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A new species of threadsnake in the genus Myriopholis (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Leptotyplophidae) from southeastern Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Patrick K. Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya, KenyaA new threadsnake species from the family Leptotyphlopidae, Myriopholis mackayi sp. nov., is described from the Tsavo area in southeastern Kenya. Myriopholis mackayi sp. nov. is a member of the Myriopholis longicauda group on the basis of having a low... -
A tale of two islands: contrasting fortunes for Subantarctic skuas at the Prince Edward Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PG Ryan --- , South Africa PA Whittington --- , South Africa RJM Crawford --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaSubantarctic skuas Catharacta antarctica are key predators of burrowing petrels at sub-Antarctic islands, and can be used to monitor the health of burrowing petrel populations. A survey of skuas at the Prince Edward Islands was conducted during December 2008, repeating... -
Temporal changes in the macrobenthos of sandprawn (Callichirus kraussi) beds in Swartvlei Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nicholas Hanekom --- South African National Parks, South Africa Ian A Russell --- South African National Parks, South AfricaWater quality was recorded quarterly along the length of the Swartvlei estuary (2002–2014), while seagrass biomass and macrobenthic abundance were measured annually in intertidal sandprawn beds (2009–2014). Despite relatively stable, marine-dominated conditions the abundance of the sandprawn Callichirus kraussi recorded... -
Understanding the association between the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea and the mollusc Oxystele sinensis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Eager --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa C Puckree-Padua --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa GW Maneveldt --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaNearly all adult winkles Oxystele sinensis encountered in the Kalk Bay (Western Cape province, South Africa) shallow subtidal zone were observed to bear a thick, convoluted form of the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea. To understand this association, various... -
Osteology of the ranoid burrowing African anurans Breviceps and Hemisus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D.E. van Dijk --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaTo facilitate classification of isolated fossil bones, one genus of each of ten anuran African families was chosen, and criteria were sought (with two or more character states) which could be used to indicate the presence of a genus or... -
A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus Letheobia (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Patrick K Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya, KenyaThe members of the typhlopid Letheobia pallida group are characterised by having a divided or split ocular scale. Letheobia wrayi sp. nov., differs from all other members of this group by having a low mid-dorsal scale count of 355 (other...