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| Year Described | Date Added | Species | Family | Country Distribution | Reference |
| 2016 | 2017-07-08 | Ansonia khaochangensis | Bufonidae | Thailand |
Grismer LL, Wood Jr PL, Aowphol A, Cota M, Grismer MS, Murdoch ML, Aguilar C, Grismer JL 2016 Out of Borneo, again and again: biogeography of the stream toad genus Ansonia Stoliczka (Anura: Bufornidae) and the discovery of the first limestone cave-dwelling species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI: 10.1111/bij.12886/ DOI: 10.1111/
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| 2017 | 2017-07-07 | Rhacophorus zhoukaiyae | Rhacophoridae | China | Pan T, Zhang Yannan, Zhang B IN Pan T, Zhang Yannan, Wang H, Wu J, Kang X, Qian L, Li K, Zhang Yu, Chen J, Rao D, Jiang J, Zhang B 2017 A new species of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Dabie Mountains in East China. Asian Herpetological Research. 8: 1-13. |
| 1978 | 2017-07-07 | Scutiger occidentalis | Megophryidae | India; Pakistan |
Dubois A 1978 . Une espece de Scutiger Theobald, 1868 de l'Himalaya occidental (Anura: Pelobatidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 59: 163-171.
Revalidated by Hofmann S, Stoeck M, Zheng Y, Ficetola FG, Li J-T. Scheidt U, Schmidt J . 2017 . Molecular phylogenies indicate a Paleo-Tibetan origin of Himalayan Lazy Toads. Scientific Reports 7: 3308 DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03395-4 |
| 2017 | 2017-07-06 | Anaxyrus williamsi | Bufonidae | United States |
Gordon MR, Simandle ET, Tracy CR. 2017. A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada. Zootaxa 4290: 123–129.
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8F0A8A4C-CD1D-4838-93F0-A821A4E81E11 |
| 2017 | 2017-07-01 | Plectrohyla calvata | Hylidae | Honduras | McCranie JR 2017 Specific status of the Montana de Celaque Honduran frogs previously referred to as Plectrohyla guatemalensis (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4: 390-401. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-30 | Eurycea sphagnicola | Plethodontidae | United States |
Wray KP, Means DB, Steppan SJ. 2017. Revision of the Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook 1842) complex of dwarf salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Hemidactyiinae) with a description of two new species. Herpetological Monographs 31:18-46.
Nomenclatural Act:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E35561F9-802F-4C7F-A7FF-DCF16632312C |
| 1947 | 2017-06-30 | Eurycea paludicola | Plethodontidae | United States | Mittleman MB 1947 American Caudata 1: Geographic variation in Manculus quadridigitatus. Herpetologica 3: 209-224. Revalidation by Wray KP, Means DB, Steppan SJ . 2017 . Revision of the Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook 1842) complex of dwarf salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Hemidactyiinae) with a description of two new species. Herpetological Monographs 31:18-46. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-30 | Eurycea hillisi | Plethodontidae | United States |
Wray KP, Means DB, Steppan SJ. 2017. Revision of the Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook 1842) complex of dwarf salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Hemidactyiinae) with a description of two new species. Herpetological Monographs 31:18-46.
Nomenclatural Act: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FEDEB350-5DE6-4014-A5BC-6456D9766B71 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-27 | Arthroleptella kogelbergensis | Pyxicephalidae | South Africa |
Turner A, Channing A. 2017. Three new species of Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926 (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 66: 53–78.
Zoobank: AA573B06-BA81-4B84-B436-5F5CCDF1D892 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-27 | Arthroleptella draconella | Pyxicephalidae | South Africa |
Turner A, Channing A. 2017. Three new species of Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926 (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 66: 53–78.
Zoobank 341BABC2-63A8-4C60-A306-D232E92ECE69 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-27 | Arthroleptella atermina | Pyxicephalidae | South Africa |
Turner A, Channing A. 2017. Three new species of Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926 (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 66: 53–78.
Zoobank: AC23D804-3075-40DB-9852-624C32A51547 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-22 | Fejervarya neilcoxi | Dicroglossidae | India |
Garg S, Biju SD 2017 Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rusescen comples (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 4277: 451-490.
Zoobank E3B863F-7443-495C-A698-8543FF6C4197 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-22 | Fejervarya manoharani | Dicroglossidae | India |
Garg S, Biju SD 2017 Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rusescen comples (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 4277: 451-490.
Zoobank D9AF4ACC-6829-44EA-8A06-79DA7E39DAB7 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-22 | Fejervarya kadar | Dicroglossidae | India |
Garg S, Biju SD 2017 Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rusescen comples (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 4277: 451-490.
Zoobank A9F6F16C-839B-4B13-95CF-A5DCA9165D68 |
| 2017 | 2017-06-22 | Fejervarya cepfi | Dicroglossidae | India |
Garg S, Biju SD 2017 Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rusescen comples (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 4277: 451-490.
Zoobank 6A7B7C4D-21C3-4C43-B91BEE78532847DA |
| 2017 | 2017-06-20 | Isthmura corrugata | Plethodontidae | Mexico | Sandoval-Comte A, Pineda E, Rovito SM, Luria-Manzano R 2017 A new species of Isthmura (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the montane cloud forest of central Veracruz, Mexico. Zootaxa 4277: 573-582. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-11 | Amolops xinduqiao | Ranidae | China | Fei L, Ye C-Y, Wang Y-F, Jiang K 2017 A new species of he genus Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from high-altitude Sichuan, southwestern China, with a discussion on the taxonomic status of Amolops kangtingensis. Zoological Research 38: 138-145. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Phrynopus personatus | Strabomantidae | Peru | Rodriquez LO, Catenazzi A 2017 Four new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4273: 381-406. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Phrynopus dumicola | Strabomantidae | Peru | Rodriquez LO, Catenazzi A 2017 Four new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4273: 381-406. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Phrynopus capitalis | Strabomantidae | Peru | Rodriquez LO, Catenazzi A 2017 Four new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4273: 381-406. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Phrynopus anancites | Strabomantidae | Peru | Rodriquez LO, Catenazzi A 2017 Four new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4273: 381-406. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Rhombophryne regalis | Microhylidae | Madagascar | Scherz MD, Hawlitschek O, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Vences M, Glaw F 2017 A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists. Zootaxa 4273: 301-340. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Rhombophryne diadema | Microhylidae | Madagascar | Scherz MD, Hawlitschek O, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Vences M, Glaw F 2017 A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists. Zootaxa 4273: 301-340. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Hylodes caete | Hylodidae | Brazil | Malacoli LR, de Sa FP, Canedo C, Haddad CFB 2017 A new species of Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidae) from Serra do Mar, southeastern Brazil: the fouth with nuptial thumb tubercles. Herpetologica 73: 136-147. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-10 | Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus | Hylidae | Brazil | Roberto IJ, Araujo-Vieira K, Carvalho-e-Silva SPd, Avila RW 2017 A new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 73: 148-161. |
| 2017 | 2017-06-03 | Hyalinobatrachium muiraquitan | Centrolenidae | Brazil | Oliveira EA de, Hernandez-Ruz EJ 2017 New species of glassfrog, genus Hyalinobatrachium (Anura: Centrolenidae), for the Brazilian Amazon revealed by mitochondrial DNA and morphology. International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences (IJRSB) 5:1-12. |
| 2017 | 2017-05-23 | Limnonectes quangninhensis | Dicroglossidae | Viet Nam | Pham CT, Le MD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T, Wu ZJ, Nguyen TQ 2017 A new species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4269:545-558. |
| 2017 | 2017-05-22 | Phyllomedusa chaparroi | Hylidae | Peru | Castroviejo-Fisher S, Koehler J, De La Riva I, Padial JM 2017 A new morphologically cryptic species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) from Amazonian forests of northern Peru revealed by DNA sequences. Zootaxa 4269:245-264. |
| 1965 | 2017-05-22 | Rhinella beebei | Bufonidae | Colombia; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela |
Gallardo J.M 1965 The species Bufo granulosus Spix (Salientia: Bufonidae) and its geographic variation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 134:107–138.
Revalidated by Murphy JC, Sierra TA, Downie JR, Jowers MJ 2017 Toads, tall mountains and taxonomy: the Rhinella granulosa group (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) on both sides of the Andes. Salamandra 53:267-278. |
| 2017 | 2017-05-19 | Rhinella lilyrodriguezae | Bufonidae | Peru |
Cusi JC. Moravec J, Lehr E, Gvozdik V 2017 A new species of samiarboral toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru. ZooKeys 673:21-47.
Nomenclatural Act: http://zoobank.org/8FD9CFFD-7311-42A5-85E2-2AB00CF4F7E7 |