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  1. The correct name of the South-central black rhinoceros is <em>Diceros bicornis keitloa</em> (A.Smith, 1836)

    The correct name of the South-central black rhinoceros is Diceros bicornis keitloa (A.Smith, 1836)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kees Rookmaaker --- Rhino Resource Center, Spain
    In South Africa, the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is divided into two subspecies, the South-western in the west and the South-central in the east. The exact boundary between the ranges of these subspecies is uncertain, but has been defined to...
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  2. Comparative perch selection in Southern Fiscal <em>Lanius collaris</em> and Fiscal Flycatcher <em>Sigelus silens</em> at Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa

    Comparative perch selection in Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris and Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens at Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ryan J Daniels --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Patrick E Hulley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris and the Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens are common, widespread and sympatric in much of southern Africa. They are similar in plumage and ecology, which may predispose them to competition and interspecific territorial aggression but this...
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  3. Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (<em>Trachylepis</em>) leads to taxonomic error

    Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (Trachylepis) leads to taxonomic error

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Kirstin Stephens --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Graham J Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Buyisile G Makhubo --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nicolas S Telford --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Krystal A Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa
    It is commonly recognised that natural history datasets contain locality errors that can compromise the utility of those datasets. However, another source of error in these datasets is taxonomic misidentifications, and this type of error is potentially common, particularly with...
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  4. New records and a notable observation of potentially predator-avoiding amplectic behaviour in <em>Boophis erythrodactylus</em> from Madagascar

    New records and a notable observation of potentially predator-avoiding amplectic behaviour in Boophis erythrodactylus from Madagascar

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Robin Kurian Abraham --- Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, United States Carl Richard Hutter --- Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, United States
    The Red-fingered Bright-eyed Frog Boophis erythrodactylus is an endemic, range-restricted arboreal frog found only in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar. We report new localities for this species, along with locality records for its sister species B. tasymena, including localities where...
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