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| Year Described | Date Added | Species | Family | Country Distribution | Reference |
| 2024 | 2024-04-03 | Pyxicephalus beytelli | Pyxicephalidae | Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia | du Preez LH, Netherlands EC, Rödel MO, Channing A. 2024. A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838). African Journal of Herpetology 73: 61–89. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-13 | Guibemantis vakoa | Mantellidae | Madagascar | Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-13 | Guibemantis rianasoa | Mantellidae | Madagascar | Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-13 | Guibemantis ambakoana | Mantellidae | Madagascar | Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-13 | Adenomera albarena | Leptodactylidae | Brazil | Martins BC, Mônico AT, Mendonça C, Dantas SP, Souza JRD, Hanken J, Lima AP, Ferrão M. 2024. A new species of terrestrial foam-nesting frog of the Adenomera simonstuarti complex (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from white-sand forests of central Amazonia, Brazil. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100: 233-253. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-13 | Scinax ushiniauae | Hylidae | Peru | Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Araujo-Vieira K, Padial JM, Simões PI, Faivovich J, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2024. A new species of the Scinax cruentomma group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Ucayali River basin of Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 5406: 401-420. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-08 | Brachycephalus herculeus | Brachycephalidae | Brazil | Folly M, Condez TH, Vrcibradic D, Rocha CFD, Machado AS, Lopes LR, Pombal JP Jr. 2024. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the northern portion of the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 1–21. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-03-04 | Atelopus calima | Bufonidae | Colombia | Velásquez Trujillo DA, Castro Herrera F, Lötters S, Plewnia A. 2024. A new species of harlequin toad from the Western Cordillera of Colombia (Bufonidae: Atelopus), with comments on other forms. Salamandra 60: 67–81. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-22 | Zhangixalus yunnanensis | Rhacophoridae | China | Pan, Y., M. Hou, G. Yu, and S. Liu. 2024. A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100: 183–197. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-22 | Odorrana leishanensis | Ranidae | China | Li SZ, Chen JJ, Su HJ, Liu J, Tang XJ, Wang B. 2024. A new odorous frog species of Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 1192: 57–82. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-22 | Rhinella bella | Bufonidae | Colombia; Ecuador |
Menéndez-Guerrero, PA, Lima dos Santos, SP, Salazar-Nicholls, MJ, Green, D M., & Ron, SR. (2024). Cryptic diversity in toads of the Rhinella marina species group (Anura, Bufonidae) with a subjectively beautiful new species from Western Ecuador. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlad197. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad197
(10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-12 | Pristimantis paulogabrieli | Strabomantidae | Brazil | Melo-Sampaio PR. 2024. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the state of Acre, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 23044. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-05 | Sphaerotheca varshaabhu | Dicroglossidae | India | Deepak P, Dinesh KP, Nag C, Ohler A, Shanker K, Souza PD, Prasad VK and JS Ashadevi. 2024. Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India. Zootaxa 5405(3): 381-410. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2024-02-04 | Neblinaphryne mayeri | Neblinaphrynidae | Brazil | Fouquet A, Kok PJR, Recoder RS, Prates I, Camacho A, Marques-Souza S, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW, Rodrigues MT. 2023. Relicts in the mist: Two new frog families, genera and species highlight the role of Pantepui as a biodiversity museum throughout the Cenozoic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 191 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-04 | Litoria sibilus | Hylidae | Australia | Parkin T, Rowley JJL, Elliott-Tate J, Mahony MJ, Sumner J, Melville J, and Donnellan SC. 2024. Systematic assessment of the brown tree frog (Anura: Pelodryadidae: Litoria ewingii) reveals two endemic species in South Australia. Zootaxa 5406: 1–36 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 1874 | 2024-02-04 | Litoria calliscelis | Hylidae | Australia | Parkin T, Rowley JJL, Elliott-Tate J, Mahony MJ, Sumner J, Melville J, and Donnellan SC. 2024. Systematic assessment of the brown tree frog (Anura: Pelodryadidae: Litoria ewingii) reveals two endemic species in South Australia. Zootaxa 5406: 1–36 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2024-02-04 | Caligophryne doylei | Caligophrynidae | Brazil | Fouquet A, Kok PJR, Recoder RS, Prates I, Camacho A, Marques-Souza S, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW, Rodrigues MT. 2023. Relicts in the mist: Two new frog families, genera and species highlight the role of Pantepui as a biodiversity museum throughout the Cenozoic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 191 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-01-26 | Odorrana damingshanensis | Ranidae | China | Chen W-C, Mo Y-M, Lin L, Qin K (2024) A new species of Odorrana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from central Guangxi, China with a discussion of the taxonomy of Odorrana (Bamburana). ZooKeys 1190: 131–152. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 1997 | 2024-01-23 | Hylarana bannanica | Ranidae | China | Original: Rao, D., and D.-t. Yang. 1997. The description of a new ranid species from Zishuangbanna—Rana bannanica sp. nov.. Zoological Research. Kunming 18: 157–161. Resurrected by Liu, Shuo, Tan V. Nguyen, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Qiaoyan Wang, Dingqi Rao & Song Li. 2024. The validity of Rana bannanica Rao & Yang, 1997 (Anura, Ranidae). Herpetozoa 37: 11-20. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2020 | 2024-01-22 | Jingophrys zhoui | Megophryidae | China | Shi S, M Zhang, F Xie, J.-p. Jiang, W Liu, L Ding, L Luan, and B Wang. 2020. Multiple data revealed two new species of the Asian horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the eastern corner of the Himalayas. ZooKeys 977: 101–161. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2020 | 2024-01-22 | Jingophrys yeae | Megophryidae | China | Shi S, M Zhang, F Xie, J.-p. Jiang, W Liu, L Ding, L Luan, and B Wang. 2020. Multiple data revealed two new species of the Asian horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the eastern corner of the Himalayas. ZooKeys 977: 101–161. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2022 | 2024-01-20 | Bufo formosus | Bufonidae | Japan | Dufresnes C and Litvinchuk SN. 2022. Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195: 695—760 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2024 | 2024-01-15 | Amolops dafangensis | Ranidae | China | Li SZ, Liu J, Ke XC, Cheng G, and Wang B. 2024. A new species of Amolops (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 1189: 33–54 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2024-01-09 | Boulengerula endauensis | Herpelidae | Kenya | Malonza PK, Wasonga VD. 2023. A new species of caecilian in the genus Boulengerula from Endau Hill in South-Eastern Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 112: 74–80. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2024-01-09 | Mannophryne phylidros | Aromobatidae | Venezuela | La Marca E, Mijares-Urrutia A, Saavedra LA. Gottberg C. 2023. Some new species can be foretold: An endemic collared frog (Aromobatidae: Mannophryne La Marca, 1992) is discovered in a still herpetologically unexplored mountain range in northern Venezuela. Anartia 36: 63–74. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2024-01-01 | Bolitoglossa bolanosi | Plethodontidae | Costa Rica | Arias E, Chaves G, Parra-Olea G. 2023. A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) from the subalpine rain páramo of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 17: 143–160. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2023-12-30 | Pristimantis similaris | Strabomantidae | Peru | Herrera Alva V, Catenazzi A, Aguilar-Puntriano C. 2023 A new cryptic species of terrestrial breeding frog of the Pristimantis danae group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from montane forests in Ayacucho, Peru. ZooKeys 1187: 1–29. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2023-12-30 | Pseudopaludicola javae | Leptodactylidae | Brazil | Alves Silva L, Silva De Andrade F, Painkow Neto E, Pereira Dantas S, Aquemi Haga I. 2023. A New Species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Tocantins State, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 57: 297–314. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2023-12-23 | Kenyaphrynoides vulcani | Bufonidae | Kenya | Liedtke HC, Malonza PK, Wasonga DV, Müller H, Loader SP. 2023. A new genus and species of toad from Mount Kenya illuminates East African montane biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society; zlad160 (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |
| 2023 | 2023-12-22 | Odorrana confusa | Ranidae | China | Song H, Zhang S, Qi S, Lyu Z, Zeng Z, Zhu Y, Huang M, Luan F, Shu Z, Gong Y, Liu Z, Wang Y. 2023. Redefinition of the Odorrana versabilis group, with a new species from China (Anura, Ranidae, Odorrana). Asian Herpetological Research 14(4): 1–17. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654) |