Review of the leaf-litter skinks (Scincidae: <i>Panaspis</i>) from the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, with the description of a new species

Soares, Leonor B.; Ceríaco, Luis M. P.; Marques, Mariana P.; Bastos-Silveira, Cristiane; Scheinberg, Lauren A.; Harris, D. James; Brehm, António; Jesús, José

doi:10.1080/21564574.2017.1413015

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“…Additionally, occurrence records for particular islands may be incomplete, especially where access is/has been an issue. For instance, recent surveys and investigations on Annobón, Príncipe and São Tomé (in the Gulf of Guinea) have led to major updates of their respective reptile catalogues (Ceríaco et al 2018, Soares et al 2018. Also, species that are known to be introduced were omitted from our dataset (e.g.…”

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Biodiversity growth on the volcanic ocean islands and the roles of in situ cladogenesis and immigration: case with the reptiles

Ali¹,

Meiri

2019

Ecography

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Models for biodiversity growth on the remote oceanic islands assume that in situ cladogenesis is a major contributor. To test this, we compiled occurrence data for 194 terrestrial reptile species on 53 volcanically‐constructed middle‐ to low‐latitude landmasses worldwide. Despite 273 native island‐species records, there are only 8–12 cases of the phenomenon, including just two radiations. Diversification frequencies are largely uncorrelated with island area, age, maximum altitude, and isolation. Furthermore, there is no indication that the presence of non‐sister congeners on an island stymies the process. Diversity on individual oceanic islands therefore results primarily from immigration and anageneis, but this is not a simple matter. Clusters that are difficult to reach (far or challenging to get to) or thrive upon (e.g. Canaries, Galápagos) have relatively few clades (3–8), some of which have many species (6–14), and all host at least one endemic genus. In these settings, diversity grows mainly by intra‐archipelago transfer followed by within‐island anagenetic speciation. In contrast, those island groups that are easier to disperse to (characterized by short distances and conducive transit conditions) and harbour more benign habitats (e.g. Comoros, Lesser Antilles) have been settled by many ancestor‐colonizers (≥ 14), but each clade has few derived species (≤ 4). These archipelagoes lack especially distinctive lineages. Models explaining the assembly and growth of terrestrial biotic suites on the volcanic ocean islands thus need to accommodate these new insights.

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Biodiversity growth on the volcanic ocean islands and the roles of in situ cladogenesis and immigration: case with the reptiles

Ali¹,

Meiri

2019

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“…As demonstrated by the role of the IICT specimens in the description of new species (Ceríaco 2015;Ceríaco et al 2016Ceríaco et al , 2020aCeríaco et al , 2021aSoares et al 2018;Hallermann et al 2020), national checklists and atlases (Ceríaco et al 2018a;Marques et al 2018), as well as phylogeographic studies (Ceríaco et al 2020c), the collections housed in the IICT continue to play an important role on the development of herpetology in a global context, especially in the Portuguese speaking world. This is critically important, as this collection, originally created in a colonial context, can now serve to enhance and foster scientific cooperation and knowledge transfer between former colonial powers and independent countries.…”

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“…7C). Data on the jars and specimens were cross-referenced to data available in scientific publications that cited IICT specimens to confirm the presence of individual specimens in the collections and compare the published data to the data on the label/tags (Manaças , 1949(Manaças , 1950a(Manaças , b, 1951a(Manaças , b, 1952(Manaças , 1954(Manaças , 1955(Manaças , 1956(Manaças , 1958(Manaças , 1959(Manaças , 1961a(Manaças , b, 1972(Manaças "1974(Manaças ", 1982Pinheiro 1986Pinheiro , 1990Pinheiro , 1994Mendes et al 1994a, b;Ruas 1996Ruas , 2002aCeríaco 2015;Ceríaco et al 2016Ceríaco et al , 2020aCeríaco et al , b, 2021Soares et al 2018;Hallermann et al 2020). All specimens, whenever possible, were identified to species level.…”

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“…This material was primarily studied and published by Sara Manaças on two different occasions (Manaças 1958. In recent years the importance of this collection has increased with the descriptions of six new species, all based on the IICT material (Ceríaco 2015;Ceríaco et al 2016Ceríaco et al , 2021aSoares et al 2018), which have resulted in a good series of types in the collection, including the Adamastor Skink, Trachylepis adamastor Ceríaco, 2015 Manaças (1958 11…”

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Saving collections: taxonomic revision of the herpetological collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon (Portugal) with a protocol to rescue abandoned collections

Ceríaco¹,

Parrinha²,

Marques³

2021

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The herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon, are amongst the most important collections from the former Portuguese territories in Africa and Asia. The collection comprises more than 5000 preserved specimens, including type specimens of nine taxa, Trachylepis adamastor, Trachypelis thomensis, Panaspis thomensis, Naja peroescobari, Dalophia angolensis, Hemidactylus nzingae, Boaedon fradei, Platysaurus maculatus maculatus, and Platysaurus maculatus lineicauda. The collection was abandoned in the early years of 2000s and was at risk of being lost. In this paper the entire collection is reviewed, a catalogue provided of the extant specimens, and a brief account of the history of herpetological research at IICT given. Details are also provided on the recovery of the collection and a protocol to rescue abandoned collections.

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“…For instance, the anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidea) of the West Indies and lacertids (Squamata: Lacertidae) of the Mediterranean islands are now classic systems for evolutionary and ecological studies (e.g., Corti et al 2006;Losos 2009). In the eastern Atlantic, reptiles of the Madeira, Cabo Verde and the Gulf of Guinea oceanic archipelagos have been the subject of phylogenetic and biogeographic studies (e.g., Jesus et al 2003Jesus et al , 2005aJesus et al -c, 2006Jesus et al , 2007Jesus et al , 2009Vasconcelos et al 2010), recent descriptions of cryptic diversity (e.g., Miller et al 2012;Ceríaco 2015;Ceríaco et al 2016Ceríaco et al , 2017Ceríaco et al , 2021aSoares et al 2018), as well as ecological studies (e.g., Lopes et al 2019).…”

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The Terrestrial Reptiles of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

Ceríaco

Marques

Bell

et al. 2022

Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

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This chapter reviews current knowledge on the diversity of terrestrial reptiles in the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands and provides a brief history of research on this group of animals. A total of 29 species of terrestrial reptiles (representing 14 genera and seven families) are resident on the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands, of which 22 species are endemic. Taxonomic work on these animals began in the second half of the nineteenth century, with more recent updates following the advent of molecular techniques and more comprehensive sampling. Although nearly complete, the taxonomic inventory of the Gulf of Guinea oceanic island terrestrial reptiles is still ongoing, and further studies on the natural history, ecology, and conservation of these animals are urgently needed.

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Review of the leaf-litter skinks (Scincidae: Panaspis) from the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, with the description of a new species

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Biodiversity growth on the volcanic ocean islands and the roles of in situ cladogenesis and immigration: case with the reptiles

Biodiversity growth on the volcanic ocean islands and the roles of in situ cladogenesis and immigration: case with the reptiles

Saving collections: taxonomic revision of the herpetological collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon (Portugal) with a protocol to rescue abandoned collections

The Terrestrial Reptiles of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

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