Zootaxa

A rapid international journal for animal taxonomists

Zootaxa published four of the Top Ten New species in 2007

An international committee of experts, chaired by Dr. Janine Caira of the University of Connecticut, selected the Top 10 New Species published in 2007. Among them, four species are published in Zootaxa:

Desmoxytes purpurosea in H. Enghoff, C. Sutcharit & S. Panha. 2007. The shocking pink dragon millipede, Desmoxytes purpurosea, a colourful new species from Thailand (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae). Zootaxa 1563: 31-36.

Philautus maia in Meegaskumbura, M., K. Manamendra-Arachchi, C.J. Schneider & R. Pethiyagoda. 2007. New species amongst Sri Lanka’s extinct shrub frogs Amphibia: Rhacophoridae: Philautus). Zootaxa 1397: 1-15.

Oxyuranus temporalis in Doughty, P., B. Maryan, S.C. Donnellan & M.N. Hutchinson. 2007. A new species of taipan (Elapidae: Oxyuranus) from central Australia. Zootaxa 1422: 45-58.

Malo kingi in Gershwin, L.A. 2007. Malo kingi: A new species of Irukandji jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), possibly lethal to humans, from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 1659: 55-68.

Mon, 2008-06-16 13:18 -- Anonymous (not verified)

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