Vertebrate Zoology 76

Research Article

Sky Islands of Mozambique harbour cryptic species of chameleons: Description of four new species of sylvan chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006)

Krystal Tolley, Werner Conradie

10.3897/vz.76.e178403

21-04-2026

Unique: 1661 | Total: 2212

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207-246

Research Article

Integrative systematics of large-bodied blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae: Spalax) with description of Spalax lyapunovae sp. nov. from the North Caucasus

Oleg V. Brandler, Andrey R. Tukhbatullin, Svetlana Y. Kapustina, Sergey N. Matveevsky, Fatimat A. Tembotova, Andrey Y. Puzachenko

10.3897/vz.76.e180973

30-04-2026

Unique: 1225 | Total: 1556

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247-274

Research Article

Hidden in the mist: Three new species of salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico

Eduardo A. Aguilar-Herrera, Salomón Sanabria-Urbán, Dulce L. Flores-Martínez, José David Gómez-Tapia, Misael Seba-Chacha, Leopoldo D. Vázquez-Reyes, Francisco A. Rivera-Ortíz, Patricia Ramírez-Bastida, Bruno Cortés-Ortiz, R. Alejandro Calzada-Arciniega, Etienne U. Avila-Ortega, Dónovan I. Víquez-Vega, Omar Hernández-Ordoñez, Christopher Blair, Víctor H. Jiménez-Arcos

10.3897/vz.76.e167783

15-05-2026

Unique: 1666 | Total: 2296

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275-299

Research Article

Citizen Science helps to clarify phenotypic variation within and between two subspecies of Natrix helvetica (Squamata: Natricidae)

Uwe Fritz, Edoardo Razzetti, Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola

10.3897/vz.76.e194359

28-05-2026

Unique: 860 | Total: 1052

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301-315

Research Article

Resolving species boundaries in a recent evolutionary radiation: An integrative approach to the Ctenomys Corrientes group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Ctenomyidae)

Diego A. Caraballo, Denise H. Campo, Pablo Teta, Cecilia Lanzone

10.3897/vz.76.e173627

28-05-2026

Unique: 706 | Total: 850

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317-337

Research Article

Geographic structuring and species limits in Phylloderma stenops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): Revalidation of P. septentrionalis in Central America

M. Alejandra Camacho, Santiago F. Burneo, Daniel Cadar, Balázs Horváth, Gábor E. Tóth, Jerome Murienne

10.3897/vz.76.e166549

12-06-2026

Unique: 949 | Total: 1244

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339-359

Research Article

A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Pablo Teta, Agustina A. Ojeda, Andrea P. Tarquino Carbonell, J. Raquel Alvarado-Larios, Pablo Cuello, Paula Cornejo, Julián Mignino, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Diego H. Verzi

10.3897/vz.76.e187462

12-06-2026

Unique: 2921 | Total: 3637

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361-380

Research Article

Survival in fragmented landscapes: Two new Boulenophrys species (Anura: Megophryidae) from the coastal mountains of eastern Guangdong, China

Jian Wang, Bin-Bin Zhan, Wei-Wen Xiao, Lin Tan, Hong-Hui Chen, Yuan-Hang Li, Shi-Shi Lin, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Zhao-Chi Zeng

10.3897/vz.76.e195550

02-07-2026

Unique: 607 | Total: 743

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381-399

Research Article

Population genetics and phylogeography of the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) reveal extensive gene flow across southern South America (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

10.3897/vz.76.e181277

14-07-2026

Unique: 604 | Total: 834

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401-419

Research Article

Spots amongst the stripes! Three new spotted species of ground-dwelling Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata) from tiger conservation landscapes in peninsular India

Ishan Agarwal, Tejas Thackeray, Satpal Gangalmale, Satheeshkumar M, Saunak Pal, Akshay Khandekar

10.3897/vz.76.e192746

14-07-2026

Unique: 591 | Total: 694

Reprint: € 13,00

421-454

Research Article

Species boundaries in the subgenus Angelomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Abrothrix): A complex case obscured by mitochondrial-species tree discordance

Pamela Sánchez-Vendizú, Andrés Parada, Pablo Teta, Marcial Quiroga-Carmona, Pablo Jayat, Raisa Cairampoma, César Medina, Jay F. Storz, Guillermo D’Elía

10.3897/vz.76.e190575

17-07-2026

Unique: 699 | Total: 938

Reprint: € 12,00

455-484