Alex M. Cubas-Rodriguez- Bachelor of Biology
- investigador at National Autonomous University of Honduras
Alex M. Cubas-Rodriguez
- Bachelor of Biology
- investigador at National Autonomous University of Honduras
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Introduction
Currently, my research focuses on the diversity, taxonomy, and ecology of arachnids in Honduras, with emphasis on select groups of spiders, scorpions, and whip spiders.
Current institution
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July 2024 - present
Centró de investigaciónes biológicas de Honduras (CIBIOH)
Position
- Director de investigacion
September 2022 - present
Publications
Publications (30)
A new species of striped bark scorpions, Centruroides lenca sp. n. is described, based on both sexes, from the Pacayita Volcano
Biological Reserve (2,385 m a. s. l.), Ocotepeque Department, in the southwestern Honduras. By its general pattern, the new
species resembles C. thorellii (Kraepelin, 1891), from which it clearly differs by having strong...
The Yagua, Roystonea dunlapiana, is native to the Caribbean coast from Mexico to Nicaragua. In Honduras, it is found mainly in the department of Atlántida. In 1998 it was declared in danger of
extinction, and in 2022 its status was updated to the category of Least Concern due to the decrease in its use
in construction activities and the decline of...
The second record of Lethocerus collosicus after more than 100 years is presented, based on a female collected on the island of Útila. In addition , comments are provided on the distribution and a previous GBIF record of this species in Honduras.
The first record of spider web (araneidae) collection by the green-breasted mango colibri is reported. The event occurred on the island of Roatán, Honduras, where we contributed new knowledge to the ecological relationships between spiders and birds.
Abordamos por primera vez la problemática ocasionada por el ataque y muerte de serpientes, ocasionada por perros, gallinas y gatos domésticos en Honduras al presentar nuevos registros de esta interacción. Los eventos ocurrieron a través de encuentros oportunistas entre 2020 y 2023. Registramos la depredación de 14 especies nativas de serpientes, en...
For the first time, the species Sicarius rugosus is recorded from Guatemala, based on a male and two immatures collected in the department of Zacapa and a female from the department of El Progreso. The specimens of S. rugosus they were found living in construction zones, in gardens of human dwellings, in dry forest fragments and xeric environments.
A new species of the charismatic mygalomorph genus Ummidia Thorell, 1875 is described from Útila Island, Honduras. Ummidia sukuhpaya sp. nov. represents the third species known from Honduras, and the first species known from Útila.
Se registra por primera vez la depredación del escorpión Centruroides bicolor (Pocock, 1898)
(Buthidae) por el geco de cola de nabo Thecadactylus rapicauda (Houttuyn, 1782) (Phyllodactylidae),
y del geco Hemidactylus frenatus Dumeril y Bibron, 1836 (Gekkonidae), por Centruroides edwardsii
(Gervais, 1843). El primer caso fue observado en Costa Ric...
Data are presented on the diet, health status, and comments on the oldest known captive individual of Ctenosaura bakeri, known as Swampy. This species is endemic to Útila Island, Bay Islands, Honduras. Swampy is a male held in captivity at the Iguana Research and Breeding Station, on Útila Island.
We present the frst photographic evidence of six bird species belonging to four families (Eurypygidae, Accipitridae, Momotidae, Tyrannidae) consuming prey from three families of frogs (Bufonidae, Hylidae, Ranidae) and three families of reptiles (Iguanidae, Colubridae, Elapidae).
Intraguild predation occurs when an organism preys on a competitor. This ecological interaction can have considerable consequences on the population dynamics of predators and indirectly affect their prey. In arachnids, it is a quite common phenomenon, but it has been poorly documented in the Neotropical region. Here, we present records of 16 specie...
El amblipígido Paraphrynus maya Armas, Trujillo & Agreda, 2017, (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) que solo se conocía de Guatemala, se registra por primera vez para Honduras, a partir de una hembra adulta recolectada en la aldea La Libertad, municipio Trojes, departamento El Paraíso. Ahora la aracnofauna hondureña contiene dos especies confirmadas de Paraphry...
A significant study of the amblypygid fauna of Honduras is lacking. Historically, species were misidentified and data on distribution, natural history and conservation status of the known species are lacking or insufficient. In this contribution, an overview on the amblypygids of Honduras, including taxonomy, distribution, natural history and comme...
A case of a non-fatal crocodile attack on a human was reported on the banks of the Segovia River on the Honduras and Nicaragua border. The 12-year-old girl survived the attack, only with damage to the tibia of her right leg, where she lost part of the muscle tissue due to the bite. It was after the attack that the American crocodile was shot and ki...
Little information is available regarding centipedes (Chilopoda) and millipedes (Diplopoda) from
Honduras, a country located on the following biogeographic provinces: Mosquito (North and East),
Chiapas Highlands (Central) and Pacific Lowlands (South). Here, we provide an updated list of
centipede and millipede species based on a literature surve...
Trichonephila clavipes is recorded for the first time in the department of Francisco Morazán, from a female specimen collected on the campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (CU-UNAH), in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We also present additional records of males and females collected in the city of La Ceiba (department of Atlántida) and on...
We report for the first time the genus Incilius from the Honduran Caribbean islands, specifically Incilius valliceps, through three specimens found on Roatan Island. Because we found many individuals of different ages, we assume that the population of this species is well established. We discuss the increase in herpetofaunal biodiversity observed i...
Sicarius rugosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) is recorded for the first time in Honduras, with the record of three males and eight immatures collected in the town of Pespire, department of Choluteca, in the south of the country. We also recorded the species from the study of an exuvia collected in the department of Comayagua. A revised diagnosis...
For the first time, the species Sicarius rugosus is recorded from Guatemala, based on a male and two immatures collected in the department of Zacapa and a female from the department of El Progreso. The specimens of S. rugosus they were found living in construction zones, in gardens of human dwellings, in dry forest fragments and xeric environments.
Se describe una especie nueva del género Centruroides Marx, 1890, sobre la base de una hembra adulta recolectada en Isla Guanaja, departamento Islas de la Bahía, Honduras. Por su aspecto general en vista dorsal, fue previamente confundida con C. caribbeanus Teruel & Myers, 2017; pero, a diferencia de esta especie, presenta el metasoma más grácil, l...
We report six new events of vertebrate predation by arachnids in Honduras and Costa Rica. Among the events, we record the spider Phoneutria depilata (Strand, 1909) preying on a toad Rhinella horribilis (Wiegmann, 1833) and a lizard Anolis osa Köhler, Dehling & Köhler, 2010; Cupiennius sp, preying on a frog Pristimantis ridens (Cope, 1866), and a li...
We report the first record of predation of the house mouse (Mus musculus) by lesson's motmot (Momotus lessonii). The sighting occurred in Barbacoas-Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica. This represents the first documented record of ecological relationships between these two species.
Resumen. Se registra por primera vez la presencia del amblipígido Paraphrynus laevifrons (Pocock, 1894) en Honduras, Cen-troamérica (un registro previo para la isla de Útila, departamento de Islas de la Bahía, constituye un error de identificación). Además, se aportan nuevos datos de distribución e historia natural de Phrynus whitei Gervais, 1842....
Resumen: Se registra un caso de albinismo parcial en una hembra de Centruroides limbatus (Pocock, 1898) recolectada en Hon-duras, Centroamérica. Este representa el segundo caso de este tipo de aberración cromática reportado para un escorpión de las Américas. Palabras clave: escorpión, aberración cromática, leucismo, Neotrópico. Partial albinism in...
A new species, Strotarchus chamevazquezi sp. nov., is described based on both sexes from Department Francisco Morazán, Honduras. A detailed description, diagnosis, photographs, and distribution map of the new species are given. This is the first species of this genus recorded from Honduras.
La presencia en Honduras del escorpión Centruroides limbatus (Pocock, 1898) pasó inadvertida o fue categóricamente negada por otros, quienes lo confundieron con Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804). El examen de tres hembras y un macho, varias instantáneas fotográficas y datos contenidos en publicaciones anteriores demostraron que C. limbatus es...
Three predation events are described from Costa Rica and Mexico: Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804) on Anolis sagrei (Dumeril & Bibron, 1837), Cupiennius coccineus FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 on Dendropsophus microcephalus (Cope,
1886), and Kiekie curvipes (Keyserling, 1881) on Anolis osa Köhler, Dehling & Köhler, 2010. These events constitute...
