List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca
Saguamanchica was zipa of Bacatá between 1470 and 1490
Bachué was the mother goddess of the Muisca
Sumapaz Páramo , to the south of Muisca territories, is the largest páramo in the world
Landscape around Chocontá
The village of Guasca is close to Chingaza National Park
In Boyacá , northern part of the Muisca Confederation, many species have been found and named
The Muisca were a people living in the central highlands of Colombia ; the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and neighbouring valleys. The variation of climates and ecozones within their territories made the Muisca excellent farmers . Over time, various species of flora and fauna have been discovered in Colombia. This list contains the living genera and species and fossils named after the Muisca, their religion or their settlements.
Three other Muisca etymologies are recognised; Thomagata Patera , named after mythological cacique Thomagata , and Bochica Patera are volcanoes on Io and BD Bacatá is the highest skyscraper of Colombia.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca
See also
References
^ Thomagata Patera - USGS
^ Bochica Patera - USGS
^ BD Bacatá at Emporis.com [usurped]
^ "Muisca in the family of Clerinae or (disputed) Enopliinae " . Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31 .
^ Muisca bitaeniata accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy - 2013-07-01
^ Muisca cylindricollis accepted species - GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
^ Data related to Alabagrus at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Atelopus muisca at Wikispecies
^ Pérez, Sandra; Wolff, Marta; De Carvalho, Claudio J.B. (2012). "A new species of Brachygasterina Macquart from Colombia, and description of the males of B. stuebeli Röder and B. muisca Soares & Carvalho (Diptera: Muscidae) - Abstract" (PDF) . Zootaxa . 3554 . Magnolia Press: 45–57. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.3554.1.3 . ISSN 1175-5334 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 .
^ Neocorynura muiscae nesting structures - GBIF
^ Muiscasaurus catheti - Paleobiology Database
^ Data related to Euryomma (Stein) at Wikispecies
^ Grisales, Diana; Lecheta, Melise C.; Aballay, Fernando H.; De Carvalho, Claudio J.B. (2016). "A key and checklist to the Neotropical forensically important "Little House Flies" (Diptera: Fanniidae)" (PDF) . Zoologia . 33 (6): 1–16. doi :10.1590/s1984-4689zool-20160054 . Retrieved 2017-01-18 .
^ Berberis muiscarum [permanent dead link ] - GBIF
^ Villa-Navarro, F.; Mesa-Salazar, L.; Sanchez-Duarte, P.; Usma, S. (2016). "Leporinus muyscorum " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T49829991A61473683. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829991A61473683.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021 .
^ Jiménez Ferbans, Larry; Reyes Castillo, Pedro; Amat García, Germán (2014). "Tres especies colombianas nuevas de Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) - Three new Colombian species of Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)" . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad . 85 : 31–37. doi :10.7550/rmb.40501 .
^ Data related to Chusquea at Wikispecies
^ (in Spanish) chusquy - Muysccubun Dictionary online
^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF) . Journal of Natural History . 34 (6): 823–878. Bibcode :2000JNatH..34..823N . doi :10.1080/002229300299282 . S2CID 86004391 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 .
^ Data related to Adryas at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Protandrena (Andinopanurgus) at Wikispecies
^ González, Victor H.; Engel, Michael S. (2011). "Andinopanurgus, a new Andean subgenus of Protandrena (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)" . ZooKeys (126). Pensoft: 57–76. Bibcode :2011ZooK..126...57G . doi :10.3897/zookeys.126.1676 . PMC 3175135 . PMID 21998542 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 .
^ a b c d e f g h Data related to Huitaca at Wikispecies
^ Chicaque reina en la niebla - El Tiempo
^ Data related to Araneus chingaza at Wikispecies
^ (in Spanish) Diversidad de Libélulas en humedales urbanos
^ Data related to Polylobus at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Masdevallia at Wikispecies
^ Froese, Rainer ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhizosomichthys totae " . FishBase . February 2012 version.
^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis susaguae " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 : e.T56987A85883578. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T56987A85883578.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021 .
^ (in Spanish) Estudio de la cuenca hidrográfica del río Susaguá [permanent dead link ]
^ (in Spanish) 2012 - Etayoa bacatensis , un mamífero de hace 55 millones - Paleontología en Colombia
^ Data related to Pegoscapus bacataensis at Wikispecies
^ Pedioceras caquesense - FossilWorks
^ Hamiticeras chipatai - FossilWorks
^ a b c d e f Data related to Choconta at Wikispecies
^ a b Choconta circulata - Hemiptera Database
^ a b c d Huertas G., Gustavo (1960). "De la flora fosíl de la Sabana". Boletín de Geología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia . 5 : 53–57.
^ Dendropsophus garagoensis
^ Data related to Anapis at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Dognina at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Deinopis at Wikispecies
^ Platypterygius sachicarum - Fossilworks
^ Páramo Fonseca, María Eurídice; Benavides Cabra, Cristian David; Gutiérrez, Ingry Esmirna (2018). "A new large pliosaurid from the Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Sáchica, Boyacá, Colombia" . Earth Sciences Research Journal . 22 (4): 223–238. doi :10.15446/esrj.v22n4.69916 . S2CID 135054193 . Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-11-08 .
^ Fernández-Alonso, José Luis; Groenendijk, Jeroen P. (2023). "A new species of Zephyranthes herb. S.L. (Amaryllidaceae, Hippeastreae) with notes on the genus in Colombia" (PDF) . Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cie . 28 (107). Botánica: 177–186. doi :10.18257/raccefyn.28(107).2004.1987 . ISSN 0370-3908 . Retrieved 2016-07-08 .
^ a b Pseudoosterella ubalaensis, Leptoceras ublanese - FossilWorks
^ Pseudoosterella ubalaensis - FossilWorks
^ Kronosaurus boyacensis - Paleobiology Database
^ Subsaynella boyacaensis - Paleobiology Database
^ Archaeopaliurus boyacensis at Fossilworks .org
^ Floresta Fauna at Fossilworks .org
^ Leptaena boyaca at Fossilworks .org
^ Data related to Hirtudiscus boyacensis at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Meteorus boyacensis at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Isoetes at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Agrostis at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Lepanthes at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Senecio at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Ageratina at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Aphelandra at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Festuca at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Calamagrostis at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Quercus at Wikispecies
^ Data related to Puya at Wikispecies