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Case 3613: Nyctimystes cheesmani Tyler 1964 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae): request for setting aside the name in favour of Nyctimystes cheesmanae Tyler 1964

Tyler, MJ, Menzies, JI, “Case 3613: Nyctimystes cheesmani Tyler 1964 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae): request for setting aside the name in favour of Nyctimystes cheesmanae Tyler 1964”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. , 2013.

The purpose of this application, under Article 33.2.3 of the Code, is to correct the spelling  cheesmani  to  cheesmanae  for a tree frog named after Evelyn Cheesman. Following the finding that  Hyla montana   P eters & Doria, 1878  was in reality....

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Case 3587: Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Reptilia,Testudines): proposed precedence over Emys cayennensis Schweigger, 1812

R.C. Vogt, S.A. Thomson, A.G.J. Rhodin, P.C.H. Pritchard, R.A. Mittermeier, N. Baggi, “Case 3587: Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Reptilia,Testudines): proposed precedence over Emys cayennensis Schweigger, 1812”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. , 2013.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848, for a widely distributed species of Amazonian turtle (family Podocnemididae) of both economic and conservation importance, by giving it precedence over its infrequently used senior synonym....

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