Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences.

Autor: Ceríaco LM; Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, United States of America. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisboa, Portugal.. luisceriaco@gmail.com., Gutiérrez EE, Dubois A

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2016 Nov 23; Vol. 4196 (3), pp. zootaxa.4196.3.9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 23.

A review of Cordylus machadoi (Squamata: Cordylidae) in southwestern Angola, with the description of a new species from the Pro-Namib desert.

Autor: Stanley EL; Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco 94118, USA Department of Herpetology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Email: estanley@calacademy.org., Ceríaco LM; Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1269-102 Lisbon, Portugal Department of Herpetology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Email: unknown., Bandeira S; Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Áreas de Conservação, Ministério do Ambiente de Angola, Centralidade do Kilamba, Rua 26 de Fevereiro, quarteirão Nimi ya Lukemi, edíficio Q11, 3º andar, Angola; Email: unknown., Valerio H; Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Áreas de Conservação, Ministério do Ambiente de Angola, Centralidade do Kilamba, Rua 26 de Fevereiro, quarteirão Nimi ya Lukemi, edíficio Q11, 3º andar, Angola; Email: unknown., Bates MF; Department of Herpetology, National Museum, P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; Email: unknown., Branch WR; Port Elizabeth Museum, P.O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa Research Associate, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa; Email: unknown.

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2016 Jan 07; Vol. 4061 (3), pp. 201-26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jan 07.

Specimen collection: an essential tool.

Autor: Rocha LA; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. LRocha@calacademy.org., Aleixo A; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, PA, 66040-170, Brazil., Allen G; Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA, 6986, Australia., Almeda F; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Baldwin CC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Barclay MV; Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK., Bates JM; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 60605, USA., Bauer AM; Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA., Benzoni F; University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy., Berns CM; Utica College, Utica, NY 13502, USA., Berumen ML; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia., Blackburn DC; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Blum S; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Bolaños F; Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 11501-2060, Costa Rica., Bowie RC; University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3161, USA., Britz R; Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK., Brown RM; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA., Cadena CD; Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 4976, Colombia., Carpenter K; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA., Ceríaco LM; Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, 7005-638, Portugal., Chakrabarty P; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA., Chaves G; Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 11501-2060, Costa Rica., Choat JH; James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia., Clements KD; University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand., Collette BB; NOAA Systematics Laboratory, Washington, DC 20013, USA., Collins A; NOAA Systematics Laboratory, Washington, DC 20013, USA., Coyne J; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA., Cracraft J; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA., Daniel T; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., de Carvalho MR; Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil., de Queiroz K; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Di Dario F; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, RJ, 27965-045, Brazil., Drewes R; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Dumbacher JP; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Engilis A Jr; University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA., Erdmann MV; Conservation International, Denpasar, Bali, 80235, Indonesia., Eschmeyer W; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Feldman CR; University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0314, USA., Fisher BL; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Fjeldså J; Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark., Fritsch PW; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Fuchs J; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 75005, France., Getahun A; Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, 1176, Ethiopia., Gill A; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia., Gomon M; Museum Victoria, Melbourne, 3001, VIC, Australia., Gosliner T; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Graves GR; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Griswold CE; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Guralnick R; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0334, USA., Hartel K; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA., Helgen KM; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Ho H; University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA., Iskandar DT; Conservation International, Denpasar, Bali, 80235, Indonesia., Iwamoto T; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Jaafar Z; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA. National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore., James HF; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Johnson D; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Kavanaugh D; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Knowlton N; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Lacey E; University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3161, USA., Larson HK; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 0820, NT, Australia., Last P; CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia., Leis JM; Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia., Lessios H; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, 0843-03092, Panamá., Liebherr J; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA., Lowman M; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Mahler DL; University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA., Mamonekene V; Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, B.P. 69, Republic of Congo., Matsuura K; National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, 305-0005, Japan., Mayer GC; University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA., Mays H Jr; Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH 45203, USA., McCosker J; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., McDiarmid RW; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., McGuire J; University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3161, USA., Miller MJ; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, 0843-03092, Panamá., Mooi R; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Mooi RD; The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0N2, Canada., Moritz C; Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia., Myers P; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Nachman MW; University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3161, USA., Nussbaum RA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Foighil DÓ; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Parenti LR; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Parham JF; California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA., Paul E; The Ornithological Council, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA., Paulay G; University of Florida, Gainesville, fl32611, USA., Pérez-Emán J; Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1041, Venezuela., Pérez-Matus A; Pontif cia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile., Poe S; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA., Pogonoski J; CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia., Rabosky DL; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Randall JE; Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA., Reimer JD; University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, 903-0213, Japan., Robertson DR; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, 0843-03092, Panamá., Rödel MO; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, 10115, Germany., Rodrigues MT; Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil., Roopnarine P; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Rüber L; Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, Bern, CH-3005, Switzerland., Ryan MJ; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA., Sheldon F; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA., Shinohara G; National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, 305-0005, Japan., Short A; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA., Simison WB; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Smith-Vaniz WF; University of Florida, Gainesville, fl32611, USA., Springer VG; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Stiassny M; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA., Tello JG; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA. Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201-8423, USA., Thompson CW; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Trnski T; Auckland Museum, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand., Tucker P; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA., Valqui T; Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad, Lima, 33, Peru., Vecchione M; NOAA Systematics Laboratory, Washington, DC 20013, USA., Verheyen E; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, 1000, Belgium., Wainwright PC; University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA., Wheeler TA; McGill University, Montreal, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada., White WT; CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia., Will K; University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3161, USA., Williams JT; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA., Williams G; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA., Wilson EO; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA., Winker K; University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA., Winterbottom R; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6, Canada., Witt CC; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.

Publikováno v: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2014 May 23; Vol. 344 (6186), pp. 814-5.

Folklore and traditional ecological knowledge of geckos in Southern Portugal: implications for conservation and science.

Autor: Ceríaco LM; Centro de Estudos de História e Filosofia da Ciência (CEHFCi), Palácio do Vimioso, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal. luisceriaco@netcabo.pt, Marques MP, Madeira NC, Vila-Viçosa CM, Mendes P

Publikováno v: Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine [J Ethnobiol Ethnomed] 2011 Sep 05; Vol. 7, pp. 26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Sep 05.