Researchers describe a new species of stone loach from Guangxi, southern China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Researchers describe four new tube-nosed bat species of the genus Murina. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10… #Chiroptera

A new Scopus CiteScore for Zoosystematics and Evolution. zse.pensoft.net/news/892

Researchers present a new record of the blackfin goby from Hainan Island, China and provide the first complete mitochondrial genomes for two Egglestonichthys species. doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

New population genetic data from two Korean loach species reveal unexpected gene flow and overlapping lineages. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Researchers describe a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus from Guizhou Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10… #Cyprinidae

A new genus of non-bloodsucking aquatic cave leech has been discovered in the Wuling Mountains of Central China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10… #Salifidae

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝐵𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 & 𝐵𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑎, two new species of sisorid catfish are described from the Salween River Basin, Yunnan Province, China, & Irrawaddy River Basin, Myanmar, respectively. #Sisoridae 🔓 zse.pensoft.net/article/145776/

Two new species of Bagarius catfish are described from China and Myanmar. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Zoosystematics and Evolution has received a new Journal Impact Factor. zse.pensoft.net/news/916

Researchers present a new super narrow-ranged (approximately 5–7 km) endemic Phoxinus minnow from the Caucasus. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10… #Leuciscidae

Three cool new frogs described from Peru's mountains by our author and friend Germán Chávez et al!

A new minnow species has been discovered in the Black and Marmara Sea basins, Türkiye. doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

This study highlights the significant potential of osteoderm morphometrics for species delimitation and population differentiation within the legless lizard genus Acontias. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10… UFS

A newly discovered fossorial catfish species from southern Brazil supports the hypothesis of three independent events of dorsal fin loss in the genus Listrura. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Researchers describe two new species of the woodlouse genus Ligidium from China based on morphological taxonomy. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Happy #WorldSnakeDay! In January, we compiled a few of our favourite serpent studies to celebrate the 2025 Year of the Snake for Lunar New Year. Check them out here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/29/yea…

A new species is described as molecular and morphological analyses reveal that Sicista concolor represents a species complex comprising four distinct species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

A new species of Asian horned toad is described from Changyang County, Hubei Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…

Researchers find that ecological factors promote convergent evolution and ecological speciation in the dwarf chameleon genus, Bradypodion. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zse.10…