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Geosesarma wongiNg. 2026 DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.172575Photograph: Francis Seow-Choen.AbstractA new species of semiterrestrial freshwater crab is described from Tapah Hil... Read more Geosesarma wongiNg. 2026 DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.172575Photograph: Francis Seow-Choen.AbstractA new species of semiterrestrial freshwater crab is described from Tapah Hills in Peninsular Malaysia. Geosesarma wongi sp. nov. is the 13th member of the genus reported from the country and is most similar to G. peraccae (Nobili, 1903) and G. cataracta Ng, 1986, but easily separated by its distinct carapace features and structures of the adult male chela and male first gonopod. The types of G. peraccae are figured for the first time. Geosesarma cataracta is also figured in detail, and the type series is shown to be mixed.Key words: Comparative taxonomy, freshwater crab, Malay Peninsula, new taxon, sesarmid crab, Southeast Asia, taxonomyGeosesarma wongi sp. nov., holotype male (12.7 × 11.3 mm) (ZRC 2025.0023), Perak. Colour in life.Photograph: Francis Seow-Choen.Geosesarma wongi sp. nov., holotype male (12.7 × 11.3 mm) (ZRC 2025.0023), Perak.A. Dorsal habitus; B. Dorsal view of carapace; C. Frontal view of cephalothorax; D. Ventral surface of cephalothorax. Geosesarma wongi sp. nov. Diagnosis. Carapace rectangular, wider than long, width to length ratio 1.11–1.14, lateral margins almost straight, gently divergent towards posterior carapace margin (Fig. 2A, B); dorsal surfaces with well-defined regions, anterior half with prominent low, rounded tubercles and granules; postfrontal lobes distinct, median lobes with transverse row of relatively dense short setae, setae sparser on lateral lobes; epibranchial region raised; protogastric region gently convex; urogastric region raised, with gastrocardiac groove deep (Fig. 2A, B); frontal margin distinctly deflexed, frontal lobes broad, with gently convex margins in dorsal view, separated by wide shallow median concavity; postfrontal cristae sharp, distinct (Fig. 2A–C); external orbital angle triangular, directed anteriorly, not extending beyond lateral carapace margin, outer lateral margin gently convex; separated from first epibranchial tooth by V-shaped cleft; first epibranchial tooth distinct, wide, second epibranchial tooth just visible as low lobe (Fig. 2A, B); merus of third maxilliped subovate; exopod slender, flagellum elongate, longer than width of merus (Fig. 5A); outer surfaces of palm of chela covered with ...Peter K. L. Ng. 2026. Geosesarma wongi sp. nov., A distinctive New Species of semiterrestrial crab from Tapah Hills in Perak, Peninsular Malaysia; with Notes on G. peraccae (Nobili, 1903) and G. cataracta Ng, 1986 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Sesarmidae). ZooKeys. 1266: 281-298. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.172575 Show less

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You probably needed to split a full name into first and last name at some point. How would you split the string Ayrton Senna da Silva into Ayrton as the first name and Senna da Silva as the last n... Read more You probably needed to split a full name into first and last name at some point. How would you split the string Ayrton Senna da Silva into Ayrton as the first name and Senna da Silva as the last name? What if the name contains inconsistent amounts of whitespace in between the words? Eg: Ayrton Senna da Silva. "Ayrton Senna da Silva".split(" ") # => ["Ayrton", "Senna", "da", "Silva"] Splitting by space is a good start, but it doesn't finish the job. Solution I learned recently we can pass a second argument to split specifying the maximum number of splits: "Ayrton Senna da Silva".split(" ", 2) # => ["Ayrton", "Senna da Silva"] That almost worked, but we still have an extra space in the last name. By combining it with squish we can get the desired result in a clean way: "Ayrton Senna da Silva".squish.split(" ", 2) # => ["Ayrton", "Senna da Silva"] That's it. Show less

Sphenomorphus tamchucensis A. V. Pham, C. T. Pham, Ha, M. D. Le, Phan, Ho, M. Le & Nguyen, 2026. Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink | Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc  ||  DOI: doi.o... Read more Sphenomorphus tamchucensis A. V. Pham, C. T. Pham, Ha, M. D. Le, Phan, Ho, M. Le & Nguyen, 2026. Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink | Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.176724AbstractA new skink species, Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov., is described from Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species can be distinguished from other Sphenomorphus species by a combination of the following characteristics: size medium (maximal SVL 41.5 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven; infralabials six; nuchals absent; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 58–63, not widened; ventral scales in 55–61 rows; 8–10 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with many tiny dark dots and a discontinuous dark vertebral stripe, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, in two scales wide, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank to middle of tail. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species is recovered as an independent lineage with no clear sister taxon and at least 17.85% genetic divergence from other congeners based on a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene.Key words: COI, Kim Bang, molecular phylogeny, morphology, Ninh Binh Province, taxonomyHolotype of Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (IB R. 6455), adult male.A. In life; B. In preservative, dorsal view; C. In preservative, ventral view.Holotype of Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (IB R. 6455).A–D. Head; A, B. Lateral view; C. Dorsal view; D. Ventral view; E, G. Hands; F, H. Feet. Photographs: A.V. Pham.Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov.Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Sphenomorphus by a combination of the following characteristics: size small (SVL up to 41.6 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven; infralabials six; nuchals absent; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 58–63, not widened; ventral scales in 55–61 rows; 8–10 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with many tiny dark dots and a discontinuous dark vertebral stripe, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, in two scales wide, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank and middle of tail.Etymology. The specific epithet tamchucensis refers to the type locality, Tam Chuc forest within Kim Bang SHCA, Ninh Binh Province, where the new species was discovered. We recommend “Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink” as the common English name and “Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc” as the Vietnamese name. Anh Van Pham, Cuong The Pham, Linh Thuy Ha, Minh Duc Le, Tien Quang Phan, Anh Ngoc Thi Ho, Minh Le and Truong Quang Nguyen. 2026. Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (Squamata, Scincidae), A New Skink from Vietnam. ZooKeys. 1266: 263-279.  DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.176724 Show less