@article {57914, title = {Molossid unlimited: extraordinary extension of range and unusual vocalization patterns of the bat, Promops centralisAbstract}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

The big crested mastiff bat, Promops centralis, occurs in Central and South America, but knowledge of its ecology is limited due to its open space hunting strategy, making captures extremely challenging. Notwithstanding, members of the species produce echolocation calls that are easy to identify. After recording calls of P. centralis 1,500 km away from its known range in Brazil, we hypothesized that the distribution range of this species was probably greatly underestimated. To improve the accuracy of P. centralis\’ real distribution, we employed acoustic surveys throughout parts of Brazil, conducted after a bibliographic review to gather additional records, and used MaxEnt to model the species\’ potential distribution. We have found that P. centralis has a much wider distribution in South America than previously thought, adding more than 3.8 million km2 to its former known area. We also describe an unusual vocalization pattern of P. centralis, with individuals emitting at least three very distinct but highly variable calls. This study shows that bioacoustic surveys and species distribution models can complement traditional methodologies in studying species that are difficult to capture, such as P. centralis, potentially contributing to more effective conservation and management plans.

}, keywords = {big crested mastiff bat, Chiroptera, duty cycle, echolocation calls, frequency, MaxEnt, Molossidae, Social calls, species distribution modeling, vocalizations}, doi = {10.1093/jmammal/gyz167}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyz167/5637356}, author = {Hintze, Frederico and Arias-Aguilar, Adriana and Dias-Silva, Leonardo and Delgado-Jaramillo, Mariana and Silva, Carina Rodrigues and Juc{\'a}, Thays and Mischiatti, Francyne Lyrio and Almeida, M{\'a}rcio and Bezerra, Bruna and Aguiar, Ludmilla M S and Ramos Pereira, Maria Jo{\~a}o and Bernard, Enrico}, editor = {Loeb, Susan} } @article {57546, title = {New species, diversity, systematics, and conservation assessment of the Puppet Toads of Sumatra (Anura: Bufonidae: Sigalegalephrynus)}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

Using a combination of morphological and molecular data we recognize three new species of Puppet Toad, Sigalegalephrynus Smart, Sarker, Arifin, Harvey, Sidik, Hamidy, Kurniawan \& Smith, a recently described genus endemic to the highland forests of Sumatra, Indonesia. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences recovered a monophyletic relationship among all Puppet Toads, with two distinct evolutionary clades, a northern and a southern. The northern clade includes Sigalegalephrynus gayoluesensis sp. nov., and S. burnitelongensis sp. nov., and the southern clade includes S. harveyi sp. nov., S. mandailinguensis, and S. minangkabauensis. With the discovery of these three new species, Sigalegalephrynus contains more endemic species than any other genus of toad in Indonesia. We used maximum entropy, implemented in MaxEnt, to identify suitable habitats and occurrence probability of additional undescribed new species from the island. The most important predictors of Sigalegalephrynus distribution were elevation (64.5\%) and land cover (7.11\%). Based on the probability of presence, it is likely that there are many more species of the genus awaiting discovery in Sumatra. Our analysis, based on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species category and criteria, shows that all of the five species of Sigalegalephrynus are in great risk of extinction and should be placed into the Endangered (EN) category of IUCN Red List.

}, keywords = {Chordata, GeoCAT, Indonesia, IUCN Red List, MaxEnt, Niche modeling, Sigalegalephrynus burnitelongensis sp. nov., Sigalegalephrynus gayoluesensis sp. nov., Sigalegalephrynus harveyi sp. nov., Sigalegalephrynus mandailinguensis, Sigalegalephrynus minangkabauensis, Southeast Asia, Sunda Shelf}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4679.210.11646/zootaxa.4679.2.9}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4679.2https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4679.2.9}, author = {SARKER, GOUTAM C. and WOSTL, ELIJAH and THAMMACHOTI, PANUPONG and SIDIK, IRVAN and HAMIDY, AMIR and KURNIAWAN, NIA and SMITH, ERIC N.} }