Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins
Re Indus and Ganges River dolphins. Authors of the reference below elevate the Indus subspecies, Platanista gangetica minor, to species level, Platanista minor. Reference: Gill
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park
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New location for round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) in Arizona
A week ago I returned from a short trip where I focused on Arizona endemics and had the pleasure of meeting up with Jon Hall and Jose Gabriel. The target for my final day was Roun
More taxonomy news
Three more new species from the Neotropics (open access in the latest issue of J. Mamm.): 1. Oecomys matogrosensis split from O. catherinae. The new species occurs in Mato Grosso d
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Taxonomy news
1. A really cool new jerboa was described a few years ago from China. It hasn’t made it into any checklists yet, and there’s no data on its life appearance, behavior et
Advertising: Zakouma, Chad — March 2022
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Sri Lanka Trip Report
Some of you will have noticed that Michael Johnson’s recent post on his Sri Lanka trip didn’t have a trip report attached (my fault not his). The report is now up on ma
Pre-COVID visit to Sri Lanka – Feb 2020
A pre-COVID trip to Sri-Lanka. 21 days, 24 mammals. A wonderful place with abundant wildlife. Probably only 2/3 of the time devoted to wildlife viewing, so in that regard a great