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New cranium of the endemic Caribbean platyrrhine, Antillothrix bernensis, from La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic
(2017)
Recent paleontological collection in submerged caves in the eastern Dominican Republic has yielded new specimens of Antillothrix bernensis. Here we describe a complete cranium of an adult individual (MHD 20) and provide ...
Mitogenomic sequences support a north–south subspecies subdivision within Solenodon paradoxus
(2017)
Solenodons are insectivores found only in Hispaniola and Cuba, with a Mesozoic divergence date versus extant mainland mammals. Solenodons are the oldest lineage of living eutherian mammal for which a mitogenome sequence ...
An update on the distribution of threatened odonate species from the Greater Antilles
(2015)
The Antilles harbour several island endemic odonate species, including some palaeoendemics, within a relatively small and anthropized area. Such attributes give this archipelago a special significance for the conservation ...
First skull of Antillothrix bernensis, an extinct relict monkey from the Dominican Republic
(2011)
The nearly pristine remains of Antillothrix bernensis, a capuchin-sized (Cebus) extinct platyrrhine from the Dominican Republic, have been found submerged in an underwater cave. This represents the first specimen of an ...
Quaternary bat diversity in the Dominican Republic
(2013)
The fossil record of bats is extensive in the Caribbean, but few fossils have previously been reported from the Dominican Republic. In this paper, we describe new collections of fossil bats from two flooded caves in the ...
Solenodon paradoxus (Soricomorpha: Solenodontidae)
(2015)
Solenodon paradoxus, Brandt, 1833, is a large lipotyphlan insectivore commonly called the Hispaniolan solenodon. S. paradoxus is 1 of 2 extant species in the genus Solenodon, and 2 subspecies are recognized. The species ...
Hotspot de Biodiversidad de las Islas del Caribe : perfil del ecosistema
(2019)
A pesar de su reducida extensión territorial, las islas del Caribe sostienen uno de los mayores índices de presencia de especies amenazadas como ningún otro “hotspot" (sitio caliente) de biodiversidad a nivel mundial. Las ...
Expediente de hechos, Comunicación CAALA 07-001 Tortugas Marinas RD : promoviendo el cumplimiento de la legislación ambiental
(2011)
Un “expediente de hechos” es un documento de naturaleza técnica-científica, que busca arrojar luz sobre los hechos en relación con la supuesta falta de aplicación efectiva de la legislación ambiental. El presente expediente ...
The rediscovery of a semi-slug : Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 (Gastropoda, Pleurodontidae) from Hispaniola
(2010)
The semi-slug Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 is redescribed and its anatomy is described for the first time. The taxonomic position of this species within the Pleurodontidae is being discussed.
[Informe de verificación del Plan de Remoción de Especies Invasoras]
(2018)
Atendiendo a las salvaguardas ambientales y sociales de las cuales se rigen los proyectos de desarrollo agroforestal realizados por la UTEPDA, es de gran interés realizar un plan de remoción de especies invasoras en las ...