-unitajiet tassonomiċi kollha tal-MAMMALIA — għajr ir-rikonoxximent tal-ismijiet li ġejjin għall-forom selvaġġi tal-ispeċijiet (flok l-ismijiet għall-forom domestiċi): Bos gaurus, Bos mutus, Bubalus arnee, Equus africanus, Equus przewalskii, u — għajr l-unità tassonomika mniżżla taħt l-ordnijiet differenti tal-Mammalia aktar 'l isfel Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (ed.) (2005): Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition, Vol. 1-2, xxxv + 2142 pp. Baltimore (John Hopkins University Press).

ARTIODACTYLA Camelidae Lama guanicoe Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (1993): Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. xviii + 1207 pp., Washington (Smithsonian Institution Press).

CETACEA Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera omurai Wada, S., Oishi, M. & Yamada, T. K. (2003): A newly discovered species of living baleen whales. - Nature, 426: 278-281.

Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Beasly, I., Robertson, K. M. & Arnold, P. W. (2005): Description of a new dolphin, the Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). -- Marine Mammal Science, 21(3): 365-400.

Delphinidae Sotalia fluviatilis Sotalia guianensis Caballero, S., Trujillo, F., Vianna, J. A., Barrios-Garrido, H., Montiel, M. G., Beltrán-Pedreros, S., Marmontel, M., Santos, M. C., Rossi-Santos, M. R. & Baker, C. S. (2007). Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for “tucuxi” (Sotalia fluviatilis) and “costero” (Sotalia guianensis) dolphins. - Marine Mammal Science, 23: 358-386.

Delphinidae Sousa plumbea Sousa sahulensis Jefferson, T. A.& Rosenbaum, H. C. (2014): Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Awstralja. - Marine Mammal Science, 30(4): 1494-1541.

Delphinidae Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, K., Gershwin, L.-A., Thompson, R., Austin, J., Owen, K. & McKechnie, S. (2011): A new dolphin species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to southern Australian coastal waters. - PLoS ONE, 6 (9): e24047.

Iniidae Inia araguaiaensis Hrbek, T., da Silva, V. M. F., Dutra, N., Gravena, W., Martin, A. R. & Farias, I. P. (2014): A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: How little do we know our biodiversity. - PLoS ONE 83623: 1-12.

Phocoenidae Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Jefferson, T. A. & Wang, J. Y. (2011): Revision of the taxonomy of finless porpoises (genus Neophocaena): The existence of two species. - Journal of Marine Animals and their Ecology, 4 (1): 3-16.

Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus Rice, D. W., (1998): Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution - Society of Marine Mammalogy Special Publication Number 4, The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Lawrence, Kansas.

Platanistidae Platanista gangetica Rice, D. W., (1998): Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution - Society of Marine Mammalogy Special Publication Number 4, The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Lawrence, Kansas.

Ziphiidae Mesoplodon hotaula Dalebout, M. L., Scott Baker, C., Steel, D., Thompson, K., Robertson, K. M., Chivers, S. J., Perrin, W. F., Goonatilake, M., Anderson, C. R., Mead, J. G., Potter, C. W., Thompson, L., Jupiter, D. and Yamada, T. K. (2014): Resurrection of Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala 1963: A new species of beaked whale in the tropical Indo-Pacific. - Marine Mammal Science, 30 (3): 10811108.

PRIMATI Atelidae Ateles geoffroyi Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Cortes-Ortiz, L. & Hines, J. J. (2006): Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. - In: A. Estrada, P. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds), New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, pp. 29-79. Springer, New York, USA.

Aotidae Aotus jorgehernandezi Defler, T. R. & Bueno, M. L. (2007): Aotus diversity and the species problem. – Primate Conservation, 22: 55-70.

Cebidae Callithrix manicorensis Garbino, T. & Siniciato, G. (2014): The taxonomic status of Mico marcai (Alperin 1993) and Mico manicorensis (van Roosmalen et al. 2000) (Cebidae, Callitrichinae) from Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. - International Journal of Primatology, 35 (2): 529-546. (għal Mico marcai iggruppat ma' Mico manicorensis u ttrattat bħala Callithrix manicorensis skont is-CITES)

Cebidae Cebus flavius Oliveira, M. M. de & Langguth, A. (2006): Rediscovery of Marcgrave's Capuchin Monkey and designation of a neotype for Simia flava Schreber, 1774 (Primates, Cebidae). - Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, N.S., Zoologia,523: 1-16.

Cebidae Mico rondoni Ferrari, S. F., Sena, L., Schneider, M. P. C. & Júnior, J. S. S. (2010): Rondon's Marmoset, Mico rondoni sp. n., from southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. - International Journal of Primatology, 31: 693-714.

Cebidae Saguinus ursulus Gregorin, R. & de Vivo, M. (2013): Revalidation of Saguinus ursula Hoffmannsegg (Primates: Cebidae: Callitrichinae). - Zootaxa, 3721 (2): 172-182.

Cebidae Saimiri collinsi Merces, M. P., Alfaro, J. W. L., Ferreira, W. A. S., Harada, M. L. & Júnior, J. S. S. (2015): Morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics reveal that the Amazon River separates two eastern squirrel monkey species: Saimiri sciureus and S. collinsi. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82: 426-435.

Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, J.A., Detwiler, K.M., Gilbert, C.C., Burrell, A.S., Fuller, J.L., Emetshu, m., Hart, T.B., Vosper, A., Sargis, E.J. & Tosi, A.J. (2012): Lesula: A new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo's Central Basin. - PLoS ONE, 7 (9): e44271.

Cercopithecidae Macaca munzala Sinha, A., Datta, A., Madhusudan, M. D. & Mishra, C. (2005): Macaca munzala: A new species from western Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. - International Journal of Primatology,26(4): 977-989: doi: 10.1007/s10764-005-5333-3.

Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus strykeri Geismann, T., Lwin, N., Aung, S. S., Aung, T. N., Aung, Z. M., Hla, T. H., Grindley, M. & Momberg, F. (2011): A new species of snub-nosed monkey, genus Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards, 1872 (Primates, Colobinae), from Northern Kachin State, Northeastern Myanmar. - Amer. J. Primatology, 73: 96-107.

Cercopithecidae Rungwecebus kipunji Davenport, T. R. b., Stanley, W. t., Sargis, E. j., de Luca, D. w., Mpunga, N. E., Machaga, S. J. & Olson, L. E. (2006): A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus: Morphology, ecology, and molecular phylogenetics. - Science,312: 1378-1381.

Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus villosus Brandon- Jones, d., Eudey, A. A., Geissmann, t., Groves, C. p., Melnick, D. j., Morales J. C., Shekelle, M. & Steward, C.-B. (2004): Asian primate classification. - International Journal of Primatology, 25: 97-163.

Cercopithecidae Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele, d., Razafimahatratra, E. & Hapke, A. (2013): Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs - biological reality or taxonomic bias? - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69: 593-609.

Cercopithecidae Microcebus gerpi Radespiel, U., Ratsimbazafy, J. H., Rasoloharijaona, S., Raveloson, H., Andriaholinirina, N., Rakotondravony, R., Randrianarison, R. M. & Randrianambinina, B. (2012): First indications of a highland specialist among mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) and evidence for a new mouse lemur species from eastern Madagascar. - Primates, 53: 157-170.

Cercopithecidae Microcebus marohita Microcebus tanosi Rasoloarison, R. M., Weisrock, D. W., Yoder, A. D., Rakotondravony, D. & Kappeler, P. M. [2013]: Two new species of mouse lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Microcebus) from Eastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology, 34: 455-469.

Hylobatidae Nomascus annamensis Van Ngoc Thinh, Mootnick, A. R., Vu Ngoc Thanh, Nadler, T. & Roos, C. (2010): A new species of crested gibbon from the central Annamite mountain range. - Vietnamese Journal of Primatology, 4: 1-12.

Lorisidae Nycticebus kayan Munds, R.A., Nekaris, K.A.I. & Ford, S.M. (2013): Taxonomy of the bornean slow loris, with new species Nycticebus kayan (Primates, Lorisidae). - American Journal of Primatology, 75: 46-56.

Pitheciidae Cacajao melanocephalus Cacajao oukary Ferrari, S. F., Guedes, P. G., Figueiredo-Ready, W. M. B. & Barnett, A. A. (2014): Reconsidering the taxonomy of the Black-faced Uacaris, Cacajao melanocephalus group (Mammalia: Pitheciidae), from the northern Amazon Basin. - Zootaxa, 3866 (3): 353-370.

Pitheciidae Callicebus aureipalatii Wallace, R. B., Gómez, H., Felton, A. & Felton, A. (2006): On a new species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas (Primates, Pitheciidae), from western Bolivia with preliminary notes on distribution and abundance. - Primate Conservation, 20: 29-39.

Pitheciidae Callicebus caquetensis Defler, T. R., Bueno, M. L. & García, J. (2010): Callicebus caquetensis: a new and Critically Endangered titi monkey from southern Caquetá, Colombia. - Primate Conservation, 25: 1-9.

Pitheciidae Callicebus vieira Gualda-Barros, J., Nascimento, F. O. & Amaral, M. K. (2012): A new species of Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae) from the states of Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil. - Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), 52: 261-279.

Pitheciidae Callicebus miltoni Dalponte, J. C., Silva, F. E. & Silva Júnior, J. S. (2014): New species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southern Amazonia, Brazil. - Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo, 54: 457-472.

Pitheciidae Pithecia cazuzai Pithecia chrysocephala Pithecia hirsuta Pithecia inusta Pithecia isabela Pithecia milleri Pithecia mittermeieri Pithecia napensis Pithecia pissinattii Pithecia rylandsi Pithecia vanzolinii Marsh, L.K. (2014): A taxonomic revision of the saki monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804. - Neotropical Primates, 21: 1-163.

Tarsiidae Tarsius lariang Merker, S. & Groves, C.P. (2006): Tarsius lariang: A new primate species from Western Central Sulawesi. - International Journal of Primatology, 27(2): 465-485.

Tarsiidae Tarsius tumpara Shekelle, m., Groves, C., Merker, S. & Supriatna, J. (2010): Tarsius tumpara: A new tarsier species from Siau Island, North Sulawesi. - Primate Conservation, 23: 55-64.

PROBOSCIDEA Elephantidae Loxodonta africana Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. m. (1993): Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. xviii + 1207 pp., Washington (Smithsonian Institution Press).

SCANDENTIA Tupaiidae Tupaia everetti Roberts, T. E., Lanier, H. C., Sargis, E. J. & Olson, L. E. (2011): Molecular phylogeny of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia) and the timescale of diversification in Southeast Asia. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 60 (3): 358-372.

Tupaiidae Tupaia palawanensis Sargis, E. J., Campbell, K. K. & Olson, L. E.(2014): Taxonomic boundaries and craniometric variation in the treeshrews (Scandentia, Tupaiidae) from the Palawan faunal region. - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 21 (1): 111-123.

AVES

APODIFORMES ismijiet ta' għasafar fuq il-livelli tal-ordni u tal-familja Morony, J. J., Bock, W. J. & Farrand, J., Jr. (1975): Reference List of the Birds of the World. American Museum of Natural History. 207 pp.

l-ispeċijiet kollha ta' għasafar - għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Dickinson, E.C. (ed.)(2003): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged 3rd Edition. 1039 pp. London (Christopher Helm). flimkien ma' Dickinson, E.C. (2005): Corrigenda 4 (02.06.2005) to Howard & Moore Edition 3 (2003). http://www.naturalis.nl/sites/naturalis.en/contents/i000764/corrigenda%204_final.pdf (disponibbli fuq is-sit web tas-CITES)

Trochilidae Chlorostilbon lucidus Pacheco, J. F. & Whitney, B. M. (2006): Mandatory changes to the scientific names of three Neotropical birds. - Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 126: 242-244.

Trochilidae Eriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, A., Ortega, L. A., Mazariegos-Hurtado, L. & Weller, A.-A. (2007): A new species of Eriocnemis (Trochilidae) from southwest Colombia. - Ornitologia Neotropical, 18:161-170.

Trochilidae Phaethornis aethopyga Piacentini, V. Q., Aleixo, A. & Silveira, L. F. (2009): Hybrid, subspecies or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). - Auk, 126: 604-612.

FALCONIFORMES Accipitridae Aquila hastata Parry, S. J., Clark, W. S. & Prakash, V. (2002) On the taxonomic status of the Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata. - Ibis, 144: 665-675.

Accipitridae Buteo socotraensis Porter, R. F. & Kirwan, G. M. (2010): Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard. - Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 130 (2): 116-131.

Falconidae Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, A. (2002): A new species of forest-falcon (Falconidae: Micrastur) from southeastern Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. - Wilson Bulletin, 114: 421-445.

PASSERIFORMES Muscicapidae Garrulax taewanus Collar, N. J. (2006): A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae). - Forktail, 22: 85-112.

PSITTACIFORMES Cacatuidae Cacatua goffiniana Roselaar, C. S. & Michels, J. P. (2004): Nomenclatural chaos untangled, resulting in the naming of the formally undescribed Cacatua species from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae). -- Zoologische Verhandelingen, 350: 183-196.

Loriidae Trichoglossus haematodus Collar, N. J. (1997) Family Psittacidae (Parrots). In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World, 4 (Sandgrouse to Cuckoos): 280-477. Barcelona (Lynx Edicions).

Psittacidae Aratinga maculata Nemesio, A. & Rasmussen, C. (2009): The rediscovery of Buffon's “Guarouba” or “Perriche jaune”: two senior synonyms of Aratinga pintoi Silveira, Lima & Höfling, 2005 (Aves: Psittaciformes). - Zootaxa, 2013: 1-16.

Psittacidae Forpus modestus Pacheco, J. F. & Whitney, B. M. (2006): Mandatory changes to the scientific names of three Neotropical birds. - Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 126: 242-244.

Psittacidae Pionopsitta aurantiocephala Gaban-Lima, R., Raposo, M. A. & Höfling, E. (2002): Description of a new species of Pionopsitta (Aves: Psittacidae) endemic to Brazil. - Auk, 119: 815-819.

Psittacidae Poicephalus robustus Poicephalus fuscicollis Coetzer, W.G., Downs, C.T., Perrin, M.R. & Willows-Munro, S. (2015): Molecular Systematics of the Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus). Implications for Taxonomy and Conservation. - PLoS ONE, 10(8):e0133376. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133376.

Psittacidae Psittacula intermedia Collar, N. J. (1997) Family Psittacidae (Parrots). In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World, 4 (Sandgrouse to Cuckoos): 280-477. Barcelona (Lynx Edicions).

Psittacidae Pyrrhura griseipectus Olmos, F., Silva, W. A. G. & Albano, C. (2005: Grey-breasted Conure Pyrrhura griseipectus, an overlooked endangered species. - Cotinga, 24: 77-83.

Psittacidae Pyrrhura parvifrons Arndt, T. (2008): Anmerkungen zu einigen Pyrrhura-Formen mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art und zweier neuer Unterarten. - Papageien, 8: 278-286.

STRIGIFORMES Strigidae Glaucidium mooreorum Da Silva, J. M. C., Coelho, G. & Gonzaga, P. (2002): Discovered on the brink of extinction: a new species of pygmy owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil. - Ararajuba, 10(2): 123-130.

Strigidae Ninox burhani Indrawan, M. & Somadikarta, S. (2004): A new hawk-owl from the Togian Islands, Gulf of Tomini, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. - Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 124: 160-171.

Strigidae Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda, D. H. & Rasmussen, P. C. (2004): A new species of scops-owl from Sri Lanka. - Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 124(2): 85-105.

REPTILIA

CROCODYLIA & RHYNCHOCEPHALIA Crocodylia & Rhynchocephalia għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Wermuth, H. & Mertens, R. (1996) (reprint): Schildkröte, Krokodile, Brückenechsen. xvii + 506 pp. Jena (Gustav Fischer Verlag).

Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Tucker, A. D. (2010): The correct name to be applied to the Australian freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni [Krefft, 1873]. - Australian Zoologist, 35(2): 432-434.

Sphenodontidae Sphenodon spp. Hay, J. M., Sarre, S. D., Lambert, D. m., Allendorf, F. W. & Daugherty, C. H. (2010): Genetic diversity and taxonomy: a reassessment of species designation in tuatara (Sphenodon: Reptilia). - Conservation Genetics, 11 (93): 1063-1081.

SAURIA għad-delimitazzjoni tal-familji fi ħdan is-Sauria Pough, F. H., Andrews, R. M., Cadle, J. E., Crump, M. L., Savitzky, A. H. & Wells, K. D. (1998): Herpetology. Upper Saddle River/New Jersey (Prentice Hall).

Agamidae Saara spp. Uromastyx spp. Wilms, T. M., Böhme, W., Wagner, P., Lutzmann, N. & Schmitz, A. (2009): On the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) - resurrection of the genus Saara Gray, 1845. - Bonner zool. Beiträge, 56(1-2): 55-99.

Chamaeleonidae Chamaleonidae spp. Glaw, F. (2015): Taxonomic checklist of chamaeleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). — Vertebrate Zoology, 65(2): 167-246. (http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz65-2/01_vertebrate_zoology_65-2_glaw_167-246.pdf)

Cordylidae Cordylidae spp. għajr l-unità tassonomika msemmija isfel Stanley, E. L., Bauer, A. M., Jackman, T. R., Branch, W. R. & P. le F. N. (2011): Between a rock and a hard polytomy: rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58(1): 53-70.

Cordylidae Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, E., Stanley, E. L., Kusamba, C., Moninga, W. m., Goldberg, S. R. & Cha (2012): A new species of Cordylus (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Marungu Plateau of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. - African Journal of Herpetology, 61 (1): 14-39.

Gekkonidae Dactylonemis spp. Hoplodactylus spp. Mokopirirakau spp. Nielsen, S. V., Bauer, A. M., Jackman, T. R., Hitchmough, R. A. & Daugherty, C. H. (2011): New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59 (1): 1-22.

Gekkonidae Nactus serpensinsula Kluge, A.G. (1983): Cladistic relationships among gekkonid lizards. - Copeia, 1983(no. 2): 465-475.

Gekkonidae Naultinus spp. Nielsen, S. V., Bauer, A. M., Jackman, T. R., Hitchmough, R. A. & Daugherty, C. H. (2011): New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59 (1): 1-22.

Gekkonidae Phelsuma spp. Rhoptropella spp. Glaw, F. & Rösler, H. (2015): Taxonomic checklist of the day geckos of the genera Phelsuma Gray, 1825 and Rhoptropella Hewitt, 1937 (Squamata: Gekkonidae). - Vertebrate Zoology, 65(2): 167-246) (http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz65-2/02_vertebrate_zoology_65-2_glaw-roesler_247-283.pdf)

Gekkonidae Toropuku spp. Tukutuku spp. Woodworthia spp. Nielsen, S. V., Bauer, A. M., Jackman, T. R., Hitchmough, R. A. & Daugherty, C. H. (2011): New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59 (1): 1-22.

Gekkonidae Uroplatus spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Raxworthy, C.J. (2003): Introduction to the reptiles. - In: Goodman, S.M. & Bernstead, J.P. (eds.), The natural history of Madagascar: 934-949. Chicago.

Gekkonidae Uroplatus finiavana Ratsoavina, F.M., Louis jr., E.E., Crottini, A., Randrianiaina, R.-D., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. (2011): A new leaf tailed gecko species from northern Madagascar with a preliminary assessment of molecular and morphological variability in the Uroplatus ebenaui group. - Zootaxa, 3022: 39-57.

Gekkonidae Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, F., Kosuch, J., Henkel, W. F., Sound, P. and Böhme, W. (2006): Genetic and morphological variation of the leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus from Madagascar, with description of a new giant species. - Salamandra, 42: 129-144.

Gekkonidae Uroplatus pietschmanni Böhle, A. & Schönecker, P. (2003): Eine neue Art der Gattung Uroplatus Duméril, 1805 aus OstMadagaskar (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). - Salamandra, 39(3/4): 129-138.

Gekkonidae Uroplatus sameiti Raxworthy, C.J., Pearson, R.G., Zimkus, B.M., Reddy, S., Deo, A.J., Nussbaum, R.A. & Ingram, C.M. (2008): Continental speciation in the tropics: contrasting biogeographic patterns of divergence in the Uroplatus leaf-tailed gecko radiation of Madagascar. - Journal of Zoology, 275: 423-440.

Iguanidae Iguanidae spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Hollingsworth, B. D. (2004): The Evolution of Iguanas: An Overview of Relationships and a Checklist of Species. pp. 19-44. In: Alberts, A. C., Carter, R. L., Hayes, W. K. & Martins, E. P. (Eds), Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. Berkeley (University of California Press).

Iguanidae Brachylophus bulabula Keogh, J. S., Edwards, D. L., Fisher, R. N. & Harlow, P. S. (2008): Molecular and morphological analysis of the critically endangered Fijian iguanas reveals cryptic diversity and a complex biogeographic history. - Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 363(1508): 3413-3426.

Iguanidae Conolophus marthae Gentile, G. & Snell, H. (2009): Conolophus marthae sp. nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago. - Zootaxa, 2201: 1-10.

Iguanidae Cyclura lewisi Burton, F. J. (2004): Revision to Species Cvclura nubila lewisi, the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana - Caribbean Journal of Science, 40(2): 198-203.

Iguanidae Phrynosoma blainvillii Phrynosoma cerroense Phrynosoma wigginsi Montanucci, R.R. (2004): Geographic variation in Phrynosoma coronatum (Lacertilia, Phrynosomatidae): further evidence for a peninsular archipelago. - Herpetologica, 60: 117.

Teiidae Teiidae spp. Harvey, M. B., Ugueto, G. N. & Gutberlet, R. L. Jr. (2012): Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). - Zootaxa, 3459: 1-156.

Varanidae Varanidae spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Böhme, W. (2003): Checklist of the living monitor lizards of the world (family Varanidae) - Zoologische Verhandelingen. Leiden, 341: 1-43. flimkien ma' Koch, A., Auliya, M. & Ziegler, T. (2010): Updated Checklist of the living monitor lizards of the world (Squamata: Varanidae). - Bonn zool. Bull., 57(2): 127-136.

Varanidae Varanus bangonorum Varanus dalubhasa Welton, L. J., Travers, S. L., Siler, C. D. & Brown, R. M. (2014): Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny-based species delimitation of Philippine water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator complex) with descriptions of two new cryptic species. - Zootaxa, 3881 (3): 201-227.

Varanidae Varanus hamersleyensis Maryan, B., Oliver, P. M., Fitch, A. J. & O'Connell, M. (2014): Molecular and morphological assessment of Varanus pilbarensis (Squamata: Varanidae), with a description of a new species from the southern Pilbara, Western Awstralja. - Zootaxa, 3768 (2): 139-158.

Varanidae Varanus nesterovi Böhme, W., Ehrlich, K., Milto, K. D., Orlov, N. & Scholz, S. (2015): A new species of desert monitor lizard (Varanidae: Varanus: Psammosaurus) from the western Zagros region (Iraq, Iran). - Russian Journal of Herpetology, 22 (1): 41-52.

Varanidae Varanus samarensis Koch, A., Gaulke, M. & Böhme, W. (2010): Unravelling the underestimated diversity of Philippine water monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus salvator complex), with the description of two new species and a new subspecies. - Zootaxa, 2446: 1-54.

Varanidae Varanus sparnus Doughty, P., Kealley, L., Fitch, A. & Donnellan, S. C. (2014): A new diminutive species of Varanus from the Dampier Peninsula, western Kimberley region, Western Awstralja. - Records of the Western Australian Museum, 29: 128-140.

SERPENTES Loxocemidae spp. Pythonidae spp. Boidae spp. Bolyeriidae spp. Tropidophiidae spp. Viperidae spp. għajr iż-żamma tal-ġeneri Acrantophis, Sanzinia, Calabaria, Lichanura, ir-rikonoxximent ta' Epicrates maurus bħala speċi valida, u għajr l-ispeċijiet imsemmija isfel McDiarmid, R. W., Campbell, J. A. & Touré, T. A. (1999): Snake Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1, Washington, DC. (The Herpetologists' League).

Boidae Candoia paulsoni Candoia superciliosa Smith, H. M., Chiszar, d., Tepedelen, K. & van Breukelen, F. (2001): A revision of the bevelnosed boas (Candoia carinata complex) (Reptilia: Serpentes). - Hamadryad, 26(2): 283-315.

Boidae Corallus batesii Henderson, R. W., Passos, P. & Feitosa, D. (2009); Geographic variation in the Emerald Treeboa, Corallus caninus (Squamata: Boidae). - Copeia, 2009 (3): 572-582.

Boidae Epicrates crassus Epicrates assisi Epicrates alvarezi Passos, P. & Fernandes, R. (2008): Revision of the Epicrates cenchria complex (Serpentes: Boidae). - Herpetol. Monographs, 22: 1-30.

Boidae Eryx borrii Lanza, B. & Nistri, A. (2005): Somali Boidae (genus Eryx Daudin 1803) and Pythonidae (genus Python Daudin 1803) (Reptilia Serpentes). - Tropical Zoology, 18(1): 67-136.

Boidae Eunectes beniensis Dirksen, L. (2002): Anakondas. NTV Wissenschaft.

Colubridae Xenochrophis piscator Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri Xenochrophis tytleri Vogel, G. & David, P. (2012): A revision of the species group of Xenochrophis piscator (Schneider, 1799) (Squamata: Natricidae). - Zootaxa, 3473: 1-60.

Elapidae Micrurus ruatanus McCranie, J. R. (2015): A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. - Zootaxa, 3931 (3): 352-386.

Elapidae Naja atra Naja kaouthia Wüster, W. (1996): Taxonomic change and toxinology: systematic revisions of the Asiatic cobras (Naja naja species complex) - Toxicon, 34: 339-406.

Elapidae Naja mandalayensis Slowinski, J. B. & Wüster, W. (2000.): A new cobra (Elapidae: Naia) from Myanmar (Burma) - Herpetologica, 56: 257-270.

Elapidae Naja oxiana Naja philippinensis Naja sagittifera Naja samarensis Naja siamensis Naja sputatrix Naja sumatrana Wüster, W. (1996): Taxonomic change and toxinology: systematic revisions of the Asiatic cobras (Naja naja species complex) - Toxicon, 34: 339-406.

Pythonidae Leiopython bennettorum Leiopython biakensis Leiopython fredparkeri Leiopython huonensis Leiopython hoserae Schleip, W. D. (2008): Revision of the genus Leiopython Hubrecht 1879 (Serpentes: Pythonidae) with the redescription of taxa recently described by Hoser (2000) and the description of new species. Journal of Herpetology, 42(4): 645-667.

Pythonidae Morelia clastolepis Morelia kinghorni Morelia nauta Morelia tracyae Harvey, M. B., Barker, D. B., Ammerman, L. K. & Chippindale, P. T. (2000): Systematics of pythons of the Morelia amethistina complex (Serpentes: Boidae) with the description of three new species - Herpetological Monographs, l4: 139-185.

Pythonidae Python bivittatus Jacobs, H. J., Auliya, M. & Böhme, W. (2009): Zur Taxonomie des Dunklen Tigerpythons, Python molurus bivittatus KUHL, 1820, speziell der Population von Sulawesi. - Sauria, 31: 5-16.

Pythonidae Python breitensteini Python brongersmai Keogh, J. S., Barker, D. G. & Shine, R. 2001. Heavily exploited but poorly known: systematics and biogeography of commercially harvested pythons (Python curtus group) in Southeast Asia - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 73: 113-129.

Pythonidae Python kyaiktiyo Zug, G.R., Grotte, S. W. & Jacobs, J. F. (2011): Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python (Reptilia: Squamata). - Proc. biol. Soc. Washington, 124(2): 112-136.

Pythonidae Python natalensis Broadley, D. G. (1999): The southern African python, Python natalensis A. Smith 1840, is a valid species. - African Herp News, 29: 31-32.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Hedges, S.B. (2002): Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae). - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology), 68 (2): 83-90.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis celiae Hedges, B. S., Estrada, A. R. & Diaz, L. M. (1999): New snake (Tropidophis) from western Cuba - Copeia, 1999(2): 376-381.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis grapiuna Curcio, F. F., Sales Nunes, P. M., Suzart Argolo, A. J., Skuk, G. & Rodrigues, M. T. (2012): Taxonomy of the South American dwarf boas of the genus Tropidophis Bibron, 1840, with the description of two new species from the Atlantic forest (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). - Herpetological Monographs, 26 (1): 80-121.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis hendersoni Hedges, B. S. & Garrido, O. (2002): A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Eastern Cuba - Journal of Herpetology, 36:157-161.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis morenoi Hedges, B. S., Garrido, O. & Diaz, L. M. (2001): A new banded snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from north-central Cuba - Journal of Herpetology, 35: 615-617.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis preciosus Curcio, F. F., Sales Nunes, P. M., Suzart Argolo, A. J., Skuk, G. & Rodrigues, M. T. (2012): Taxonomy of the South American dwarf boas of the genus Tropidophis Bibron, 1840, with the description of two new species from the Atlantic forest (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). - Herpetological Monographs, 26 (1): 80-121.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis spiritus Hedges, B. S. & Garrido, O. (1999): A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from central Cuba - Journal of Herpetology, 33: 436-441.

Tropidophiidae Tropidophis xanthogaster Domínguez, M., Moreno, L. V. & Hedges, S. B. (2006): A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from the Guanahacabibes Peninsula of Western Cuba. - Amphibia-Reptilia, 27(3): 427-432.

TESTUDINES Ismijiet tal-ordnijiet tat-Testudines Wermuth, H. & Mertens, R. (1996) (reprint): Schildkröte, Krokodile, Brückenechsen. xvii + 506 pp. Jena (Gustav Fischer Verlag).

ismijiet tal-ispeċijiet u tal-familja - għajr iż-żamma tal-ismijiet li ġejjin: Mauremys iversoni, Mauremys pritchardi, Ocadia glyphistoma, Ocadia philippeni, Sacalia pseudocellata, u għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Fritz, U. & Havaš, P. (2007): Checklist of Chelonians of the World. - Vertebrate Zoology, 57(2): 149-368. Dresden. ISSN 1864-5755 [mingħajr l-appendiċi tagħha]

Emydidae Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, J. R., Lovich, J. E., Kreiser, B. R., Selman, W. & Qualls, C. P. (2010): Genetic and morphological variation between populations of the Pascagoula Map Turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) in the Pearl and Pascagoula Rivers with description of a new species. - Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 9(1): 98-113.

Geoemydidae Batagur affinis Praschag, P., Sommer, R. S., McCarthy, C., Gemel, R. & Fritz, U. (2008): Naming one of the world's rarest chelonians, the southern Batagur. - Zootaxa, 1758: 61-68.

Geoemydidae Batagur borneoensis, Batagur dhongoka, Batagur kachuga, Batagur trivittata Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007): Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidates by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). - Zoologica Scripta, 36: 429-442.

Geoemydidae Cuora bourreti Cuora picturata Spinks, P.Q., Thomson, R.C., Zhang, Y.P., Che, J., Wu, Y. & Shaffer, H.B. (2012): Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in the critically endangered Asian box turtle genus Cuora. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63: 656-667. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.02.014.

Geoemydidae Cyclemys enigmatica, Cyclemys fusca Cyclemys gemeli Cyclemys oldhamii Fritz, U., Guicking, D., Auer, M., Sommer, R. s., Wink, M. & Hundsdörfer, A. K. (2008): Diversity of the Southeast Asian leaf turtle genus Cyclemys: how many leaves on its tree of life? - Zoologica Scripta, 37: 367-390.

Geoemydidae Mauremys reevesii Barth, D., Bernhard, D., Fritzsch, G. & U. Fritz (2004): The freshwater turtle genus Mauremys (Testudines, Geoemydidae) - a textbook example of an east-west disjunction or a taxonomic misconcept? - Zoologica Scripta, 33: 213-221.

Testudinidae Centrochelys sulcata Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., Iverson, J. B., Rhodin, A. G. J., Shaffer, H. B. & Bour, R.] (2014): Turtles of the world, 7th edition: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. 000. v7. - Chelonian Research Monographs, 5 doi: 10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.

Testudinidae Chelonoidis carbonarius Chelonoidis denticulatus Chelonoidis niger Olson, S.L. & David, N. (2014): The gender of the tortoise genus Chelonoidis Fitzinger, 1835 (Testudines: Testudinidae). - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 126(4): 393-394.

Testudinidae Gopherus morafkai Murphy, R. W., Berry, K. H., Edwards, T., Levitón, A. E., Lathrop, A. & Riedle, J. D. (2011): The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation. - Zookeys, 113: 39-71.

Testudinidae Homopus solus Branch, W. R. (2007): A new species of tortoise of the genus Homopus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from southern Namibia. - African Journal of Herpetology, 56(1): 1-21.

Testudinidae Kinixys nogueyi Kinixys zombensis Kindler, C., Branch, W. R., Hofmeyr, M. D., Maran, J., Široký, P., Vences, M., Harvey, J., Hauswaldt, J. S., Schleicher, A., Stuckas, H. & Fritz, U. (2012): Molecular phylogeny of African hinge-back tortoises (Kinixys): implications for phylogeography and taxonomy (Testudines: Testudinidae). - Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 50: 192-201.

Trionychidae Lissemys ceylonensis Praschag, P., Stuckas, H., Päckert, M., Maran, J. & Fritz, U. (2011): Mitochondrial DNA sequences suggest a revised taxonomy of Asian flapshell turtles (Lissemys Smith, 1931) and the validity of previously unrecognized taxa (Testudines: Trionychidae). - Vertebrate Zoology, 61(1): 147-160.

Trionychidae Nilssonia gangeticus Nilssonia hurum Nilssonia nigricans Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A.K., Reza, A.H.M.A. & Fritz, U. (2007): Genetic evidence for wildliving Aspideretes nigricans and a molecular phylogeny of South Asian softshell turtles (Reptilia: Trionychidae: Aspideretes, Nilssonia). - Zoologica Scripta, 36:301-310.

AMPHIBIA

Amphibia spp. Lista tassonomika tal-ispeċijiet tal-amfibji elenkati fl-Appendiċijiet tas-CITES u fl-Annessi tar-Regolament 338/97. Informazzjoni dwar l-ispeċijiet misluta minn Frost, D. R. (ed.) (2015), Amphibian Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference, an online reference (http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html) Verżjoni 6.0 ta' Mejju 2015 b'kummenti addizzjonali mill-Ispeċjalist tan-Nomenklatura tal-Kumitat tal-Annimali tas-CITES.

ELASMOBRANCHII, ACTINOPTERI, COELACANTHI U DIPNEUSTI

L-ispeċijiet kollha tal-ħut, għajr il-ġeneru Hippocampus Lista tassonomika tal-ispeċijiet tal-ħut elenkati fl-Appendiċijiet tas-CITES u fl-Annessi tar-Regolament 338/97 (Elasmobranchii, Actinopteri, Coelacanthi, u Dipneusti, għajr il-ġeneru Hippocampus). Informazzjoni misluta minn Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (eds.): Catalog of Fishes, an online reference (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp), verżjoni aġġornata tat-3 ta' Frar 2015.

SYNGNATHIFORMES Syngnathidae Hippocampus spp. Horne, M. L. (2001): A new seahorse species (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Great Barrier Reef - Records of the Australian Museum, 53: 243-246. Kuiter, R. H. (2001): Revision of the Australian seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with a description of nine new species - Records of the Australian Museum, 53: 293-340. Kuiter, R. H. (2003): A new pygmy seahorse (Pisces: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from Lord Howe Island - Records of the Australian Museum, 55: 113-116. Lourie, S. A. & Randall, J. E. (2003): A new pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus denise (Teleostei: Syngnathidae), from the Indo-Pacific - Zoological Studies, 42: 284-291. Lourie, S. A., Vincent, A. C. J. & Hall, H. J. (1999): Seahorses. An identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse (ISBN 0 9534693 0 1) (It-tieni edizzjoni disponibbli fuq CD-ROM).

Syngnathidae Hippocampus dahli Kuiter, R. H. (2001): Revision of the Australian seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with a description of nine new species - Records of the Australian Museum, 53: 293-340.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus debelius Gomon, M. F. & Kuiter, R. H. (2009): Two new pygmy seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Indo-West Pacific. - Aqua, Int. J. of Ichthyology, 15(1): 37-44.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus paradoxus Foster, R. & Gomon, M. F. (2010): A new seahorse (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from south-western Awstralja. - Zootaxa, 2613: 61-68.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino, G. L. M. and Luzzatto, D. C. (2004): Hippocampus patagonicus sp. nov., new seahorse from Argentina (Pisces, Syngnathiformes). -- Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 6(2): 339-349.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus planifrons Kuiter, R. H. (2001): Revision of the Australian seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with a description of nine new species - Records of the Australian Museum, 53: 293-340.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus pontohi Lourie, S. A. & Kuiter, R. H. (2008): Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus). - Zootaxa, 1963: 54-68.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus satomiae Hippocampus severnsi Lourie, S. A. & Kuiter, R. H. (2008): Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus). - Zootaxa, 1963: 54-68.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus tyro Randall, J. & Lourie, S. A. (2009): Hippocampus tyro, a new seahorse (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae) from the Seychelles. - Smithiana Bulletin, 10: 19-21.

Syngnathidae Hippocampus waleanus Gomon, M. F. & Kuiter, R. H. (2009): Two new pygmy seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Indo-West Pacific. -- Aqua, Int. J. of Ichthyology, 15(1): 37-44.

ARACHNIDA

ARANEAE Theraphosidae Aphonopelma albiceps Aphonopelma pallidum Brachypelma spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Lista tassonomika tal-ispeċijiet tal-brimb elenkati fis-CITES, informazzjoni misluta minn Platnick, N. (2006), The World Spider Catalog, an online reference, verżjoni 6.5 tas-7 ta' April 2006.

Theraphosidae Brachypelma ruhnaui iggruppat ma' Brachypelma albiceps u ttrattat bħala Aphonopelma albiceps skont is-CITES Platnick, N. I. (2014): The World Spider Catalogue, V15. http://platnick.sklipkani.cz/html/

Theraphosidae Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, J.-P. (2008): Eine neue Brachypelma-Art aus Mexiko (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). - Arthropoda, 16(2): 26-30.

SCORPIONES Scorpionidae Pandinus spp. għajr l-unitajiet tassonomiċi msemmija isfel Lourenco, W. R. & Cloudsley-Thompson, J. C. (1996): Recognition and distribution of the scorpions of the genus Pandinus Thorell, 1876 accorded protection by the Washington Convention - Biogeographica, 72(3): 133-143.

Pandinus roeseli Lourenco, W. R. (2014): Further considerations on the identity and distribution of Pandinus imperator (C. L. Koch, 1841) and description of a new species from Cameroon (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae). - Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg, 17(192): 139-151.

INSECTA

COLEOPTERA Lucanidae Colophon spp. Bartolozzi, L. (2005): Description of two new stag beetle species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). - African Entomology, 13(2): 347-352.

LEPIDOPTERA Papilionidae Ornithoptera spp. Trogonoptera spp. Troides spp. Matsuka, H. (2001): Natural History of Birdwing Butterflies. 367 pp. Tokyo (Matsuka Shuppan). (ISBN 4-9900697-0-6).

HIRUDINOIDEA

ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA Hirudinidae Hirudo medicinalis Hirudo verbana Nesemann, H. & Neubert, E. (1999): Annelida: Clitellata: Branchiobdellida, Acanthobdellea, Hirudinea. - Süßwasserfauna von Mitteleuropa, vol. 6/2, 178 pp., Berlin (Spektrum Akad. Verlag). ISBN 3-8274-0927-6.

BIVALVIA

VENEROIDA Tridacnidae Tridacna ningaloo Penny, S. & Willan, R.C. (2014): Description of a new species of giant clam (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae) from Ningaloo Reef, Western Awstralja. - Molluscan Research, 34 (3): 201-211.

Tridacnidae Tridacna noae Su, Y., Hung, J.-H., Kubo, H. & Liu, L.-L. (2014): Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) - a valid giant clam species separated from T. maxima (Röding, 1798) by morphological and genetic data. - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 124-135.