Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Old World ant-thrushes, the type of which is Pitta nipalensis. Hodgson, 1837. Also called Heleornis, Hydrornis, and Gigantipitta.
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Two amphibian genera are endemic, each represented by a single species: the micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis, CR), found in sandy, coastal fynbos heathland, and the montane marsh frog (Poyntonia paludicola), a species of mountain fynbos heathland.
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Other threatened birds include lesser kestral (Falco naumanni), corncrake (Crex crex), and aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola).
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A few great thick-knees (Esacus recurvirostris) are also present, as are river lapwings (Vanellus duvaucelii) and plain martins (Riparia paludicola).
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For example, Salix paludicola, chickweed Stellaria pterosperma, Aconite Aconitum yamazakii, and Draba nakaiana are endemic to Mt. Daisetsu.
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Examples include the defoliating koa moth (Scotorythra paludicola) and a lethal "koa blight" first observed in 1988 on the island of Oahu.
Chapter 2 1990
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Once sample collection is finished, Tursi will conduct DNA analysis and compare the diversities of the paludicola and hefneri over the next four to five months.
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