Evolutionary Systematics
@evolsyst.pensoft.net
An international, peer-reviewed, life science journal, devoted to whole-organism biology. Edited and co-published by the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change and Pensoft.
Website: evolsyst.pensoft.net
Website: evolsyst.pensoft.net
The first phylogeny of Sri Lankan goblin spiders investigates the relationships of these short-range endemic species on the island: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics
#Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The first phylogeny of Sri Lankan goblin spiders investigates the relationships of these short-range endemic species on the island: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics
#Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics
Devario altus is a newly described fish species established in a study of the phylogeny of Devario species in Sri Lanka. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#fish #newspecies #phylogeny @unibe.ch
#fish #newspecies #phylogeny @unibe.ch
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Devario altus is a newly described fish species established in a study of the phylogeny of Devario species in Sri Lanka. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#fish #newspecies #phylogeny @unibe.ch
#fish #newspecies #phylogeny @unibe.ch
A re-examination of museum material and newly collected specimens, combined with molecular analyses, confirms this snake is a new-to-science species, described here as Lycodon irwini, named after Steve Irwin! doi.org/10.3897/evol...
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A re-examination of museum material and newly collected specimens, combined with molecular analyses, confirms this snake is a new-to-science species, described here as Lycodon irwini, named after Steve Irwin! doi.org/10.3897/evol...
Two new species of cobweb spiders are described from Sumatra, Indonesia. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#arachnids #biodiversity #taxonomy @kalakemangga.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
#arachnids #biodiversity #taxonomy @kalakemangga.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Two new species of cobweb spiders are described from Sumatra, Indonesia. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#arachnids #biodiversity #taxonomy @kalakemangga.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
#arachnids #biodiversity #taxonomy @kalakemangga.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
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#NewSpecies!
New shieldtail snake from #india just crept in:
Rhinophis siruvaniensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6A56F00F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #RhinophisSiruvaniensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herps #snakes
New shieldtail snake from #india just crept in:
Rhinophis siruvaniensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6A56F00F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #RhinophisSiruvaniensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herps #snakes
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#NewSpecies!
New shieldtail snake from #india just crept in:
Rhinophis siruvaniensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6A56F00F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #RhinophisSiruvaniensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herps #snakes
New shieldtail snake from #india just crept in:
Rhinophis siruvaniensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6A56F00F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #RhinophisSiruvaniensis
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herps #snakes
A new species of burrowing snake of the genus Rhinophis is described from India's Western Ghats: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#snakes #taxonomy #newspecies
#snakes #taxonomy #newspecies
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A new species of burrowing snake of the genus Rhinophis is described from India's Western Ghats: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#snakes #taxonomy #newspecies
#snakes #taxonomy #newspecies
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#NewSpecies
New frog from #peru just jumped in:
Pristimantis nunezcortezi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ED922C7F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #PristimantisNunezcortezi
#FAIRdata
#biology #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herpetology #frogs
New frog from #peru just jumped in:
Pristimantis nunezcortezi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ED922C7F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #PristimantisNunezcortezi
#FAIRdata
#biology #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herpetology #frogs
October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#NewSpecies
New frog from #peru just jumped in:
Pristimantis nunezcortezi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ED922C7F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #PristimantisNunezcortezi
#FAIRdata
#biology #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herpetology #frogs
New frog from #peru just jumped in:
Pristimantis nunezcortezi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ED922C7F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #PristimantisNunezcortezi
#FAIRdata
#biology #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #animals #herpetology #frogs
Found on snow in Pakistan, a new species of horsehair worm: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#Nematomorpha #taxonomy #newspecies @leibnizlib.bsky.social
#Nematomorpha #taxonomy #newspecies @leibnizlib.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Found on snow in Pakistan, a new species of horsehair worm: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#Nematomorpha #taxonomy #newspecies @leibnizlib.bsky.social
#Nematomorpha #taxonomy #newspecies @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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#NewSpecies!
New dance fly from #portugal just landed:
Chillcottomyia ovaticornis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/EFC88F6D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #ChillcottomyiaOvaticornis
#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #diptera #fly #dance
New dance fly from #portugal just landed:
Chillcottomyia ovaticornis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/EFC88F6D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #ChillcottomyiaOvaticornis
#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #diptera #fly #dance
September 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#NewSpecies!
New dance fly from #portugal just landed:
Chillcottomyia ovaticornis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/EFC88F6D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #ChillcottomyiaOvaticornis
#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #diptera #fly #dance
New dance fly from #portugal just landed:
Chillcottomyia ovaticornis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/EFC88F6D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#EvolutionarySystematics #ChillcottomyiaOvaticornis
#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #diptera #fly #dance
Two new genera and two new species of mud crickets are described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Learn all about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
@swheads.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social #fossils #crickets #biodiversity
@swheads.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social #fossils #crickets #biodiversity
September 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Two new genera and two new species of mud crickets are described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Learn all about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
@swheads.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social #fossils #crickets #biodiversity
@swheads.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social #fossils #crickets #biodiversity
The first record of the dance fly genus Chillcottomyia from Europe is a new species from Portugal! Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#flies #newspecies #taxonomy
#flies #newspecies #taxonomy
September 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The first record of the dance fly genus Chillcottomyia from Europe is a new species from Portugal! Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#flies #newspecies #taxonomy
#flies #newspecies #taxonomy
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Genetic and morphological analyses reveal that 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑢𝑠 is a species complex, uncovering three new species in Peru’s Andes and clarifying their evolutionary relationships.
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Systematics of Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900 (Squamata, Tropiduridae) species complex using genetic and morphological evidence
The assessment of the taxonomic status of Stenocercus chrysopygus Boulenger, 1900, a conspicuous species inhabiting the upper valleys of the Santa, Chiquián, and Marañón rivers in central Peru, has be...
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September 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Genetic and morphological analyses reveal that 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑢𝑠 is a species complex, uncovering three new species in Peru’s Andes and clarifying their evolutionary relationships.
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One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.
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Researchers describe a new species of Asian leaf litter toad, belonging to the genus 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎, from Yunnan, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Researchers describe a new species of Asian leaf litter toad, belonging to the genus 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎, from Yunnan, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence.
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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! To celebrate our recent move over to Bluesky, enjoy a collection of weird and wonderful discoveries published in our journal! 🧵(1/15)
August 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! To celebrate our recent move over to Bluesky, enjoy a collection of weird and wonderful discoveries published in our journal! 🧵(1/15)
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This is Synodus autumnus, a new lizardfish species widely distributed in the eastern Indian and Pacific oceans. Learn more about it in this study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #fish #newspecies
#taxonomy #fish #newspecies
August 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This is Synodus autumnus, a new lizardfish species widely distributed in the eastern Indian and Pacific oceans. Learn more about it in this study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #fish #newspecies
#taxonomy #fish #newspecies
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A taxonomic revision of the Quasipaa verrucospinosa complex in Vietnam yielded two new frog species. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#phylogeny #taxonomy #frogs
#phylogeny #taxonomy #frogs
July 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A taxonomic revision of the Quasipaa verrucospinosa complex in Vietnam yielded two new frog species. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#phylogeny #taxonomy #frogs
#phylogeny #taxonomy #frogs
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A new species of deep-sea limpet, discovered 6 km beneath the northwestern Pacific, has beeen named after a #ONEPIECE character.
Find out why on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/24/n...
Find out why on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/24/n...
New deep-sea species named after ONE PIECE character
Found 6 km beneath the Pacific, the limpet's unusually large size inspired its name.
blog.pensoft.net
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A new species of deep-sea limpet, discovered 6 km beneath the northwestern Pacific, has beeen named after a #ONEPIECE character.
Find out why on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/24/n...
Find out why on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/24/n...
"These frogs are powerful reminders of how much we still don’t know about the Andes.”
Great story behind the research of Chavez et al into the beauty and diversity of Andean frogs and their latest study in Evolutionary Systematics!
blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/27/h...
Great story behind the research of Chavez et al into the beauty and diversity of Andean frogs and their latest study in Evolutionary Systematics!
blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/27/h...
Hidden gems in the mist: Three new frog species uncovered in northern Peru | Blog
The team observed signs of habitat degradation, fire damage, and expanding farmland, highlighting the need for conservation efforts.
blog.pensoft.net
July 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"These frogs are powerful reminders of how much we still don’t know about the Andes.”
Great story behind the research of Chavez et al into the beauty and diversity of Andean frogs and their latest study in Evolutionary Systematics!
blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/27/h...
Great story behind the research of Chavez et al into the beauty and diversity of Andean frogs and their latest study in Evolutionary Systematics!
blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/27/h...
We're excited about the European Congress of Lepidopterology in August!
evolsyst.pensoft.net/news/932
evolsyst.pensoft.net/news/932
24th European Congress of Lepidopterology
The 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology will take place on August 18-23 2025 in Svatý Jan pod Skalou, Czech Republic. It is organized by the Society for European Lepidopterology (SE...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
We're excited about the European Congress of Lepidopterology in August!
evolsyst.pensoft.net/news/932
evolsyst.pensoft.net/news/932
The three really fascinating frogs from Peru described in our journal have made their way to @forbes.com in this excellent article!
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
Three New-To-Science Frog Species Discovered In Peru’s Remote Andes
These tiny frogs remind us of how little we know about the biodiversity of the Andes Mountains.
www.forbes.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The three really fascinating frogs from Peru described in our journal have made their way to @forbes.com in this excellent article!
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
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July 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Three cool new frogs described from Peru's mountains by our author and friend Germán Chávez et al.!
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Three cool new frogs described from Peru's mountains by our author and friend Germán Chávez et al.!
Endemic to the Munim Basin in Northeastern Brazil, this is Hoplias cazumba, a new freshwater fish species whose name means little spirit! Learn all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#biodiversity #freshwaterfish #newspecies
#biodiversity #freshwaterfish #newspecies
June 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Endemic to the Munim Basin in Northeastern Brazil, this is Hoplias cazumba, a new freshwater fish species whose name means little spirit! Learn all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#biodiversity #freshwaterfish #newspecies
#biodiversity #freshwaterfish #newspecies
An illustrated inventory of the pericopine tiger moths that have been deposited in the Lepidoptera collection at the Museum of Nature Hamburg - Zoology: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#naturalhistory #moths #Lepidoptera @leibnizlib.bsky.social
#naturalhistory #moths #Lepidoptera @leibnizlib.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
An illustrated inventory of the pericopine tiger moths that have been deposited in the Lepidoptera collection at the Museum of Nature Hamburg - Zoology: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
#naturalhistory #moths #Lepidoptera @leibnizlib.bsky.social
#naturalhistory #moths #Lepidoptera @leibnizlib.bsky.social