“#Suricata” seemed familiar but could not remember the context. Found — https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suricata — that it “is a genus of mongoose” AND #mongoose https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose & #meerkat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat are related!

#fauna #taxonomy

#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #china just got in:

Hemiphyllodactylus diaoluoshanensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA8782-6145-8B1D-FF7B-F8EEFD668D97
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.2.1
#Zootaxa #HemiphyllodactylusDiaoluoshanensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptiles #gecko

#NewSpecies!
New spider from #china just caught us:

Mimetus lanmeiae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F4EEF566-5109-5890-AB72-A6B76A4BEA86
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.146895
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #MimetusLanmeiae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider

#NewSpecies!
New bat from #tibet just flew in:

Murina chayuensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5DBCCCB-7E64-5819-963A-82A39180EC70
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.147349
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #MurinaChayuensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #chiroptera #bats

#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #china just crawled by:

Diplommatina yipingica

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C01F1EC-40C1-562E-8260-A47EAEB05AD5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.133434
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #DiplommatinaYipingica

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails

#NewSpecies!
New true bug from #vietnam just came in:

Ishiharanus dinhanus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F6C023-FF9C-2C68-FC61-9DFCE5C6F834
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.994.2911
#ejtaxonomy #IshiharanusDinhanus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera #bugs #truebugs

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater fish from #southafrica just surfaced:

Pseudobarbus outeniqua

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/277FE934-02B7-5C37-BECB-7AE257A9D3AD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.131064
#ZooKeys #PseudobarbusOuteniqua

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishofmastodon #fishfriday #ichthyology #freshwater

#NewSpecies!
Pleurothallis matrisilvae
A newly discovered orchid from #costarica!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C0944F9F-B518-5453-9722-7835ABC5B2ED
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.256.140316
#PhytoKeys #PleurothallisMatrisilvae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #orchidaceae #orchids

#NewSpecies!
New crab from #pacific just pinched us:

Austinograea chubacarc

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B9555B-FFFA-685C-3DCF-FCDCFB551A9F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a12
#Zoosystema #AustinograeaChubacarc

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crab