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Scalesia retroflexa Hemsl.
Species Database Scalesia retroflexa Hemsl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Scalesia affinis Hook. f.
Species Database Scalesia affinis Hook. f.
Scalesia incisa Hook. f.
Species Database Scalesia incisa Hook. f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Conus nux Broderip, 1833
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
M. Dvorak
Study Suggests Potential New Darwin’s Finch Species for Galapagos

The woodpecker finch of San Cristobal has been identified as a potential new species (Camarhynchus striatipecta), according to groundbreaking research just published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Previously considered one of three subspecies of the woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus), this population is now identified as a genetically distinct lineage. These findings mark a significant revision to the taxonomy of Darwin’s tree finches and scientists propose C. striatipecta as a newly recognized species.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyperus esculentus L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF