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Newly Described Species:    

2019 (126 species)   
2018 (159 species)   
2017 (176 species)   
2016 (116 species)   
2015 (132 species)   
2014 (165 species)   
2013 (151 species)   
2012 (161 species)   
2011 (127 species)   
2010 (188 species)   
2009 (166 species)   
2008 (157 species)   
2007 (194 species)   
2006 (135 species)   
2005 (188 species)   
2004 (119 species)   

 

(See also: 30 Recently Added Species to AmphibiaWeb.)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2019 2019-10-03  Scutiger ghunsa Megophryidae Nepal Khatiwada JR, G Shu, TR Subedi, B Wang, A Ohler, DC Cannatella, F Xie, and J Jiang. 2019. A New Species of Megophryid Frog of the Genus Scutiger from Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal. Asian Herpetological Research 10: 139-157.
2019 2019-10-03  Megophrys kalimantanensis Megophryidae Indonesia Munir M, A Hamidy, M Matsui, DT Iskandar, I Sidik, and T Shimada. 2019. A new species of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Borneo allied to M. nasuta (Schlegel, 1858). Zootaxa 4679: 1-24.
2019 2019-10-02  Sigalegalephrynus harveyi Bufonidae Indonesia Sarker GC, E Wostl, P Thammachoti, I Sidik, A Hamidy, N Kurniawan, and EN Smith. 2019. New species, diversity, systematics, and conservation assessment of the Puppet Toads of Sumatra (Anura: Bufonidae: Sigalegalephrynus). Zootaxa 4679: 365-391.
2019 2019-10-02  Sigalegalephrynus gayoluesensis Bufonidae Indonesia Sarker GC, E Wostl, P Thammachoti, I Sidik, A Hamidy, N Kurniawan, and EN Smith. 2019. New species, diversity, systematics, and conservation assessment of the Puppet Toads of Sumatra (Anura: Bufonidae: Sigalegalephrynus). Zootaxa 4679: 365-391.
2019 2019-10-02  Sigalegalephrynus burnitelongensis Bufonidae Indonesia Sarker GC, E Wostl, P Thammachoti, I Sidik, A Hamidy, N Kurniawan, and EN Smith. 2019. New species, diversity, systematics, and conservation assessment of the Puppet Toads of Sumatra (Anura: Bufonidae: Sigalegalephrynus). Zootaxa 4679: 365-391.
2019 2019-10-01  Scinax fontanarrosai Hylidae Argentina; Brazil Baldo D, K Araujo-Vieira, D Cardozo, C Borteiro, F Leal, MO Pereyra, F Kolenc, ML Lyra, PCA Garcia, CFB Haddad, and J Faivovich. 2019. A review of the elusive bicolored iris Snouted Treefrogs (Anura: Hylidae: Scinax uruguayus group). PLoS One 14: e0222131.
2019 2019-09-30  Adenomera chicomendesi Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho TR, A Angulo, MNC Kokubum, DA Barrera, MB de Souza, CFB Haddad, and AA Giaretta. 2019. A new cryptic species of the Adenomera andreae clade from southwestern Amazonia (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Herpetologica 75: 233-246.
2019 2019-09-24  Microhyla eos Microhylidae India Biju SD, S Garg, RG Kamei, G Maheswaran. 2019. A new Microhyla species (Anura: Microhylidae) from riparian evergreen forest in the eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4674: 100-116.
2019 2019-09-05  Dendropsophus rozenmani Hylidae Bolivia Jansen M, DJ Santana, B Franco da Veiga Teixeira, G Köhler. 2019. A new striped species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) with a composite advertisement call and comments on the D. rubicundulus group. Vertebrate Zoology 69: 227-246.
2019 2019-09-02  Gracixalus yunnanensis Rhacophoridae China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Yu G, Hui H, Wang J, Rao D, Wu Z, Yang J (2019) A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae)
from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 851: 91–111.
2019 2019-09-02  Amolops ottorum Ranidae Viet Nam Pham AV, Sung NB, Pham CT, Le MD, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ 2019 A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Vietnam. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 67: 363–377
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys wugongensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Liu , Wang YY in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y (2019) Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys nanlingensis Megophryidae China Lyu Z-T, Wang J, Liu Z-Y, Wang YY in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y (2019) Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164.
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys nankunensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Wang Y-Y in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y 2019 Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164.
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys mufumontana Megophryidae China Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Wang YY in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y (2019) Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys jiulianensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Lyu Z-T, Wang YY in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y 2019 Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164.
2019 2019-09-02  Megophrys dongguanensis Megophryidae China Wang J & Wang Y-Y in Wang J, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, Liao C-K, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Li Y-L, Wang Y-Y (2019) Description of six new
species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based
on molecular and morphological data. ZooKeys 851: 113–164.
2019 2019-09-02  Pelophryne ingeri Bufonidae Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore Matsui M 2019 A New Species of Pelophryne from Malay Peninsula (Anura, Bufonidae)," Current Herpetology 38(2), 128-139.
2019 2019-08-26  Noblella losamigos Strabomantidae Peru Santa-Cruz, R. von May, A. Catenazzi, C. Whitcher, E. López Tejeda, and D.L. Rabosky. 2019. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, Noblella) form the Upper Madre de Dios watershed, Amazonian Andes and lowlands of southern Peru. Diversity 11: 0145.
2019 2019-08-22  Pristimantis nelsongalloi Strabomantidae Ecuador Valencia JH, F Valladares-Suntasig, L Tipantiza-Tuguminago, and M.R. Dueñas. 2019. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from the eastern Andean slopes of the southern Ecuador. Zootaxa 4658: 509-525.
2019 2019-08-21  Scinax garibaldiae Hylidae Brazil Lourenço ACC, R Lingnau, CFB Haddad, and J Faivovich. 2019. A new species of the Scinax catharinae group (Anura: Hylidae) from the highlands of Santa Catarina, Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 14:163–176.
2019 2019-08-19  Mantidactylus petakorona Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Glaw F, Hutter CR, Bletz MC, Rakotoarison A, Ko ̈hler J, et al. (2019) Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs. PLoS ONE 14(8): e0219437. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219437
2019 2019-08-19  Mantidactylus atsimo Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Glaw F, Hutter CR, Bletz MC, Rakotoarison A, Ko ̈hler J, et al. (2019) Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs. PLoS ONE 14(8): e0219437. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219437
2019 2019-08-15  Ansonia kyaiktiyoensis Bufonidae Myanmar Quah ESH, LL Grismer, PL Wood Jr., MK Thura, JR Oaks, and A Lin. 2019. Discovery of the westernmost population of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka (Anura, Bufonidae) with the description of a new species from the Shan Plateau of eastern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4656: 545–571.
2019 2019-08-13  Noblella naturetrekii Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, C Reyes-Puig, S Ron, JA Ortega, JM Guayasamin, M Goodrum, F Recalde, JJ Vieira, C Koch, and MH Yánez-Muñoz. 2019. A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador. PeerJ 7:e7405.
2019 2019-08-13  Spinomantis mirus Mantellidae Madagascar Sabino-Pinto J, A Rakotoarison, MC Bletz, D Edmonds, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2019. A new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Anura: Mantellidae) from Pic d’Ivohibe Special Reserve (Madagascar). Zootaxa 4656: 133-142.
2019 2019-08-07  Sphaerotheca magadha Dicroglossidae India Prasad VK, KP Dinesh, A Das, P Swamy, AD Shinde, JB Vishnu. 2019. A new species of Sphaerotheca Gunther, 1859 (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the agro ecosystems of Chota Nagpur Plateau, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119: 197-210.
2019 2019-08-06  Hynobius tsurugiensis Hynobiidae Japan Tominaga A, M Matsui, S Tanabe, and K Nishikawa. 2019. A revision of Hynobius stejnegeri, a lotic breeding salamander from western Japan, with a description of three new species (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 4651: 401-433.
2019 2019-08-06  Hynobius kuishiensis Hynobiidae Japan Tominaga A, M Matsui, S Tanabe, and K Nishikawa. 2019. A revision of Hynobius stejnegeri, a lotic breeding salamander from western Japan, with a description of three new species (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 4651: 401-433.
2019 2019-08-06  Hynobius guttatus Hynobiidae Japan Tominaga A, M Matsui, S Tanabe, and K Nishikawa. 2019. A revision of Hynobius stejnegeri, a lotic breeding salamander from western Japan, with a description of three new species (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 4651: 401-433.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis verrucolatus Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis totoroi Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis torresi Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis teslai Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis nangaritza Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis multicolor Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis lutzae Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis jimenezi Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis gloria Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis ferwerdai Strabomantidae Colombia Amézquita A, G Suárez, P Palacios-Rodríguez, I Beltrán, C Rodríguez, LS Barrientos, JM Daza, L Mazariegos. 2019. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the cloud forests of Colombian western Andes. Zootaxa 4648: 537-548.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis chomskyi Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Pristimantis atillo Strabomantidae Ecuador Páez NB, SR Ron. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 1-112.
2019 2019-08-06  Cophyla fortuna Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, MD Scherz, MC Bletz, JH Razafindraibe, F Glaw, M Vences. 2019. Description of the lucky Cophyla (Microhylidae, Cophylinae), a new arboreal frog from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4651: 271-288.
2019 2019-08-06  Paratelmatobius segallai Leptodactylidae Brazil Teixeira Santos MT, SH de Oliveira, TR de Carvalho, BF Zaidan, NR da Silva. 2019. A new species of Paratelmatobius (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil. Zootaxa 4648: 473-493.
2019 2019-08-06  Allobates nunciatus Dendrobatidae Brazil Carneiro de Lima Moraes LJ, D Pavan, AP Lima. 2019. A new nurse frog of Allobates masniger-nidicola complex (Anura, Aromobatidae) from the east bank of Tapajós River, eastern Amazonia. Zootaxa 4648: 401- 434.
2019 2019-08-01  Aneides klamathensis Plethodontidae United States Reilly SB, Wake DB. 2019. Taxonomic revision of black salamanders of the Aneides flavipunctatus complex (Caudata: Plethodontidae) PeerJ 7:e7370 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7370
2019 2019-07-28  Dendrophryniscus jureia Bufonidae Brazil Cruz CAG, U Caramaschi, LA Fusinatto, CA Brasileiro. 2019. Taxonomic review of Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870, with revalidation of D. imitator (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) and D. lauroi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, and description of four new related species (Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 4648: 27-62.
2019 2019-07-28  Dendrophryniscus izecksohni Bufonidae Brazil Cruz CAG, U Caramaschi, LA Fusinatto, CA Brasileiro. 2019. Taxonomic review of Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870, with revalidation of D. imitator (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) and D. lauroi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, and description of four new related species (Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 4648: 27-62.
2019 2019-07-28  Dendrophryniscus haddadi Bufonidae Brazil Cruz CAG, U Caramaschi, LA Fusinatto, CA Brasileiro. 2019. Taxonomic review of Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870, with revalidation of D. imitator (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) and D. lauroi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, and description of four new related species (Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 4648: 27-62.
2019 2019-07-28  Dendrophryniscus davori Bufonidae Brazil Cruz CAG, U Caramaschi, LA Fusinatto, CA Brasileiro. 2019. Taxonomic review of Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870, with revalidation of D. imitator (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) and D. lauroi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, and description of four new related species (Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 4648: 27-62.
2019 2019-07-26  Luetkenotyphlus fredi Siphonopidae Brazil Maciel AO, TM de Castro, MJ Sturaro, IE Costa Silva, JG Ferreira, R dos Santos, B Risse-Quiaoto, BA Barboza, JCF Oliveira, I Sampaio, H Schneider. 2019. Phylogenetic systematics of the Neotropical caecilian amphibian Luetkenotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) including the description of a new species from the vulnerable Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zoologischer Anzeiger 281: 76-83.
2019 2019-07-10  Nidirana leishanensis Ranidae China Li S, Wei G, Xu N, Cui J, Fei L, Jiang J, Liu J, Wang B. 2019. A new species of the Asian music frog genus Nidirana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Southwestern China. PeerJ 7:e7157 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7157
2019 2019-07-07  Platypelis ando Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Köhler J, Vences M, Glaw F 2019 A new yellow-toed Platypelis species (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae) from the Maroantsetra region, northeastern Madagascar. Evolutionary Systematics 3: 75-83.
2019 2019-07-05  Nidirana yaoica Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Mo Y-M, Wan H, Li Y-L, Pang H, Wang Y-Y 2019 Description of a new species of Music
frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Dayao, southern China. ZooKeys 858: 109–126. https://doi.org/10.3897/
zookeys.858.34363
2019 2019-07-05  Microhyla irrawaddy Microhylidae Myanmar Poyarkov, Jr NA, Gorin VA, Zaw T, Kretova VD, Gogoleva SS,
Pawangkhanant P, Che J 2019 On the road to Mandalay: contribution to the Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) fauna of Myanmar with description of two new species Zoological Research 40(4):1-33
2019 2019-07-05  Microhyla fodiens Microhylidae Myanmar Poyarkov, Jr NA, Gorin VA, Zaw T, Kretova VD, Gogoleva SS,
Pawangkhanant P, Che J 2019 On the road to Mandalay: contribution to the Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) fauna of Myanmar with description of two new species Zoological Research 40(4):1-33
2019 2019-07-05  Microhyla fanjingshanensis Microhylidae China Li S, Zhang M, Xu N, Lv J, Jiang J-p, Liu J,
Wei G, Wang B 2019 A new species of the genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Guizhou Province, China. Zootaxa 4624: 551–575
2019 2019-07-05  Fejervarya kupitzi Dicroglossidae Myanmar Köhler G, Mogk L, Khaing KPP, Than NL. 2019. The genera Fejervarya and Minervarya in Myanmar: Description of a new species, new country records, and taxonomic notes (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae. Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 69: 183–226.
2019 2019-06-27  Nanorana zhaoermii Dicroglossidae China Qi S, Zhou Z-Y, Lu Y-Y, Li J-L, Qin H-H, Hou M, Zhang Y, Ma J-Z, Li P-P . 2019 . A New Species of Nanorana (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southern Tibet, China. Russian Journal of Herpetology 26:159-174.

2019 2019-06-12  Micryletta aishani Microhylidae India Das A, Garg S, Hamidy A, Smith EN, Biju SD 2019 A new species of Micryletta frog (Microhylidae) from Northeast India. PeerJ 7:e7012 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7012
2019 2019-06-11  Pristimantis andinogigas Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, D Vientimilla-Yánez, D Batallas, DF Cisneros-Heredia. 2019. A new giant Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) from the paramos of the Podocarpus National Park, southern Ecuador. ZooKeys 852: 137-156.
2019 2019-05-28  Callulops taxispilotus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2019. A revision of Callulops doriae (Anura: Microhylidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4612: 1-28.
2019 2019-05-28  Callulops stellatus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2019. A revision of Callulops doriae (Anura: Microhylidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4612: 1-28.
2019 2019-05-28  Callulops bicolor Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2019. A revision of Callulops doriae (Anura: Microhylidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4612: 1-28.
2019 2019-05-28  Callulops argus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2019. A revision of Callulops doriae (Anura: Microhylidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4612: 1-28.
2019 2019-05-27  Adenomera kweti Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho TR, CS Cassini, PPG Taucce, and CFB Haddad. 2019. A new, morphologically cryptic species of Adenomera closely related to Adenomera araucaria from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Journal of Herpetology 53: 131-143.
2019 2019-05-27  Litoria vivissimia Hylidae Papua New Guinea Oliver PM, SJ Richards, and SC Donnellan. 2019. Two new species of treefrog (Pelodrydidae [sic]: Litoria) from southern New Guinea elucidated by DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 4609: 469-484.
2019 2019-05-27  Litoria pterodactyla Hylidae Papua New Guinea Oliver PM, SJ Richards, and SC Donnellan. 2019. Two new species of treefrog (Pelodrydidae [sic]: Litoria) from southern New Guinea elucidated by DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 4609: 469-484.
2019 2019-05-25  Oreophryne nicolasi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Richard S, Guenther R 2019 Three new scansorial species of microhylid frogs (Anura: Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from Papua New Guinea. Salamandra 55:55-72.
2019 2019-05-25  Cophixalus hannahae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Richard S, Guenther R 2019 Three new scansorial species of microhylid frogs (Anura: Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from Papua New Guinea. Salamandra 55:55-72.
2019 2019-05-25  Cophixalus cateae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Richard S, Guenther R 2019 Three new scansorial species of microhylid frogs (Anura: Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from Papua New Guinea. Salamandra 55:55-72.
2019 2019-05-25  Leptobrachella purpuraventra Megophryidae China Wang J, Li YL, Li Y, Chen HH, Wang YY IN Wang J, Li YL, Li Y, Chen HH, Zeng YJ, Shen JM, Wang YY 2019 Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guizhou Province, China (Anura, Megophryidae). ZooKeys 848:119-154.
2019 2019-05-25  Leptobrachella bijie Megophryidae China Wang J, Li YL, Li Y, Chen HH, Wang YY IN Wang J, Li YL, Li Y, Chen HH, Zeng YJ, Shen JM, Wang YY 2019 Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guizhou Province, China (Anura, Megophryidae). ZooKeys 848:119-154.
2019 2019-05-24  Plethodon pauleyi Plethodontidae United States Felix ZI, Wooten JA, Pierson TW, Camp CD 2019 Re-evaluation of the Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn) species group (Caudata: Plethodontidae) using genomic data, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4609: 429-448.
2019 2019-05-23  Amolops shuichengicus Ranidae China Z-T Lyu, Z-C Zeng, H Wan, J-H Yang, Y-L Li, H Pang, and Y-Y Wang. 2019. A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from China, with taxonomic comments on A. liangshanensis and Chinese populations of A. marmoratus. Zootaxa 4609: 247-268.
2019 2019-05-23  Tomopterna branchi Pyxicephalidae South Africa Wilson L. and A. Channing. 2019. A new sand frog from Namaqualand, South Africa (Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna). Zootaxa 4609: 225-246.
2019 2019-05-23  Litoria pinocchio Hylidae Indonesia Oliver PM, R Günther, Mumpuni, and SJ Richards. 2019. Systematics of New Guinea treefrogs (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) with erectile rostral spikes: an extended description of Litoria pronimia and a new species from the Foja Mountains. Zootaxa 4604: 335-348.
2019 2019-05-23  Diasporus amirae Eleutherodactylidae Costa Rica Arias E, G Chaves, S Salazar, JA Salazar-Zúñiga, and A García-Rodríguez. 2019. A new species of dink frog, genus Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae), from the Caribbean foothills of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Zootaxa 4609: 269-288.
2019 2019-05-22  Craugastor zunigai Craugastoridae Costa Rica Arias E, Hertz A, Parra-Olea G 2019 Taxonomic assessment of Craugastor podiciferus (Anura: Craugastoridae) in lower Central America with the description of two new species. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13:173-197.
2019 2019-05-22  Craugastor sagui Craugastoridae Panama Arias E, Hertz A, Parra-Olea G 2019 Taxonomic assessment of Craugastor podiciferus (Anura: Craugastoridae) in lower Central America with the description of two new species. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13:173-197.
2019 2019-05-22  Craugastor blairi Craugastoridae Panama Barbour T 1928 New Central American frogs. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club. 10: 25–31. Revalidation by Arias E, Hertz A, Parra-Olea G 2019 Taxonomic assessment of Craugastor podiciferus (Anura: Craugastoridae) in lower Central America with the description of two new species. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13:173-197.
2019 2019-05-21  Limnonectes savan Dicroglossidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand Phimmachak S, Richards SJ, Sivongxay N, Seateun S, Chuaynkern Y, Makchai S, Som HE, Stuart BL. 2019. A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (Limnonectes, Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand. ZooKeys 846: 133-156. doi10.3897/zookeys.846.33200
2019 2019-05-12  Ikakogi ispacue Centrolenidae Colombia Rada M, Dias PHDS, Perez-Gonzalez JL, Anganoy-Criollo M, Rueda-Solano LA, Pinto-E MA, Quintero LM, Vargas-Salinas F, Grant T 2019 The poverty of adult morphology: Bioacoustics, genetics, and internal tadpolemorphology reveal a new species of glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae: Ikakogi) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0215349
2019 2019-05-07  Boophis nauticus Mantellidae Mayotte Glaw F, Hawlitschek O, Glaw K, Vences M. 2019. Integrative evidence confirms new endemic island frogs and transmarine dispersal of amphibians between Madagascar and Mayotte (Comoros archipelago). Sci Nat 106:19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1618-9
2019 2019-05-06  Blommersia transmarina Mantellidae Mayotte Glaw F, Hawlitschek O, Glaw K, Vences M. 2019. Integrative evidence confirms new endemic island frogs and transmarine dispersal of amphibians between Madagascar and Mayotte (Comoros archipelago). Sci Nat 106:19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1618-9
2019 2019-04-25  Tylototriton kachinorum Salamandridae Myanmar Zaw T, Lay P, Pawangkhanant P, Gorin VA, Poyarkov Jr NA. 2019 A new species of Crocodile Newt, genus Tylototriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from the mountains of Kachin State, northern Myanmar. Zoological Research 40: 151-174
2019 2019-04-23  Noblella thiuni Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi A, Ttito A. 2019. Noblella thiuni sp. n., a new (singleton) species of minute terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 7:e6780 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6780
2019 2019-04-07  Amolops mengdingensis Ranidae China Yu G, Wu Z, and J Yang. 2019. A new species of the Amolops monticola group (Anura: Ranidae) from southwestern Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 4577: 548-560.
2019 2019-04-05  Amazophrynella bilinguis Bufonidae Brazil Kaefer IL, RR Rojas, M Ferrão, IP Farias, and AP Lima. 2019. A new species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) with two distinct advertisement calls. Zootaxa 4577: 316-334.
2019 2019-04-04  Anomoglossus mitaraka Dendrobatidae French Guiana Fouquet A, Vacher J-P, Courtois EA, Deschamps D, Oubater P, Jairam R, Gaucher P, Dubois A, Kok PJR 2019 A new species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) of the stepheni group with the redescription of A. baeobatrachus (Boistel and de Massary, 1999), and an amended definition of A. leopardus Ouboter and Jairam, 2012. Zootaxa 4576: 439–460.
2019 2019-03-28  Pristimantis mallii Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig C, JP Reyes-Puig, DA Velarde-Garcéz, N Dávalos, E Mancero, MJ Navarrete, MH Yánez-Muñoz, DF Cisneros-Heredia, and SR Ron. 2019. A new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. ZooKeys 832: 113-133.
2019 2019-03-28  Liurana vallecula Ceratobatrachidae China Jiang K, K Wang, Y-F Wang, C Li, and J Che. 2019. A new species of the endemic Himalayan genus Liurana (Anura, Ceratobatrachidae) from southeastern Tibet, China, with comments on the distribution, reproductive biology, and conservation of the genus. Zoological Research 40: 1-10.
2019 2019-03-27  Rhombophryne proportionalis Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, M-O Rödel, SH Ndriantsoa, J Glos, SH Roberts, A Crottini, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2019. Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One 14: e0213314.
2019 2019-03-27  Mini scule Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, M-O Rödel, SH Ndriantsoa, J Glos, SH Roberts, A Crottini, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2019. Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One 14: e0213314.
2019 2019-03-27  Mini mum Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, M-O Rödel, SH Ndriantsoa, J Glos, SH Roberts, A Crottini, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2019. Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One 14: e0213314.
2019 2019-03-27  Mini ature Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, M-O Rödel, SH Ndriantsoa, J Glos, SH Roberts, A Crottini, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2019. Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One 14: e0213314.
2019 2019-03-27  Anodonthyla eximia Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, M-O Rödel, SH Ndriantsoa, J Glos, SH Roberts, A Crottini, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2019. Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera. PLoS One 14: e0213314.
2019 2019-03-19  Lynchius megacephalus Strabomantidae Ecuador Sánchez-Nivicela JC, VL Urgiles, MJ Navarrete, MH Yánez-Muñoz, and S Ron. 2019. A bizarre new species of Lynchius (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Andes of Ecuador and first report of Lynchius parkeri in Ecuador. Zootaxa 4567: 1-24.
2019 2019-03-12  Astrobatrachus kurichiyana Nyctibatrachidae India Vijayakumar SP, RA Pyron, KP Dinesh, VR Torsekar, AN Srikanthan, P Swamy, EL Stanley, DC Blackburn, and K. Shanker. 2019. A new ancient lineage of frog (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae: Astrobatrachinae subfam. nov.) endemic to the Western Ghats of peninsular India. PeerJ 7: e6457.
2019 2019-03-11  Phrynobatrachus bibita Phrynobatrachidae Ethiopia Goutte S, Reyes-Velasco J, Boissinot S 2019 A new species of puddle frog from an unexplored mountain in southwestern Ethiopia (Anura, Phrynobatrachidae, Phrynobatrachus). ZooKeys 824: 53–70.
2019 2019-03-06  Pristimantis sneiderni Strabomantidae Colombia Ospina-Sarria JJ, Duellman WE . 2019 . Two new species of Prisimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from southwestern Colombia. Herpetologica 75: 85-95.
2019 2019-03-06  Pristimantis calima Strabomantidae Colombia Ospina-Sarria JJ, Duellman WE . 2019 . Two new species of Prisimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from southwestern Colombia. Herpetologica 75: 85-95.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius utsunomiyaorum Hynobiidae Japan Matsui and Okawa in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius setouchi Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Okawa, Tanabe and Misawa in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius setoi Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Tanabe and Misawa in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius iwami Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa and Tominaga in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius bakan Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Okawa and Nishikawa in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius akiensis Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Okawa and Nishikawa in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Hynobius abuensis Hynobiidae Japan Matsui, Okawa, Nishikawa and Tominaga in Matsui M, Okawa H, Aoki G, Eto K, Yoshikawa N, Tanabe S, Misawa Y, Tominaga A 2019 Systematics of the widely distributed clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Amhibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its closest relatives. Current Herpetology 38:32-90.
2019 2019-02-28  Leptobrachella shangsiensis Megophryidae China Chen W, X Liao, S Zhou, and Y Mo. 2019. A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 4563: 67-82.
2019 2019-02-27  Gastrotheca yacuri Hemiphractidae Ecuador Carvajal-Endara S, LA Coloma, MA Morales-Mite, JM Guayasamin, P Székely, and WE Duellman. 2019. Phylogenetic systematics, ecology, and conservation of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new biphasic species. Zootaxa 4562: 1-102.
2019 2019-02-27  Gastrotheca turnerorum Hemiphractidae Ecuador Carvajal-Endara S, LA Coloma, MA Morales-Mite, JM Guayasamin, P Székely, and WE Duellman. 2019. Phylogenetic systematics, ecology, and conservation of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new biphasic species. Zootaxa 4562: 1-102.
2019 2019-02-27  Gastrotheca elicioi Hemiphractidae Ecuador Carvajal-Endara S, LA Coloma, MA Morales-Mite, JM Guayasamin, P Székely, and WE Duellman. 2019. Phylogenetic systematics, ecology, and conservation of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new biphasic species. Zootaxa 4562: 1-102.
2019 2019-02-27  Gastrotheca cuencana Hemiphractidae Ecuador Carvajal-Endara S, LA Coloma, MA Morales-Mite, JM Guayasamin, P Székely, and WE Duellman. 2019. Phylogenetic systematics, ecology, and conservation of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new biphasic species. Zootaxa 4562: 1-102.
2019 2019-02-27  Nymphargus manduriacu Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Vieira J, Kohn S, Gavilanes G, Lynch RL, Hamilton PS, Maynard RJ. 2019. A new glassfrog (Centrolenidae) from the Chocó-Andean Río Manduriacu Reserve, Ecuador, endangered by mining. PeerJ 7:e6400
2019 2019-02-13  Hynobius sematonotus Hynobiidae Japan Tominaga, Atsushi, Masafumi Matsui & Kanto Nishikawa. 2019. Two new species of lotic breeding salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) from western Japan. Zootaxa 4550(4): 525–544.
2019 2019-02-13  Hynobius oyamai Hynobiidae Japan Tominaga, Atsushi, Masafumi Matsui & Kanto Nishikawa. 2019. Two new species of lotic breeding salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) from western Japan. Zootaxa 4550(4): 525–544.
2019 2019-02-13  Mysticellus franki Microhylidae India Garg S, Biju SD 2019 New microhylid frog genus from
Peninsular India with Southeast Asian affinity suggests multiple
Cenozoic biotic exchanges between India and Eurasia. Scientific Reports 9:1906
2019 2019-02-10  Megophrys ombrophila Megophryidae China Messenger KR, HA Dahn, Y Liang, P Xie, Y Wang, and C Lu. 2019. A new species of the genus Megophrys Gunther, 1864 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Mount Wuyi, China. Zootaxa 4554: 561-583.
2019 2019-02-10  Charadrahyla sakbah Hylidae Mexico Jiménez-Arcos VH, Calzada-Arciniega RA, Alfaro-Juantoreno LA, Vázquez-Reyes LD, Blair C, and Parra-Olea G. 2019. A new species of Charadrahyla (Anura: Hylidae) from the cloud forest of western Oaxaca, Mexico. Zootaxa 4554: 371–385.
2019 2019-01-30  Pseudophilautus conniffae Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Batuwita S, De Silva M, and Udugampala S. 2019. Description of a new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from southern Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11: 13120-13131.
2019 2019-01-26  Scutiger tengchongensis Megophryidae China Yang J-H, Huang X-Y. 2019. A new species of Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, China. Copeia 107:10-21
2019 2019-01-10  Minervarya marathi Dicroglossidae India Phuge S, Dinesh KP, Andhale R, Bhakare K, and Pandit R. 2019. A new species of Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the northern Western Ghats parts of Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa 4544: 251-268.
2019 2019-01-08  Microhyla aurantiventris Microhylidae Viet Nam Nguyen LT, Poyarkov, NA Jr., Nguyen TT, Nguyen TA, Tran VH, Gorin VA, Murphy RW, and Nugyen SN. 2019. A new species of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, Central Vietnam. Zootaxa 4543: 549-580.
2019 2019-01-03  Amolops yatseni Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Huang L-S, Wang J, Li Y-Q, Chen H-H, Qi S, and Wang Y-Y. 2019. Description of two cryptic species of the Amolops ricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China. ZooKeys 812: 133-156.
2019 2019-01-03  Amolops sinensis Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Huang L-S, Wang J, Li Y-Q, Chen H-H, Qi S, and Wang Y-Y. 2019. Description of two cryptic species of the Amolops ricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China. ZooKeys 812: 133-156.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2018 2019-06-27  Choerophryne alainduboisi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, Richards SJ. 2018. A new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne from Papua New Guinea. Alytes 36:159-169.
2018 2019-05-24  Craugastor aenigmaticus Craugastoridae Costa Rica; Panama Arias E, Chaves G, Parra-Olea G 2018 A new species of Craugastor (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the montane rainforest of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Phyllomedusa 17:211-232.
2018 2019-02-18  Leptolalax mangshanensis Megophryidae China Hou Y, M Zhang, F Hu, S Li, S Shi, J Chen, X Mo, and B Wang. 2018. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hunan, China. Zootaxa 4444: 247-266.
2018 2019-01-15  Fritziana mitus Hemiphractidae Brazil Walker M, Wachlevski M, Nogueira-Costa P, Garcia PCA, Haddad CFB 2018 . A new species of Fritziana Mello-Leitao 1937 (Amphibia: Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Herpetologica 74: 329-341.
2018 2019-01-08  Chiropterotriton nubilus Plethodontidae Mexico García-Castillo MG, Soto-Pozos ÁF, Aguilar-López JL, Pineda E, Parra-Olea G. 2018. Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata:
Plethodontidae) from central Veracruz, Mexico. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 12(2) [Special Section]: 37–54 (e167).
2018 2019-01-08  Chiropterotriton aureus Plethodontidae Mexico García-Castillo MG, Soto-Pozos ÁF, Aguilar-López JL, Pineda E, Parra-Olea G. 2018. Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata:
Plethodontidae) from central Veracruz, Mexico. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 12(2) [Special Section]: 37–54 (e167).
2018 2018-12-21  Microhyla darreli Microhylidae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das A, Jiang J-p, Wijayathilaka N, Amarasinghe AAT, Alhadi F, Vineeth KK, Aravind NA, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M, Biju SD. 2018 "2019". Systematic revision of Microhyla (Microhylidae) frogs of South Asia: a molecular, morphological, and acoustic assessment. Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 69: 1–71.
2018 2018-12-21  Pseudopaludicola matuta Leptodactylidae Brazil Andrade FS, Haga IA, Lyra ML, Carvalho TR, Haddad CFB, Giaretta AA, Toledo LF. 2018. A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
European Journal of Taxonomy 480: 1–25.
2018 2018-12-20  Hyloscirtus hillisi Hylidae Ecuador Ron SR, Caminer MA, Varela-Jaramillo A, Almeida-Reinoso D 2018 A new treefrog from Cordillera del Cóndor with comments on the biogeographic affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and the Guianan Tepuis (Anura,Hylidae, Hyloscirtus). ZooKeys 809: 97–124.
2018 2018-12-19  Rhinatrema uaiuai Rhinatrematidae Brazil Maciel AO, Sampaio MIC, Hoogmoed MS, and Schneider H. 2018. Description of two new species of Rhinatrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Brazil and the return of Epicrionops niger to Rhinatrema. South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 287-299.
2018 2018-12-19  Rhinatrema gilbertogili Rhinatrematidae Brazil Maciel AO, Sampaio MIC, Hoogmoed MS, and Schneider H. 2018. Description of two new species of Rhinatrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Brazil and the return of Epicrionops niger to Rhinatrema. South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 287-299.
2018 2018-12-18  Phyzelaphryne nimio Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Simões PI, Costa JCL, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Sturaro MJ, Peloso PLV, and Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2018. A new species of Phyzelaphryne Heyer, 1977 (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Japurá River basin, with a discussion of the diversity and distribution of the genus. Zootaxa 4532: 203-230.
2018 2018-12-17  Megophrys periosa Megophryidae India; Myanmar MAHONY, S, R G. KAMEI, E C. TEELING, & S. D. BIJU. 2018. Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 4523.1 (2018): 1–96
2018 2018-12-17  Megophrys oreocrypta Megophryidae India MAHONY, S, R G. KAMEI, E C. TEELING, & S. D. BIJU. 2018. Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 4523.1 (2018): 1–96
2018 2018-12-17  Megophrys himalayana Megophryidae India MAHONY, S, R G. KAMEI, E C. TEELING, & S. D. BIJU. 2018. Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 4523.1 (2018): 1–96
2018 2018-12-17  Megophrys flavipunctata Megophryidae India MAHONY, S, R G. KAMEI, E C. TEELING, & S. D. BIJU. 2018. Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 4523.1 (2018): 1–96
2018 2018-12-05  Siren reticulata Sirenidae United States Graham SP, Kline R, Steen DA, and Kelehear C. 2018. Description of an extant salamander from Gulf Coastal Plain of North America: the reticulated siren, Siren reticulata. PLoS ONE 13: e0207460.
2018 2018-12-05  Pristimantis gralarias Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, Arteaga A, and Hutter CR. 2018. A new (singleton) rainfrog of the Pristimantis myersi Group (Amphibia: Craugastoridae) from the northern Andes of Ecuador. Zootaxa 4527: 323-334.
2018 2018-12-04  Brasilotyphlus dubium Siphonopidae Brazil Correia LL, Nunes PMS, Gamble T, Maciel AO, Marques-Souza S, Fouquet A, Rodrigues MT, and Mott T. 2018. A new species of Brasilotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) and a contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between Microcaecilia and Brasilotyphlus. Zootaxa 4527: 186-196.
2018 2018-12-04  Scinax strussmannae Hylidae Brazil Ferrão M, Moravec J, Kaefer IL, de Fraga R, and Lima AP. 2018. New species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) with red-striped eyes from Brazilian Amazonia. Journal of Herpetology 52: 473-486.
2018 2018-11-14  Tylototriton ngarsuensis Salamandridae Myanmar Grismer LL, Wood, Jr PL, Quah ESH, Thura MK, Espinoza RE, Grismer MS, Murdoch ML, Lin A. 2018. A new species of Crocodile Newt Tylototriton(Caudata: Salamandridae) from Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa 4500: 553–573.
2018 2018-11-04  Megophrys hoanglienensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Tapley B, Cutajar T, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Dau VQ, Luong AM, Le DT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TQ, Portway C, Luong HV, and Rowley JJL. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina's highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508: 301-333.
2018 2018-11-04  Megophrys fansipanensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Tapley B, Cutajar T, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Dau VQ, Luong AM, Le DT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TQ, Portway C, Luong HV, and Rowley JJL. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina's highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508: 301-333.
2018 2018-10-31  Limnonectes kiziriani Dicroglossidae Viet Nam Pham CT, Le MD, Ngo HT, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2018. A new species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4508: 115–130.
2018 2018-10-24  Buergeria otai Rhacophoridae Taiwan Wang Y-H, Hsiao Y-W, Lee K-H, Tseng HY,
Lin Y-P, Komaki S, et al. (2018) Correction:
Acoustic differentiation and behavioral response
reveals cryptic species within Buergeria treefrogs
(Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Taiwan. PLoS ONE
13(2): e0193040. Original publication:Wang Y-H, Hsiao Y-W, Lee K-H, Tseng H-Y, Lin Y-P, Komaki S, et al. (2017) Acoustic
differentiation and behavioral response reveals
cryptic species within Buergeria treefrogs (Anura,
Rhacophoridae) from Taiwan. PLoS ONE 12(9):
e0184005.
2018 2018-10-18  Microhyla beilunensis Microhylidae China Zhang M, Fei L, Ye C, Wang Y, Wang B, Jiang J. 2018. A new species of genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Zhejiang Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 9: 135-148.
2018 2018-10-12  Hyla perrini Hylidae Italy; Switzerland Dufresnes C, Mazepa G, Rodrigues N, Brelsford A, Litvinchuk SN, Sermier R, Lavanchy G, Betto-Colliard C, Blaser O, Borzée A, Cavoto E, Fabre G, Ghali K, Grossen C, Horn A, Leuenberger J, Phillips BC, Saunders PA, Savary R, Maddalena T, Stöck M, Dubey S, Canestrelli D, Jeffries DL. 2018. Genomic evidence for cryptic speciation in tree frogs from the Apennine Peninsula, with description of Hyla perrini sp. nov. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6: 144.
2018 2018-10-09  Odorrana kweichowensis Ranidae China Li S, Xu N, Lv J, Jiang J, Wei G, and Wang B. 2018. A new species of the odorous frog genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern China. PeerJ 6:e5695.
2018 2018-10-07  Micryletta nigromaculata Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov NA, Nguyen TV, Duong TV, Gorin VA, and Yang J-H. 2018. A new limestone-dwelling species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Vietnam. PeerJ 6:e5771.
2018 2018-10-05  Brachycephalus mirissimus Brachycephalidae Brazil Pie M, Ribeiro LF, Confetti AE, Nadaline MJ, and Bornschein MR. 2018. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 6:e5683.
2018 2018-10-01  Mantidactylus schulzi Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Hildenbrand A, Warmuth KM, Andreone F, and Glaw F. 2018. A new riparian Mantidactylus (Brygoomantis) frog from the Tsaratanana and Manongarivo Massifs in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4486: 575-588.
2018 2018-09-28  Scinax tsachila Hylidae Ecuador Ron SR, Duellman WE, Caminer MA, Pazmino D 2018 Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. PLoSOne:13(9): e0203169.
2018 2018-09-21  Adelophryne michelin Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Lourenco-de-Moraes R, Dias IR, Mira-Mendes CV, Oliveria RMde, Barth A, Ruas DS, Vences M, Sole M, Bastos RP 2018 Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. PLoS One: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201781
2018 2018-09-05  Leptobrachium tenasserimense Megophryidae Thailand Pawangkhanant P, Poyarkov NA, Van Duong T, Naiduangchan M, Suwannapoom C. 2018 A new species of Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) from western Thailand. PeerJ 6:e5584
2018 2018-09-01  Proceratophrys ararype Odontophrynidae Brazil Mangia S, Koroiva R, Sales Nunes PM, Roberto IJ, Avila RW, Sant'Anna AC, Santana DJ, Garda AA 2018 A new species of Proceratorphrys (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Arapipe Plateau, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 74: 255-268.
2018 2018-09-01  Boana caiapo Hylidae Brazil Pinheiro PDP, Cintra CED, Valdujo PH, Silva HLR, Martins IA, Silva NJ Jr, Garcia PCA. 2018. A new species of the Boana albopunctata group (Anura: Hylidae) from the cerrado of Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 170–182.
2018 2018-08-31  Pristimantis tiktik Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Eguiguren JS, Székely D, Ordóñez-Delgado L, Armijos-Ojeda D, Riofrío-Guamán ML, Cogălniceanu D 2018 A new minute Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador. PLoSOne 13(8): e0202332.
2018 2018-08-30  Leptobrachella fusca Megophryidae Indonesia Eto K, Matsui M, Hamidy A, Munir M, Iskandar D 2018 Two new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 37: 95-105.
2018 2018-08-30  Leptobrachella bondangensis Megophryidae Indonesia Eto K, Matsui M, Hamidy A, Munir M, Iskandar D 2018 Two new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 37: 95-105.
2018 2018-08-28  Ptychadena mutinondoensis Ptychadenidae Zambia Channing A, and Willems F. 2018. A new grass frog with rupicolous tadpoles from northern Zambia (Anura: Ptychadenidae). Zootaxa 4462: 349–366.
2018 2018-08-28  Eleutherodactylus geitonos Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic Díaz LM, Incháustegui SJ, Marte C, Köhler G, Cádiz A, and Rodríguez M. 2018. A new frog of the Eleutherodactylus abbotti species group (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Hispaniola, with bioacoustic and taxonomic comments on other species. Novitates Caribaea 12: 25–42.
2018 2018-08-27  Boophis masoala Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Scherz MD, Prötzel D, and Vences M. 2018. Eye and webbing colouration as predictors of specific distinctness: a genetically isolated new treefrog species of the Boophis albilabris group from the Masoala peninsula, northeastern Madagascar. Salamandra 54: 163-177.
2018 2018-08-24  Ischnocnema parnaso Brachycephalidae Brazil Taucce PPG, Canedo C, Parreiras JS, Drummond LO, Nogueira-Costa P, and Haddad CFB. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) with the redefinition of its series and the description of two new species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128: 123–146.
2018 2018-08-24  Ischnocnema colibri Brachycephalidae Brazil Taucce PPG, Canedo C, Parreiras JS, Drummond LO, Nogueira-Costa P, and Haddad CFB. 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) with the redefinition of its series and the description of two new species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128: 123–146.
2018 2018-08-22  Lankanectes pera Nyctibatrachidae Sri Lanka Senevirathne G, Samarawickrama VAMPK, Wijayathilaka N, Manamendra-Arachchi K, Bowatte G, Samarawickrama DRNS, and Meegaskumbura M. 2018. A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae). Zootaxa. 4461: 519–538.
2018 2018-08-22  Mannophryne molinai Dendrobatidae Venezuela Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Matta-Pereira ME, and La Marca E. 2018. Unveiling species diversity in collared frogs through morphological and bioacoustic evidence: a new Mannophryne (Amphibia, Aromobatidae) from Sierra de Aroa, northwestern Venezuela, and an amended definition and call description of M. herminae (Boettger, 1893). Zootaxa 4461: 451–476.
2018 2018-08-22  Leucostethus jota Dendrobatidae Colombia Marin CM, Molina-Zuluaga C, Restrepo A, Cano E, and Daza JM. 2018. A new species of Leucostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the eastern versant of the Central Cordillera of Colombia and the phylogenetic status of Colostethus fraterdanieli. Zootaxa 4461: 359–380.
2018 2018-08-10  Scinax caprarius Hylidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR. 2018. Una nueva rana de huesos verdes del género Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) asociada a los bosques subandinos de la cuenca del río Magdalena, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 19 (Suppl. 1) 131–159.
2018 2018-08-10  Hyloxalus sanctamariensis Dendrobatidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, and Pinzón A. 2018. Una nueva rana nodriza (Anura: Dendrobatidae) de los bosques de niebla asociados a la cuenca del Orinoco de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 19 (Suppl. 1) 160–190.
2018 2018-08-09  Poyntonophrynus pachnodes Bufonidae Angola Ceríaco LMP, Marques MP, Bandeira S, Agarwal I, Stanley EL, Bauer AM, Heinicke MP, and Blackburn DC. 2018. A new earless species of Poyntonophrynus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, Namibe Province, Angola. ZooKeys 780: 109–136.
2018 2018-08-08  Litoria pallidofemora Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2018. Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species. Zootaxa 4457: 264-284.
2018 2018-08-08  Litoria nullicedens Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2018. Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species. Zootaxa 4457: 264-284.
2018 2018-08-08  Hyloxalus felixcoperari Dendrobatidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, Vargas-Ramírez M. 2018. A new species of Hyloxalus Jiménez De La Espada 1871 "1870" (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Hyloxalinae) from a cloud forest near Bogotá, Colombia, with comments on the subpunctatus clade. Vertebrate Zoology 68: 123-141.
2018 2018-08-03  Leptobrachella yunkaiensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Yang J, Li Y, Lyu Z, Zeng Z, Liu Z, Ye Y, and Wang Y. 2018. Morphology and molecular genetics reveal two new Leptobrachella species in southern China (Anura, Megophryidae). ZooKeys 776: 105-137.
2018 2018-08-03  Leptobrachella wuhuangmontis Megophryidae China Wang J, Yang J, Li Y, Lyu Z, Zeng Z, Liu Z, Ye Y, and Wang Y. 2018. Morphology and molecular genetics reveal two new Leptobrachella species in southern China (Anura, Megophryidae). ZooKeys 776: 105-137.
2018 2018-08-03  Guibemantis woosteri Mantellidae Madagascar Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, Vences M, Rakotoarison A, and Scherz MD. 2018. Two new Pandanus (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar. European Journal of Taxonomy 451: 1–20.
2018 2018-08-03  Guibemantis albomaculatus Mantellidae Madagascar Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, Vences M, Rakotoarison A, and Scherz MD. 2018. Two new Pandanus (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar. European Journal of Taxonomy 451: 1–20.
2018 2018-07-27  Hypogeophis montanus Indotyphlidae Seychelles Maddock ST, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ 2018 A new species of small, long-snouted Hypogeophis Peters, 1880 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) from the highest elevations of the Seychelles island of Mahé. Zootaxa 4450 (3): 359–375
2018 2018-07-26  Cruziohyla sylviae Hylidae Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama Gray AR. 2018. Review of the genus Cruziohyla (Anura: Phyllomedusidae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4450: 401–426.
2018 2018-07-26  Leptophryne javanica Bufonidae Indonesia Hamidy A, Munir M, Mumpuni, Rahmania M, and Kholik AA. 2018. Detection of cryptic taxa in the genus Leptophryne (Fitzinger, 1843) (Amphibia; Bufonidae) and the description of a new species from Java, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4450: 427–444.
2018 2018-07-23  Boana icamiaba Hylidae Brazil Peloso PLV, Oliveira RM, Sturaro MJ, Rodrigues MT, Lima-Filho GR, Bitar YOC,Wheeler WC, Aleixo A. 2018. Phylogeny of map frogs, Boana semilineata species group, with a new Amazonian species (Anura: Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 13:150–169.
2018 2018-07-19  Phrynopus mariellaleo Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, Barboza AC, de la Riva I, and Padial JM. 2018. A new species of Phrynopus from the northeastern Andes of Peru, its phylogenetic position, and notes on the relationships of the Holoadeninae. Zootaxa 4446: 501–524.
2018 2018-07-17  Gracixalus tianlinensis Rhacophoridae China Chen W, Bei Y, Liao X, Zhou S, and Mo Y. 2018. A new species of Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from West Guangxi, China. Asian Herpetological Research 9: 74–84.
2018 2018-07-17  Allobates tinae Dendrobatidae Brazil Melo-Sampaio PR, de Oliveira RM, and Prates I. 2018. A new nurse frog from Brazil (Aromobatidae: Allobates), with data on the distribution and phenotypic variation of western Amazonian species. South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 131–149.
2018 2018-07-11  Kurixalus yangi Rhacophoridae China Yu G, Hu H, Rao D, Yang J. 2018. A new species of Kurixalus from western Yunnan, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae). ZooKeys 770: 211–226.
2018 2018-07-11  Amazophrynella xinguensis Bufonidae Brazil Rojas RR, Fouquet A, Ron SR, Hernandez-Ruz EJ, Melo-Sampaio PR, Chaparro JC, Vogt RC, de Carvalho VT, Pinheiro LC, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. 2018 A Pan-amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae). PeerJ 6:e4941; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4941
2018 2018-07-11  Amazophrynella teko Bufonidae Brazil; French Guiana Rojas RR, Fouquet A, Ron SR, Hernandez-Ruz EJ, Melo-Sampaio PR, Chaparro JC, Vogt RC, de Carvalho VT, Pinheiro LC, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. 2018 A Pan-amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae). PeerJ 6:e4941; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4941
2018 2018-07-11  Amazophrynella siona Bufonidae Ecuador; Peru Rojas RR, Fouquet A, Ron SR, Hernandez-Ruz EJ, Melo-Sampaio PR, Chaparro JC, Vogt RC, de Carvalho VT, Pinheiro LC, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. 2018 A Pan-amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae). PeerJ 6:e4941; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4941
2018 2018-07-11  Amazophrynella moisesii Bufonidae Brazil Rojas RR, Fouquet A, Ron SR, Hernandez-Ruz EJ, Melo-Sampaio PR, Chaparro JC, Vogt RC, de Carvalho VT, Pinheiro LC, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. 2018 A Pan-amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae). PeerJ 6:e4941; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4941

2018 2018-07-09  Oreobates antrum Craugastoridae Brazil Vaz-Silva W, Maciel NM, Andrade SPd, Amaro RC. 2018. A new cryptic species of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the seasonally dry tropical forest of central Brazil. Zootaxa 4441: 89–108.
2018 2018-07-02  Oreophryne albitympanum Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B 2018 Two new frog species from the Foja Mountains in northwestern New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 68: 109-122.
2018 2018-07-02  Choerophryne pipiens Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B 2018 Two new frog species from the Foja Mountains in northwestern New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 68: 109-122.
2018 2018-06-27  Hynobius fossigenus Hynobiidae Japan Okamiya H, Sugawara H, Nagano M, Pooyarkov NA 2018 An integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a new species of lotic Hynobius salamander from Japan. PeerJ 6:e5084; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5084
2018 2018-06-16  Amolops gerutu Ranidae Malaysia Onn CK, Abraham RK, Grismer JL, and Grismer LL. 2018. Elevational size variation and two new species of torrent frogs from Peninsular Malaysia (Anura: Ranidae: Amolops Cope). Zootaxa 4434: 250–264.
2018 2018-06-16  Amolops australis Ranidae Malaysia Onn CK, Abraham RK, Grismer JL, and Grismer LL. 2018. Elevational size variation and two new species of torrent frogs from Peninsular Malaysia (Anura: Ranidae: Amolops Cope). Zootaxa 4434: 250–264.
2018 2018-06-12  Gephyromantis saturnini Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Rakotoarison A, Ratsoavina FM, Hawlitschek O, Vences M, and Glaw F. 2018. Two new Madagascan frog species of the Gephyromantis (Duboimantis) tandroka complex from northern Mandagascar. Alytes 36: 130–158.
2018 2018-06-12  Gephyromantis grosjeani Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Rakotoarison A, Ratsoavina FM, Hawlitschek O, Vences M, and Glaw F. 2018. Two new Madagascan frog species of the Gephyromantis (Duboimantis) tandroka complex from northern Mandagascar. Alytes 36: 130–158.
2018 2018-06-12  Pseudopaludicola florencei Leptodactylidae Brazil Andrade FS, Haga IA, Lyra ML, Leite FSF, Kwet A, Haddad CFB, Toledo LF, and Giaretta AA. 2018. A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from eastern Brazil, with novel data on the advertisement call of Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Hensel). Zootaxa 4433: 71–100.
2018 2018-06-12  Hemiphractus kaylockae Hemiphractidae Panama Hill RL, Martin KG, Stanley E, and Mendelson JR III. 2018. A taxonomic review of the genus Hemiphractus (Anura: Hemiphractidae) in Panama: description of two new species, resurrection of Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917), and discussion of Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862. Zootaxa 4429: 495–512.
2018 2018-06-12  Hemiphractus elioti Hemiphractidae Panama Hill RL, Martin KG, Stanley E, and Mendelson JR III. 2018. A taxonomic review of the genus Hemiphractus (Anura: Hemiphractidae) in Panama: description of two new species, resurrection of Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917), and discussion of Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862. Zootaxa 4429: 495–512.
2018 2018-06-12  Ischnocnema garciai Brachycephalidae Brazil Taucce PPG, Canedo C, and Haddad CFB. 2018. Two new species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southeastern Brazil and their phylogenetic position within the I. guentheri series. Herpetological Monographs 32: 1–21.
2018 2018-06-12  Ischnocnema feioi Brachycephalidae Brazil Taucce PPG, Canedo C, and Haddad CFB. 2018. Two new species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southeastern Brazil and their phylogenetic position within the I. guentheri series. Herpetological Monographs 32: 1–21.
2018 2018-06-05  Minervarya krishnan Dicroglossidae India Raj P, Dinesh KP, Sas A, Dutta SK, Kar NB, and Mohapatra PP. 2018. Two new species of cricket frogs of the genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the Peninsular India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118: 1–21.
2018 2018-06-05  Minervarya kalinga Dicroglossidae India Raj P, Dinesh KP, Sas A, Dutta SK, Kar NB, and Mohapatra PP. 2018. Two new species of cricket frogs of the genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the Peninsular India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118: 1–21.
2018 2018-05-30  Phasmahyla lisbella Hylidae Pereira EA, Rocha LCL, Folly H, de Silva HR, Santana DJ 2018 A new species of spotted leaf frog, genus Phasmahyla (Amphibia, Phyllomedusidae) from Southeast Brazil. PeerJ 6:e4900; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4900
2018 2018-05-26  Anomaloglossus meansi Dendrobatidae Guyana Kok PJR, Nicolaï MPJ, Lathrop A, and MacCulloch RD. 2018. Anomaloglossus meansi sp. n., a new Pantepui species of the Anomaloglossus beebei group (Anura, Aromobatidae). ZooKeys 759: 99–116.
2018 2018-05-24  Plectrohyla hapsa Hylidae Mexico Campbell JA, Brodie Jr, ED, Caviedes-Solis IW, Nieto-Montes de Oca A, Luja VJ, Flores-Villela O, García-Vázquez UO, Chandra Sarker G, Wostl E, and Smith EN. 2018. Systematics of the frogs allocated to Sarcohyla bistincta sensu lato (Cope, 1877), with description of a new species from Western Mexico. Zootaxa 4422: 366–384.
[Note: While described as a species of Sarcohyla, AmphibiaWeb has chosen to maintain these in Plectrohyla until there is resolution of the issue of Sarcophyla monophyly as raised by Faivovich et al. 2018 South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 1–32).]
2018 2018-05-19  Hynobius tosashimizuensis Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Watabe T, Yoshikawa T, Nagano M 2018 Morphological and molecular analyses of Hynobius dunni reveal a new species from Shikoku, Japan. Herpetologica 74: 159-168.
2018 2018-05-19  Craugastor gutschei Craugastoridae Honduras McCranie JR 2018 A discussion of the phenetic-based Craugastor laticeps species group (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae) from north-central Honduras, with the description of two new species. Herpetologica 74:169-180.
2018 2018-05-19  Craugastor castanedai Craugastoridae Honduras McCranie JR 2018 A discussion of the phenetic-based Craugastor laticeps species group (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae) from north-central Honduras, with the description of two new species. Herpetologica 74:169-180.
2018 2018-05-16  Gracixalus guangdongensis Rhacophoridae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Lyu Z-T, Liu Z-Y, and Wang Y-Y. 2018. Description of a new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Guangdong Province, southeastern China. Zootaxa 4420: 251–269.
2018 2018-05-16  Microhyla kodial Microhylidae India Vineeth KK, Radhakrishna UK, Godwin RD, Anwesha S, Rajashekhar KP, and Aravind NA. 2018. A new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from West Coast of India: an integrative taxonomic approach. Zootaxa 4420: 151–179.
2018 2018-05-16  Pseudopaludicola restinga Leptodactylidae Brazil Cardoza DE, Baldo D, Pupin N, Gasparini JL, and Haddad CFB. 2018. A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leiuperinae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil. PeerJ 6: e4766.
2018 2018-05-14  Caecilia museugoeldi Caeciliidae French Guiana Maciel AO, Hoogmoed MS 2018 A new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from French Guiana. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Ciencias Naturais 13: 13-18.
2018 2018-05-14  Theloderma auratum Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Kropachev IL, Gogoleva SS, Orlov NL 2018 A new species of the genus Theloderm Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam. Zoological Research 39:156-180.
2018 2018-05-14  Leptobrachella macrops Megophryidae Viet Nam Duong TV, Do DT, Ngo CD, Nguyen TQ, Poyarkov Jr NA 2018 A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern Vietnam. Zoological Research 39(3): 185-201. Assigned to Leptobrachella following Chen et al. 2018 and on the basis of an addendum to the present paper: "We suggest that the new species Leptolalax macrops sp. nov. should hereafter be referred to as Leptobrachella macrops Duong, Do, Ngo, Nguyen & Poyarkov to reflect the revised taxonomy".
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus nietoi Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus manantlanensis Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus jaliscoensis Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus floresvillelai Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus erendirae Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-14  Eleutherodactylus colimotl Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carillo IT, Jones JM, and Boissinot S. 2018. Six new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: subgenus Syrrhophus) from Mexico, with a discussion of their systematic relationships and the validity of related species. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5: 7–83.
2018 2018-05-12  Pulchrana fantastica Ranidae Indonesia Arifin U, Cahyadi G, Smart U, Jankowski A, Haas A. 2018. A new species of the genus Pulchrana Dubois, 1992 (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 277–299.
2018 2018-05-11  Amolops yunkaiensis Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Wu J, Wang J, Sung Y-H, Liu Z-Y, Zeng Z-C, Wang X, Li Y-Y, Wang Y-Y. 2018. A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from southwestern Guangdong, China. Zootaxa 4418: 562–576.
2018 2018-05-08  Guibemantis milingilingy Mantellidae Madagascar Bletz MC, Scherz MD, Rakotoarison A, Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, and Vences M. 2018. Stumbling upon a new frog species of Guibemantis (Anura: Mantellidae) on top of the Marojejy Massif in northern Madagascar. Copiea 106: 255–263.
2018 2018-05-05  Pristimantis caniari Strabomantidae Ecuador Ramírez-Jaramillo SM, Reyes-Puig C, Batallas D, Yánez-Muñoz MH. 2018. Ranas terrestres en los ecosistemas surandinos de Ecuador IV: Una nueva especie de Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) de los páramos sur del Parque Nacional Sangay. ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías 10: 1–18.
2018 2018-05-05  Pristimantis barrigai Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Almendáriz A. 2018. Una especie nueva de rana Pristimantis (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) de ojos rojos de la Cordillera de Cóndor, Ecuador. Cuadernos de Herpetología 32: 31–40.
2018 2018-05-01  Amolops wenshanensis Ranidae China Yuan Z, Jin J, Li J, Stuart BL, and Wu J. 2018. A new species of cascade frog (Amphibia: Ranidae) in the Amolops monticola group from China. Zootaxa: 4415: 498-512.
2018 2018-04-30  Vietnamophryne orlovi Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov, Jr., NA, Suwannopoom C, Pawangkhanant P, Aksornneam A, Duong TV, Korost DV, Che J. 2018. A new genus and three new species of miniaturized microhylid frogs from Indochina (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryninae). Zoological Research 39(3): 130–157
2018 2018-04-30  Vietnamophryne occidentalis Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov, Jr., NA, Suwannopoom C, Pawangkhanant P, Aksornneam A, Duong TV, Korost DV, Che J. 2018. A new genus and three new species of miniaturized microhylid frogs from Indochina (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryninae). Zoological Research 39(3): 130–157
2018 2018-04-30  Vietnamophryne inexpectata Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov, Jr., NA, Suwannopoom C, Pawangkhanant P, Aksornneam A, Duong TV, Korost DV, Che J. 2018. A new genus and three new species of miniaturized microhylid frogs from Indochina (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryninae). Zoological Research 39(3): 130–157
2018 2018-04-23  Megophrys feii Megophryidae China Yang J-H, Wang J, Wang Y-Y. 2018. A new species of the genus Megophrys (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 4413: 325–338.
2018 2018-04-23  Leptobrachella yingjiangensis Megophryidae China Yang J-H, Zeng Z-C, Wang Y-Y 2018 Description of two new sympatric species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from western Yunnan of China. PeerJ 6:e4586;10.7717/peerj.4586. Named as Leptolalax but genus recently included in Leptobrachella (Chen et al. MPE 2018).
2018 2018-04-23  Leptobrachella purpura Megophryidae China Yang J-H, Zeng Z-C, Wang Y-Y 2018 Description of two new sympatric species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from western Yunnan of China. PeerJ 6:e4586;10.7717/peerj.4586. Named as Leptolalax purpurus but genus recently included in Leptobrachella (Chen et al. MPE 2018).
2018 2018-04-20  Pristimantis erythros Strabomantidae Ecuador Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Celi-Piedra E, Posse-Sarmiento V, Urgiles VL, Yánez-Muñoz M, Cisneros-Heredia DF (2018) A new species of Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) from the Cajas Massif, southern Ecuador. ZooKeys 751: 113–128.
2018 2018-04-11  Brachycephalus actaeus Brachycephalidae Brazil Petry de Carli Monteiro J, Condez TH, Christiano de Anchietta Garcia P, Comitti EJ, Amaral IB, Haddad CFB. 2018. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the coast of Santa Catarina State, southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Zootaxa 4407:483–505.
2018 2018-04-08  Phyllodytes praeceptor Hylidae Brazil Orrico VGD, Dias IR, Marciano-Jr E. 2018. Another new species of Phyllodytes (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4407:101–110.
2018 2018-04-04  Peltophryne armata Bufonidae Dominican Republic Landestoy MA, Turner DB, Marion AB, Hedges SB. 2018. A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4403: 523–539.
2018 2018-04-03  Hydromantes wintu Plethodontidae United States Bingham RE, Papenfuss TJ, Lindstrand III L, Wake DB 2018 Phylogeography and species boundaries in the Hydromantes shastae complex, with description of two new species (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 161: 403-427.
2018 2018-04-03  Hydromantes samweli Plethodontidae United States Bingham RE, Papenfuss TJ, Lindstrand III L, Wake DB 2018 Phylogeography and species boundaries in the Hydromantes shastae complex, with description of two new species (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 161: 403-427.
2018 2018-03-27  Pachytriton airobranchiatus Salamandridae China Li, Chen, Zhiyong Yuan, Haibin Li & Yunke Wu. 2018. The tenth member of stout newt (Amphibia: Salamandridae: Pachytriton): Description of a new species from Guangdong, southern China. Zootaxa 4399(2): 207–219.
2018 2018-03-21  Sylvirana roberti Ranidae Myanmar Sheridan JA, Stuart BL. 2018. Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE 13: e0192766.
2018 2018-03-21  Sylvirana montosa Ranidae Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Sheridan JA, Stuart BL. 2018. Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE 13: e0192766.
2018 2018-03-21  Sylvirana malayana Ranidae Myanmar; Thailand Sheridan JA, Stuart BL. 2018. Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE 13: e0192766.
2018 2018-03-21  Sylvirana lacrima Ranidae Myanmar Sheridan JA, Stuart BL. 2018. Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE 13: e0192766.
2018 2018-03-21  Sylvirana annamitica Ranidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Sheridan JA, Stuart BL. 2018. Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE 13: e0192766.
2018 2018-03-20  Gephyromantis lomorina Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Hawlitschek O, Razafindraibe JH, Megson S, Ratsoavina FM, Rakotoarison A, Bletz MC, Glaw F, Vences M. 2018. A distinctive new frog species (Anura, Mantellidae) supports the biogeographic linkage of two montane rainforest massifs in northern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94: 247-261.
2018 2018-03-13  Pristimantis erythroinguinis Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi A, Lehr E. 2018. Pristimantis antisuyi sp. n. and Pristimantis erythroinguinis sp. n., two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Manu National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4394: 185-200.
2018 2018-03-13  Pristimantis antisuyu Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi A, Lehr E. 2018. Pristimantis antisuyi sp. n. and Pristimantis erythroinguinis sp. n., two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Manu National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4394: 185-200.
2018 2018-03-09  Sumaterana montana Ranidae Indonesia Arifin U, Smart U, Hertwig ST, Smith EN, Iskandar DT, and Haas A. 2018. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a taxonomically unstable ranid from Sumatra, Indonesia, reveals a new genus with gastromyzophorous tadpoles and two new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94: 163–193.
2018 2018-03-09  Sumaterana dabulescens Ranidae Indonesia Arifin U, Smart U, Hertwig ST, Smith EN, Iskandar DT, and Haas A. 2018. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a taxonomically unstable ranid from Sumatra, Indonesia, reveals a new genus with gastromyzophorous tadpoles and two new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94: 163–193.
2018 2018-03-05  Choerophryne bickfordi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F. 2018. A new species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of Biological Society of Washington 131: 53-60.
2018 2018-03-01  Nasutixalus yingjiangensis Rhacophoridae China Yang J-H, Chan B P-L. 2018. A new phytotelm-breeding treefrog of the genus Nasutixalus (Rhacophoridae) from western Yunnan of China. Zootaxa 4388: 191-206.
2018 2018-03-01  Phrynobatrachus tanoeensis Phrynobatrachidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana Kpan TF, Kouamé NG, Barej MF, Adeba PJ, Emmrich M, Ofori-Boateng C, Rödel M-O. 2018. A new Puddle Frog, genus Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae), from the eastern part of the Upper Guinea biodiversity hotspot, West Africa. Zootaxa 4388: 221-237.
2018 2018-02-28  Leptobrachella rowleyae Megophryidae Viet Nam Nguyen LT, Poyarkov NA Jr, Le DT, Vo BD, Phan HT, Duong TV, Murphy RW, and Nguyen SN. 2018. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Son Tra Peninsula, central Vietnam. Zootaxa 4388: 1–21.
2018 2018-02-27  Psychrophrynella glauca Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi A, Ttito A. 2018. Psychrophrynella glauca sp. n., a new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forests of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 6: e4444.
2018 2018-02-27  Physalaemus carrizorum Leptodactylidae Argentina Cardozo DE, Pereyra MO. 2018. A new species of Physalaemus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, northeastern Argentina. Zootaxa 4387: 580-590.
2018 2018-02-26  Siamophryne troglodytes Microhylidae Thailand Suwannapoom C, Sumontha M, Tunprasert J, Ruangsuwan T, Pawangkhanant P, Korost DV, Poyarkov NA. (2018) A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand. PeerJ 6:e4422
2018 2018-02-25  Allobates juami Dendrobatidae Brazil Simões PI, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Rojas-Runjac FJM, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2018. A new species of nurse-frog (Aromobatide, Allobates) from the Juami River basin, northwestern Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 4387: 109–133.
2018 2018-02-24  Nothophryne unilurio Pyxicephalidae Mozambique Conradie W, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Farooq HM, Loader SP, Menegon M, Tolley KA. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology
2018 2018-02-24  Nothophryne ribauensis Pyxicephalidae Mozambique Conradie W, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Farooq HM, Loader SP, Menegon M, Tolley KA. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology
2018 2018-02-24  Nothophryne inagoensis Pyxicephalidae Mozambique Conradie W, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Farooq HM, Loader SP, Menegon M, Tolley KA. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology
2018 2018-02-24  Nothophryne baylissi Pyxicephalidae Mozambique Conradie W, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Farooq HM, Loader SP, Menegon M, Tolley KA. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology.
2018 2018-02-22  Uperodon rohani Microhylidae Sri Lanka Garg S, Senevirathne G, Wijayathilaka N, Phuge S, Deuti K, Manamendra-Arachchi K, Meegaskumbura M, Biju SD. 2018. An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon. Zootaxa 4384 (1): 001–088.
2018 2018-02-20  Hyloscirtus japreria Hylidae Colombia; Venezuela Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Infante-Rivero EE, Salerno PE, Meza-Joya FL. 2018. A new species of Hyloscirtus (Anura, Hylidae) from the Colombian and Venezuelan slopes of Sierra de Perijá, and the phylogeny position of Hyloscirtus jahni (Rivero, 1961). Zootaxa 4382: 121–146.
2018 2018-02-17  Scinax ruberoculatus Hylidae Brazil Ferrão M, de Fraga R, Moravec J, Kaefer IL, and Lima AP. 2018. A new species of Amazonian snouted treefrog (Hylidae: Scinax) with description of a novel species-habitat association for an aquatic breeding frog. PeerJ 6: e4321.
2018 2018-02-14  Hyperolius stictus Hyperoliidae Mozambique Conradie W, Verbugt L, Portik DM, Ohler A, Bwong BA, and Lawson LP. 2018. A new reed frog (Hyperoliidae: Hyperolius) from coastal northeastern Mozambique. Zootaxa 4379: 177–198.
2018 2018-02-13  Ansonia pilokensis Bufonidae Thailand Matsui M, Khonsue W, and Panha S. 2018. Two new species of Ansonia (Bufonidae) from Thailand (Anura: Bufonidae). Zoological Science 35: 39–48.
2018 2018-02-13  Ansonia phuketensis Bufonidae Thailand Matsui M, Khonsue W, and Panha S. 2018. Two new species of Ansonia (Bufonidae) from Thailand (Anura: Bufonidae). Zoological Science 35: 39–48.
2018 2018-02-12  Anomaloglossus dewynteri Dendrobatidae French Guiana Fouquet A, Vacher J-P, Courtois EA, Villette B, Reizine H, Gaucher P, Jairam R, Ouboter P, Kok PJR. 2018. On the brink of extinction: two new species of Anomaloglossus from French Guiana and amended definitions of Anomaloglossus degranvillei and A. surinamensis (Anura: Aromobatidae). Zootaxa 4379: 1-23.
2018 2018-02-12  Anomaloglossus blanci Dendrobatidae French Guiana Fouquet A, Vacher J-P, Courtois EA, Villette B, Reizine H, Gaucher P, Jairam R, Ouboter P, Kok PJR. 2018. On the brink of extinction: two new species of Anomaloglossus from French Guiana and amended definitions of Anomaloglossus degranvillei and A. surinamensis (Anura: Aromobatidae). Zootaxa 4379: 1-23.
2018 2018-02-04  Fritziana izecksohni Hemiphractidae Brazil Folly M, Hepp F, Carvalho-e-Silva SP. 2018.
A new bromeligenous species of Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937 (Amphibia: Anura: Hemiphractidae) from high elevations in the Serra Dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Herpetologica 74: 58–72.
2018 2018-01-24  Limnonectes coffeatus Dicroglossidae Lao People's Democratic Republic Phimmachak S., Sivongxay N., Seateun S., Yodthong S., Rujirawan A., Neang T., Aowphol A., and Stuart B.L. 2018. A new Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from southern Laos. Zootaxa 4375: 325–340.
2018 2018-01-22  Phrynobatrachus afiabirago Phrynobatrachidae Ghana Ofori-Boateng C., Leaché A.D., Obeng-Kankam B., Kouamé N.G., Hillers A., and Rödel M.-O. 2018. A new species of puddle frog, genus Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Ghana. Zootaxa 4374: 565-578.
2018 2018-01-19  Dendropsophus kubricki Hylidae Peru Rivadeneira CD, Venegas PJ, Ron SR (2018) Species limits within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps with descriptions of two new species (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 726: 25-77.
2018 2018-01-19  Dendropsophus kamagarini Hylidae Bolivia; Brazil; Peru Rivadeneira CD, Venegas PJ, Ron SR (2018) Species limits within the widespread Amazonian treefrog Dendropsophus parviceps with descriptions of two new species (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 726: 25-77.
2018 2018-01-10  Rana lenca Ranidae Honduras Luque-Montes, I., Austin, J.D., Weinfurther, K.D., Wilson, L.D., Hofmann, E.P., Townsend, J.H. 2018. An integrative assessment of the taxonomic status of putative hybrid leopard frogs (Anura: Ranidae) from the Chortís Highlands of Central America, with description of a new species. Systematics and Biodiversity 2018: 1-7
2018 2018-01-08  Nototriton costaricense Plethodontidae Costa Rica Arias, E., Kubicki, B. 2018. A new moss salamander, genus Nototriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from the Cordillera de Talamanca, in the Costa Rica-Panama border region. Zootaxa 4369: 487–500.
2018 2018-01-08  Cornufer exedrus Ceratobatrachidae Papua New Guinea Travers, S.L., Richards, S.J., Broadhead, T.S., Brown, R.M. 2018. A new miniature Melanesian Forest Frog (Ceratobatrachidae: Cornufer) from New Britain Island, constituting the first record of the subgenus Batrachylodes from outside of the Solomon Archipelago. Zootaxa 4370: 23–44.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2017 2019-02-18  Rhacophorus lishuiensis Rhacophoridae China Liu B-Q, Y-F Wang, K Jiang, H-M Chen, J-J Zhou, J-N Xu, and C-H Wu. 2017. A new treefrog species of the genus Rhacophorus fround in Zhejiang, China (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Chinese Journal of Zoology 52: 361-372.
2017 2019-02-18  Nidirana nankunensis Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Z-C Zeng, J Wang, C-Y Lin, Z-Y Liu, and Y-Y Wang. 2017. Resurrection of genus Nidirana (Anura: Ranidae) and synonymizing N. caldwelli with N. adenopleura, with description of a new species from China. Amphibia-Reptilia 38: 483-502.
2017 2018-11-14  Minervarya muangkanensis Dicroglossidae Myanmar; Thailand Suwannapoom C, Yuan Z-Y, Jian K, Yan F, Gao W, Che J 2017 A new species of rain-pool frog (Dicroglossidae: Fejervarya) from western Thailand. Zoological Research 38: 243-250. Placed in Minervarya following Sanchez,E. Biju SD, Islam MM, Hasan MK, Ohler A, Vences, M, Kurabayashi. 2018. Phylogeny and classification of fejervaryan frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Salamandra 54: 109–116.
2017 2018-11-13  Chiasmocleis veracruz Microhylidae Brazil Forlani MC, Tonini JFR, Cruz CAG, Zaher H, de Sa RO 2017 Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3005; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3005
2017 2018-11-13  Chiasmocleis migueli Microhylidae Brazil Forlani MC, Tonini JFR, Cruz CAG, Zaher H, de Sa RO 2017 Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3005; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3005
2017 2018-11-13  Chiasmocleis altomontana Microhylidae Brazil Forlani MC, Tonini JFR, Cruz CAG, Zaher H, de Sa RO 2017 Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3005; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3005
2017 2018-08-11  Sphaerotheca pashchima Dicroglossidae India Padhye, AD, Dahanukar N, Sulakhe S, Dandekar N, Limaye S, and Jamdade K. 2017. Sphaerotheca pashchima, a new species of burrowing frog (Anura: Dficroglossidae) from western India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9: 10286–10296.
2017 2018-05-08  Nanorana arunachalensis Ranidae India Saikia B, Sinha B, and Kharkongor IJ. 2017. Odorrana arunachalensis: a new species of cascade frog (Anura: Ranidae) from Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Bioresources 4: 30–41.
2017 2018-05-02  Minervarya jhilmilensis Dicroglossidae India Bahuguna A. 2017. New species of Fejervarya limnocharis (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) complex from conservation area, Jhilmil Jheel, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Biosystematica 10: 11–23.
2017 2018-05-02  Minervarya goemchi Dicroglossidae India Dinesh KP, Kulkarni NU, Swamy P, and Deepak P. 2017. A new species of Fejervarya Bokay, 1915 from the lateritic plateaus of the Goa parts of the Western Ghats. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117(4): 301–314.
2017 2018-04-03  Chiasmocleis parkeri Microhylidae Ecuador Almendariz C A, Brito M J, Battalas D, Vaca-Guerrero J, Ron SR. 2017 Una especies nueva de rana del genero Chiasmocleis (Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae) de la Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Pauo 57: 119- 136.
2017 2018-03-22  Pristimantis muranunka Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito-M., J., A. Almendáriz C., D. Batallas-R., and S. R. Ron. 2017. Nueva especie de rana bromelícola del género Pristimantis (Amphibia: Craugastoridae), meseta de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. São Paulo 57: 177–195.
2017 2018-02-27  Ptychadena nuerensis Ptychadenidae Ethiopia Smith ML, Noonan BP, and Colston TJ. 2018. Correction to 'The role of climatic and geological events in generating diversity in Ethiopian grass frogs (genus Ptychadena)'. Royal Society Open Science 4: 171389.
2017 2018-02-27  Ptychadena levenorum Ptychadenidae Ethiopia Smith ML, Noonan BP, and Colston TJ. 2018. Correction to 'The role of climatic and geological events in generating diversity in Ethiopian grass frogs (genus Ptychadena)'. Royal Society Open Science 4: 171389.
2017 2018-02-27  Ptychadena goweri Ptychadenidae Ethiopia Smith ML, Noonan BP, and Colston TJ. 2018. Correction to 'The role of climatic and geological events in generating diversity in Ethiopian grass frogs (genus Ptychadena)'. Royal Society Open Science 4: 171389.
2017 2018-02-27  Ptychadena baroensis Ptychadenidae Ethiopia Smith ML, Noonan BP, and Colston TJ. 2018. Correction to 'The role of climatic and geological events in generating diversity in Ethiopian grass frogs (genus Ptychadena)'. Royal Society Open Science 4: 171389.
2017 2018-02-27  Ptychadena amharensis Ptychadenidae Ethiopia Smith ML, Noonan BP, and Colston TJ. 2018. Correction to 'The role of climatic and geological events in generating diversity in Ethiopian grass frogs (genus Ptychadena)'. Royal Society Open Science 4: 171389.
2017 2018-01-30  Rhacophorus hoabinhensis Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen, TT, Pham CT, Nguyen TQ, Ninh HT, Ziegler T. 2017. A new species of Rhacophorus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Asian Herpetological Research 8(4): 221–234.
2017 2018-01-29  Ameerega munduruku Dendrobatidae Brazil Neves MO, Da Silva LA, Akieda PS, Cabrera R, Koroiva R, Santana DJ 2017 A new species of poison frog, genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae), from the southern Amazonian rain forest. Salamandra 53:485-493.
2017 2018-01-02  Elachistocleis corumbaensis Microhylidae Brazil Piva A, Caramaschi U, Albuquerque NR de 2017 A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Brazilian pantanal. Phyllomedusa 16: 143-154.
2017 2017-12-29  Rana dabieshanensis Ranidae China Wang C, Qian L, Zheng C, Guo W, Pan T, Wu J, Wang H, Zhang B 2017 A new species of Rana from the Dabie Mountains in eastern China (Anura, Ranidae). ZooKeys 724: 135-153.
2017 2017-12-28  Bryophryne mancoinca Strabomantidae Peru Mamani L, Catenazzi A, Ttito A, Chaparro JC 2017 A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes. Phyllomedusa 16: 129-141.
2017 2017-12-28  Philautus ventrimaculatus Rhacophoridae Indonesia Wostl E, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN, Harvey MB 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) of Sumatra with the description of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 31: 98-141.
2017 2017-12-28  Philautus thamyridion Rhacophoridae Indonesia Wostl E, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN, Harvey MB 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) of Sumatra with the description of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 31: 98-141.
2017 2017-12-28  Philautus polymorphus Rhacophoridae Indonesia Wostl E, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN, Harvey MB 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) of Sumatra with the description of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 31: 98-141.
2017 2017-12-28  Philautus amabilis Rhacophoridae Indonesia Wostl E, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Kurniawan N, Smith EN, Harvey MB 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) of Sumatra with the description of four new species. Herpetological Monographs 31: 98-141.
2017 2017-12-28  Sanguirana acai Ranidae Philippines Brown RM, Prue A, Onn CK, Gaulke M, Sanguila MB, Siler CD 2017 Taxonomic reappraisal of the northeast Mindanao Stream Frog, Sanguirana albotuberculata (Inger 1954), validation of Rana mearnsi, Stejneger 1905, and Description of a new species from the central Philippines. Herpepological Monographs 31: 210-231.
2017 2017-12-28  Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi Nyctibatrachidae India Krutha K, Dahanukar N, Molur S 2017 Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi, a new species of night frog (Amphibia: Nyctibatrachidae) from Western Ghats of Kerala, India. J Threatened Taxa 9: 10985-10997.
2017 2017-12-28  Oreophryne phoebe Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2017 A new insular species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. J Herpetology 51: 552-558.
2017 2017-12-28  Gephyromantis angano Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Vences M, Borell J, Ball L, Nomenjanahary DH, Parker D, Rakotondratsima M, Razafimandimby E, Starnes T, Rabearivony J, Glaw F 2017 A new frog species of the subgenus Asperomantis (Anura, Mantellidae, Gephyromantis) from the Bealanana District of northern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93: 451-466.
2017 2017-12-18  Pristimantis puipui Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, von May R, Moravec J, Cusi JC 2017 Three new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugstoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru. Zootaxa 4299 301-336.
2017 2017-12-18  Pristimantis humboldti Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, von May R, Moravec J, Cusi JC 2017 Three new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugstoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru. Zootaxa 4299 301-336.
2017 2017-12-18  Pristimantis bounides Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, von May R, Moravec J, Cusi JC 2017 Three new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugstoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru. Zootaxa 4299 301-336.
2017 2017-12-18  Phrynopus inti Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, von May R, Moravec J, Cusi JC 2017 A new species of Phrynopus (Amphibia, Anura, Crausgastoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru. ZooKeys 713: 131-157.
2017 2017-12-17  Chiropterotriton chico Plethodontidae Mexico Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Wake DB, Parra-Olea G 2017 A new terrestrial species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from central Mexico. Zootaxa 4363: 489-505.
2017 2017-12-12  Microkayla huayna Strabomantidae Bolivia De la Riva I, Cortez C, Burrowes PA. 2017. A new species of Microkayla (Anura: Craugastoridae: Holoadeninae) from Department La Paz, Bolivia. Zootaxa 4363: 350–360.
2017 2017-12-09  Hynobius ikioi Hynobiidae Japan Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Tominaga A 2017 Taxonomic relationships of Hynobius stejnegeri and H. yatsui, with description of the amber-colored salamander from Kyushu, Japan (Amphibia: Caudata). Zoological Science 34:538-545.
2017 2017-11-27  Pristimantis yantzaza Strabomantidae Ecuador Valencia JH, Dueñas MR, Székely P, Batallas D, Pulluquitín F, Ron SR. 2017. A new species of direct-developing frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador, with comments on threats to the anuran fauna of the region. Zootaxa 4353: 447–466.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia yanniki Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia spandei Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia sorata Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia pardus Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia obscoena Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia nigrorubra Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia miovaova Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia meikeae Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia mamitika Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia maledicta Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia makira Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia larinki Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia jeannoeli Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia iharana Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia huwei Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia garraffoi Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia fusca Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia edmondsi Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia dolchi Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia diutissima Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia davidattenboroughi Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia contumelia Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia betampona Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia angeluci Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia analanjirofo Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-23  Stumpffia achillei Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F, Koehler J, Andreone F, Franzen M, Glos J, Hawlitschek O, Jono T, Mori A, Ndriantsoa SH, Raminosa NR, Riemann JC, Roedel M-O, Rosa GM, Fieites DR, Crottini A, Vences M 2017 Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 67:271-398.
2017 2017-11-20  Pristimantis saturninoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Batallas D, Yanez-Munoz MH . 2017 . Ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de los bosques montanos del rio Upano, Ecuador: lista anotada, patrones de diversidad y descripcion de cuatro especies nueves. Neotropical Biodiversity 3:125-156.
2017 2017-11-20  Pristimantis sambalan Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Batallas D, Yanez-Munoz MH . 2017 . Ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de los bosques montanos del rio Upano, Ecuador: lista anotada, patrones de diversidad y descripcion de cuatro especies nueves. Neotropical Biodiversity 3:125-156.
2017 2017-11-20  Pristimantis churuwiai Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Batallas D, Yanez-Munoz MH . 2017 . Ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de los bosques montanos del rio Upano, Ecuador: lista anotada, patrones de diversidad y descripcion de cuatro especies nueves. Neotropical Biodiversity 3:125-156.
2017 2017-11-20  Pristimantis albujai Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Batallas D, Yanez-Munoz MH . 2017 . Ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de los bosques montanos del rio Upano, Ecuador: lista anotada, patrones de diversidad y descripcion de cuatro especies nueves. Neotropical Biodiversity 3:125-156.
2017 2017-11-16  Phrynobatrachus discogularis Phrynobatrachidae Tanzania, United Republic of Pickersgill M, Zimkus BM, Glaw LRG. 2017. A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Zootaxa 4350: 151–163.
2017 2017-11-13  Gephyromantis tohatra Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Razafindraibe JH, Rakotoarison A, Dixit NM, Bletz MC, Glaw F, Vences M. 2017. Yet another small brown frog from high altitude on the Marojejy Massif, northeastern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae). Zootaxa 4347 (3): 572–582.
2017 2017-11-07  Megophrys rubrimera Megophryidae China; Viet Nam Tapley B, Cutajar T, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Dau VQ, Nguyen TT, Luong HV, and Rowley JJ. 2017. The Vietnamese population of Megophrys kuatunensis (Amphibia: Megophryidae) represents a new species of Asian horned frog from Vietnam and southern China. Zootaxa 4344: 465–492.
2017 2017-10-24  Tylototriton anhuiensis Salamandridae China Qian L, Sun X, Li J, Guo W, Pan T, Kang X, Wang H, Jiang J, Wu J, Zhang B. 2017. A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from the Southern Dabie Mountains in Anhui Province. Asian Herpetological Research 8: 151–164.
2017 2017-10-20  Phyllodytes amadoi Hylidae Brazil Vörös J, Dias IR, Solé M. 2017. A new species of Phyllodytes (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4337: 584–594.
2017 2017-10-08  Scinax onca Hylidae Brazil; Peru Ferrao M, Moravec J, Fraga Rde, Almeida APde, Kaefer IL, Lima AP 2017 A new species of Scinax from the Purus-Madeira interfluve, Brazilian Amazonia (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 706:137-162.
2017 2017-10-07  Hypogeophis pti Indotyphlidae Seychelles Maddock ST, Wilkinson M, Nussbaum RA, Gower DJ 2017. A new species of small and highly abbreviated caecilian (Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae) from the Seychelles island of Praslin, and a recharacterization of Hypogeophis brevis Boulenger, 1911. Zootaxa 4329: 301-326.
2017 2017-10-07  Odontophrynus juquinha Odontophrynidae Brazil Rocha PC, Sena LMFde, Pezzuti TL, Leite FSF, Svartman M, Rosset SD, Baldo D, Garcia PCdeA 2017 A new diploid species belonging to the Odontophrynus americanus species group (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Espinhaco range, Brazil. Zootaxa 4329:327-350.
2017 2017-10-07  Charadrahyla esperancensis Hylidae Mexico Canseco-Marquez L, Ramirez-Gonzalez CG, Gonzalez-Bernal E. 2017 Discovery of another new species of Charadrahyla (Anura, Hylidae) from the cloud forest of northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Zootaxa 4329: 64-72.
2017 2017-10-01  Megophrys insularis Megophryidae China Wang J, Liu Z-Y, Lyu Z-C, Wang Y-Y 2017 A new species of the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from an offshore island in Guangdong Province, southeastern China. Zootaxa. 4324:541-556.
2017 2017-10-01  Pithecopus araguaius Hylidae Brazil Haga IA, Andrade FS, Bruschi DP, Recco-Pimental, Giaretta AA 2017 Unrevealing the leaf frogs Cerrado diversity: A new species of Pithecopus (Anura, Arboranae, Phyllomedusidae) from the Mato Grosso state, Brazil. PLoSONE 12(9):e0184631.
2017 2017-09-23  Phrynopus unchog Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Rodriguez D 2017 Two new species of Andes frogs (Craugastoridae: Phrynopus) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru. Salamandra 53:327-338.
2017 2017-09-23  Phrynopus lapidoides Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Rodriguez D 2017 Two new species of Andes frogs (Craugastoridae: Phrynopus) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru. Salamandra 53:327-338.
2017 2017-09-18  Megophrys liboensis Megophryidae China Zhang Y, Li G, Xiao N, Li J, Pan T, Wang H, Zhang B, Zhou J 2017 A new species of the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryicae) from Libo County, Guizhou, China. Asian Herpetological Research 8:75-85.
2017 2017-09-18  Ectopoglossus saxatilis Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Rada M, Anganoy-Criollo M, Batista A, Dias PH, Jeckel AM, Machado DJ, Rueda-Almonacid JV 2017 Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea). South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (special issue 1): S1-S90.
2017 2017-09-18  Ectopoglossus absconditus Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Rada M, Anganoy-Criollo M, Batista A, Dias PH, Jeckel AM, Machado DJ, Rueda-Almonacid JV 2017 Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea). South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (special issue 1): S1-S90.
2017 2017-09-17  Pristimantis nimbus Strabomantidae Ecuador Urgiles VL, Posse V, Timbe BA, Astudillo PX, Sanchez-Nivicela JC 2017 A new terrestrial frog (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the montane cloud forests of the southeastern Ecuadorian Andes. Zootaxa 4318: 520-530.
2017 2017-09-17  Kurixalus lenquanensis Rhacophoridae China Yu G, Wang J, Hou M, Rao D, Yang J 2017 A new species of the genus Kurixalus from Yannan, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae). ZooKeys 694: 71-93.
2017 2017-09-17  Abavorana nazgul Ranidae Malaysia Quah ESH, Shahrul Anuar MS, Grismer LO, Wood Jr PL, Siti Azizah MN, Muin MA 2017 A new species of frog of the genus Abavorana Oliver, Prendini, Kraus & Raxworthy 2015 (Anura: Ranidae) from Gunung Jerai, Kedah, northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4320:272-288.
2017 2017-09-17  Spinomantis beckei Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Koehler J, Glaw F 2017 A new species of smooth-skinned Spinomantis frog (Anura: Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4317: 379-390.
2017 2017-09-17  Limnonectes kong Dicroglossidae Malaysia Dehling JM, Dehling DM 2017 A new wide-headed fanged grog of the Limnonectes kuhlii group (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from western Borneo with a redescription of Rana conspicillata Guenther, 1872.
2017 2017-09-06  Rana luanchuanensis Ranidae China Zhao and Yuan, in Zhao H, Yang J, Wang C, Li P, Murphy RW, Che J, Yuan Z 2017 A new species of the genus Rana from Henan, central China (Anura, Ranidae). Zookeys 694:95-108. http://zoobank.org/3FF49AB8-95A4-4C30-8735-2B0C5778A683
2017 2017-09-01  Sachatamia electrops Centrolenidae Colombia Rada M, Jeckel AM, Caorsi VS, Barrientos LS, Rivera-Correa M, Grant T 2017. A remarkable new white-eyed glassfrog species of Sachatamia from Colombia (Anura: Centrolenidae), with comments on the systematics of the genus. 12:157-173.
2017 2017-09-01  Nymphargus caucanus Centrolenidae Colombia Rada M, Ospina-Sarria JJ, Guayasamin JM 2017 A taxonomic review of tan-brown glassfrogs (Anura: Centrolenidae), with the description of a new species from southwestern Colombia. South American Journal of Herpetology 12:136-156.
2017 2017-08-27  Hynobius mikawaensis Hynobiidae Japan Matsui M, Misawa Y, Nishikawa K, Shimada T. 2017 A new species of lentic breeding salamander (Amphibia, Caudata) from central Japan. Current Herpetology 36: 116-126.
2017 2017-08-27  Microkayla chilina Strabomantidae Peru De La Riva I, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM 2017 Underestimated anuran radiations in the high Andes: five new species and a new genus of Holoadeninae, and their phylogenetic relationships (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society xxxx: 1-44.
2017 2017-08-27  Microkayla chapi Strabomantidae Peru De La Riva I, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM 2017 Underestimated anuran radiations in the high Andes: five new species and a new genus of Holoadeninae, and their phylogenetic relationships (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society xxxx: 1-44.
2017 2017-08-27  Bryophryne wilakunka Strabomantidae Peru De La Riva I, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM 2017 Underestimated anuran radiations in the high Andes: five new species and a new genus of Holodeninae, and their phylogenetic relationships (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society xxxx: 1-44.
2017 2017-08-27  Bryophryne tocra Strabomantidae Peru De La Riva I, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM 2017 Underestimated anuran radiations in the high Andes: five new species and a new genus of Holodeninae, and their phylogenetic relationships (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society xxxx: 1-44.
2017 2017-08-27  Bryophryne quellokunka Strabomantidae Peru De La Riva I, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM 2017 Underestimated anuran radiations in the high Andes: five new species and a new genus of Holodeninae, and their phylogenetic relationships (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society xxxx: 1-44.
2017 2017-08-27  Oreophryne brunnea Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2017 A New Species of Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Mountains of Southeastern Papua New Guinea. Current Herpetology. 36:105-115.
2017 2017-08-27  Kalophrynus kiewi Microhylidae Malaysia Matsui M, Eto K, Belabut DM, Nishikawa K 2017 A new Kalophrynus (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylide) from peninsular Malaysia. Current Herpetology 36: 75-86.
2017 2017-08-20  Pristimantis latro Strabomantidae Brazil De Olivera EA, Rodrigues LR, Kaefer IZL, Pinto KC, Hernandez-Ruz EJ 2017 A new species of Pristimantis from eastern brazilian Amazonia. ZooKeys 687: 101-129.
2017 2017-08-04  Pelophryne penrissenensis Bufonidae Malaysia Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Eto K, Bin Hossman MY 2017 A new species of Pelophryne from western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Anura, Bufonidae). Zoological Science 34: 345-350.
2017 2017-08-03  Nasikabatrachus bhupathi Nasikabatrachidae India Janani SJ, Vasudevan K, Prendini E, Dutta SK, Aggarwal RK 2017 A new species of the genus Nasikabatrachus (Anura, Nasikabatrachidae) from the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, India. Alytes 34: 1-19.
2017 2017-08-02  Breviceps passmorei Brevicipitidae South Africa Minter, Netherlands & Du Preez, in Minter LR, Netherlands EC, Du Preez LJ 2016 Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 4300: 195-216.
2017 2017-08-02  Breviceps carruthersi Brevicipitidae South Africa Du Preez, Netherlands and Minter in Minter LR, Netherlands EC, Du Preez LJ 2016 Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 4300: 195-216.
2017 2017-07-28  Pristimantis boucephalus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Moravec J, Cusi JC, Gvoždík V. 2017. A new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachega-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga. European Journal of Taxonomy 325: 1-22.
2017 2017-07-28  Bryophryne phuyuhampatu Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi A, Ttito A, Diaz MI, Shepack A. 2017. Bryophryne phuyuhampatu sp. n., a new species of Cusco Andes frog from the cloud forest of the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 685: 65–81.
2017 2017-07-28  Theloderma pyaukkya Rhacophoridae Myanmar Dever JA. 2017. A new cryptic species of the Theloderma asperum Complex (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Myanmar. Journal of Herpetology 51: 425–436.
2017 2017-07-28  Dendropsophus nekronastes Hylidae Brazil Dias IR, Haddad CFB, Argôlo AJS, Orrico VGD. 2017. The 100th: an appealing new species of Dendropsophus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil. PloS ONE 12(3): e1071678.
2017 2017-07-27  Brachycephalus curupira Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro LF, Blackburn DC, Stanley EL, Pie MR, Bornschein MR. (2017) Two new species of the Brachycephaluspernix group (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3603
2017 2017-07-27  Brachycephalus coloratus Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro LF, Blackburn DC, Stanley EL, Pie MR, Bornschein MR. (2017) Two new species of the Brachycephaluspernix group (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3603
2017 2017-07-22  Boulengerula spawlsi Herpelidae Kenya Wilkinson M, Malonza PK, Campbell P, Loader SP 2017 A new species of Boulengerula Tornier, 2896 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae) from Keny and the "rediscovery" of Boulengerula denhardti. Zootaxa 4286: 525-534.
2017 2017-07-18  Bolitoglossa yariguiensis Plethodontidae Colombia Meza-Joya FL, Hernandez-Jaimes C, Ramos-Pallares E. 2017 A new species of salamander (Caudata, Plethodontidae, Bolitoglossa) from Serrania de los Yariguies, Colombia. Zootaxa 4294: 93-111.
2017 2017-07-13  Andinobates victimatus Dendrobatidae Colombia Marquez R, Mejia-Vargas D, Palacios-Rodriguez P, Ramirez-Castaneda V, Amezquita A 2017 A new species of Andinobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Uraba region of Colombia. Zootaxa 4290:531-546.
2017 2017-07-11  Eurycea braggi Plethodontidae United States Smith CC 1968 A new Typhlotriton from Arkansas (Amphibia Caudata). Wasmann Journal of Biology. 6: 156–159.
Revalidation by Phillips JG, Fenolio DB, Emel SL, Bonett RM 2017 Hydrologic and geologic history of the Ozark Plateau drive phylogenomic patterns in a cave-obligate salamander. J Biogeography DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13047
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2017 2017-06-22  Minervarya 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.
2017 2017-06-22  Minervarya 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
2017 2017-06-22  Minervarya 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.
2017 2017-06-22  Minervarya 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.
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.
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.
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2017 2017-05-17  Hyalinobatrachium yaku Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin, J.M., D.F. Cisneros-Heredia, R.J. Maynard, R.L. Lynch, J. Culebras, and P.S. Hamilton. 2017. A marvelous new glassfrog (Centrolenidae, Hyalinobatrachium) from Amazonian Ecuador. ZooKeys 673: 1–20.
2017 2017-05-11  Desmognathus valentinei Plethodontidae United States Means DB, Lamb JY, Bernardo J 2017 A new species of dusky salamander (Amphibia: Plethodontidae: Desmognathus) from the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States and a redescription of D. auriculatus. Zootaxa 4263:467-506.
2017 2017-05-11  Brachycephalus darkside Brachycephalidae Brazil Guimaraes CS, Luz S, Rocha PC, Feio RN 2017 The dark side of pumpkin toadlet: a new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Serra do Brigadeiro, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4258:327-344.
2017 2017-04-15  Microhyla taraiensis Microhylidae Nepal Khatiwada JR, Shu GC, Wang SH, Thapa A, Wang B, Jiang J 2017 A new species of the genus Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from eastern Nepal. Zootaxa 4254:221-239.
2017 2017-04-10  Gracixalus jinggangensis Rhacophoridae China Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Chen C-Q, Chen G-L, Zhang Z, Wang Y-Y 2017 A new species of the genus Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Mount Jinggang, southeastern China. Zootaxa 4250:171-185.
2017 2017-04-03  Rhombophryne nilevina Microhylidae Madagascar Lambert SM, Hutter CR, Scherz MD. 2017. Diamond in the rough: a new species of fossorial diamond frog (Rhombophryne) from Ranomafana National Park, southeastern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93: 143–155
2017 2017-03-26  Pristimantis ecuadorensis Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin, Hutter, Tapia, Culebras, Penafiel, Pyron, Morochz, Funk & Arteaga, in: Guayasamin JM, Hutter CR, Tapia EE, Culebras J, Penafiel N, Pyron RA, Morochz C, Funk WC, Arteaga A . 2017 . Diversification of the rainforog Pristimantis ornatissimus in the lowlands and Andean foothills of Ecuador. PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0172615 March 22, 2017
2017 2017-03-23  Gracixalus sapaensis Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Matsui M, Ohler A, Eto K, Tao NT 2017 . Distinction of Gracixalus carinensis from Vietnam and Myanmar, with description of a new species. Alytes 33:25-37.
2017 2017-03-21  Pelodytes hespericus Pelodytidae Spain Diaz-Rodriguez J, Gehara M, Marquez R, Vences M, Goncalves H, Sequeira F, Martinez-Solano I, Tejedo M 2017 Integrative of molecular, bioacoustical and morphological data reveals two new cryptic species of Pelodytes (Anura, Pelodytidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 4243:1-41.
2017 2017-03-21  Pelodytes atlanticus Pelodytidae Portugal Diaz-Rodriguez J, Gehara M, Marquez R, Vences M, Goncalves H, Sequeira F, Martinez-Solano I, Tejedo M 2017 Integrative of molecular, bioacoustical and morphological data reveals two new cryptic species of Pelodytes (Anura, Pelodytidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 4243:1-41.
2017 2017-03-21  Leptobrachella petrops Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Dau VQ, Hoang HD, Le DTT, Chtajar TP, Nguyen TT 2017 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from northern Vietnam. Zootaxa 4242:544-564.
2017 2017-03-20  Pristimantis leopardus Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Jimenez-Rivillas C, Daza JM 2017 Phylogenetic analysis of the neotropical Pristimantis leptolophus species group (Anura: Craugastoridae): molecular approach and description of a new polymorphic species. Zootaxa 4242: 313-343.
2017 2017-03-20  Dendropsophus vraemi Hylidae Peru Caminer MA, Mila B, Jansen M, Fouquet A, Venegas PJ, Chavez G, Lougheed SC, Ron SR . 2017 . Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species complex (Anura: Hylidae): cryuptic diversity and the description of two new species. PLoS One 12(3): e0171785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.071785
2017 2017-03-20  Dendropsophus arndti Hylidae Bolivia Caminer MA, Mila B, Jansen M, Fouquet A, Venegas PJ, Chavez G, Lougheed SC, Ron SR . 2017 . Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species complex (Anura: Hylidae): cryuptic diversity and the description of two new species. PLoS One 12(3): e0171785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.071785
2017 2017-03-17  Ansonia teneritas Bufonidae Malaysia Waser LE, Schweizer M, Haas A, Das I, Jankowski A, Min PY, Hertwig ST 2017 From a lost world: an integrative phylogenetic analysis of Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Lissamphibia: Anura: Bufonidae), with the description of a new species. Org Divers Evol 17:287-303.
2017 2017-03-09  Pristimantis attenboroughi Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, von May R . 2017 . A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Craugasstoridae, Pristimantis) from high elevations of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru. ZooKeys 660: 17-42.
2017 2017-03-09  Sigalegalephrynus minangkabauensis Bufonidae Indonesia Smart U, Sarker GC, Arifin U, Harvey MB, Sidik I, Hamidy A Kurniawan N, Smith EN . 2017 . A new genus and two new species of arboreal toads from the highlands of Sumatra with a phylogeny of Sundaland toad genera. Herpetologica 73:63-75.
2017 2017-03-09  Sigalegalephrynus mandailinguensis Bufonidae Indonesia Smart U, Sarker GC, Arifin U, Harvey MB, Sidik I, Hamidy A Kurniawan N, Smith EN . 2017 . A new genus and two new species of arboreal toads from the highlands of Sumatra with a phylogeny of Sundaland toad genera. Herpetologica 73:63-75.
2017 2017-03-05  Phyllodytes megatympanum Hylidae Brazil Marciano Jr E, Lantyer-Silva ASF, Sole M. 2017 A new species pf Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4238: 135-142.
2017 2017-02-27  Hyperolius ruvuensis Hyperoliidae Tanzania, United Republic of Barratt, Lawson and Loader, in Barratt CD. Lawson LP, Bittencourt- Silva GB, Doggart N, Morgan-Brown T, Nagel P, Loader SP. 2017. A new, narrowly distributed, and critically endangered species of spiny- throated reen frog (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a highly threatened coastal forest reserve in Tanzania. Herpetological Journal 27:13-24
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus webilla Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus radcliffei Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus manalari Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-21  Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis Nyctibatrachidae India Garg, S., R. Suyesh, S. Sukesan, and S.D. Biju. 2017. Seven new species of Night Frogs (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot of India, with remarkably high diversity of diminutive forms. PeerJ 5: e3007.
2017 2017-02-16  Capensibufo selenophos Bufonidae South Africa Channing, A., G.J. Measey, A.L. de Villiers, A.A. Turner, and K.A. Tolley. 2017. Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura: Bufonidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 4232: 282-292.
2017 2017-02-16  Capensibufo magistratus Bufonidae South Africa Channing, A., G.J. Measey, A.L. de Villiers, A.A. Turner, and K.A. Tolley. 2017. Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura: Bufonidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 4232: 282-292.
2017 2017-02-16  Capensibufo deceptus Bufonidae South Africa Channing, A., G.J. Measey, A.L. de Villiers, A.A. Turner, and K.A. Tolley. 2017. Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura: Bufonidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 4232: 282-292.
2017 2017-01-20  Minervarya chiangmaiensis Dicroglossidae Myanmar; Thailand Suwannapoom C, Yuan Z-Y, Poyarkov Jr NA, Yan F, Kamtaeja S, Murphy RW, Che J . 2017 (2016) A new species of genus Fejervarya (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from northern Thailand. Zoological Science (Kunming) 37:227-237.
2017 2017-01-19  Eleutherodactylus cattus Eleutherodactylidae Cuba Rodriguez A, Dugo-Coto A, Montero-Mendieta S, Gonzalez-Voyer A, Bosch RA, Vences M, Vila C 2017 Cryptic within cryptic: genetics, morphometrics, and bioacoustics delimitate a new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from eastern Cuba. Zootaxa 4221:501-552.
2017 2017-01-17  Ameerega shihuemoy Dendrobatidae Peru Serrano-Rojas SJ, Whitworth A, Villacampa J, Von May R, Padial JM, Chaparro JC 2017 A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Manu province, Amazon region of southeastern Peru, with notes on its natural history, bioacoustics, phylogenetics and recommended conservation status. Zootaxa 4221: 71-94.
2017 2017-01-12  Pristimantis ashaninka Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Moravec J . 2016 A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from a montane forest of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru (Región Junín). Zookeys 645: 85-102.
2017 2017-01-12  Aplastodiscus lutzorum Hylidae Brazil Berneck BVM, Giaretta AA, Brandao RA, Cruz CAG, Haddad CFB 2017 The first species of Aplastodiscus endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 642:115-130.

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/
2016 2017-02-07  Diasporus sapo Eleutherodactylidae Panama Batista A, Koehler G, Mebert K, Hertz A, Vesely M . 2016 . An integrative approach to reveal speciation and species richness in the genus Diasporus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in eastern Panama. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178: 267-311.
2016 2017-02-07  Diasporus pequeno Eleutherodactylidae Panama Batista A, Koehler G, Mebert K, Hertz A, Vesely M . 2016 . An integrative approach to reveal speciation and species richness in the genus Diasporus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in eastern Panama. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178: 267-311.
2016 2017-02-07  Diasporus majeensis Eleutherodactylidae Panama Batista A, Koehler G, Mebert K, Hertz A, Vesely M . 2016 . An integrative approach to reveal speciation and species richness in the genus Diasporus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in eastern Panama. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178: 267-311.
2016 2017-02-07  Diasporus darienensis Eleutherodactylidae Panama Batista A, Koehler G, Mebert K, Hertz A, Vesely M . 2016 . An integrative approach to reveal speciation and species richness in the genus Diasporus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in eastern Panama. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178: 267-311.
2016 2017-02-06  Oreobates yanucu Strabomantidae Bolivia Koehler J, Padial JM 2016 Description and phylogenetic position of a new (singleton) species of Oreobates Jiménez De La Espada, 1872 (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the yungas of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Annals of Carnegie Museum, 84:23-38.
2016 2017-02-04  Rhacophorus pinglongensis Rhacophoridae China Mo Y, Chen W, Liao X, Zhou S. 2016 A new species of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Southern China. Asian Herpetological Reserch, 7: 139-150.
2016 2017-01-24  Gastrotheca spectabilis Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE, Venegas PJ . 2016 . Diversity of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the northern Cordillera Central, Peru, with the descriptions of two new species. Phyllomedusa 15:103-117.
2016 2017-01-24  Gastrotheca oresbios Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE, Venegas PJ. 2016. Diversity of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the northern Cordillera Central, Peru, with the descriptions of two new species. Phyllomedusa 15:103-117.
2016 2016-12-31  Paramesotriton aurantius Salamandridae China Yuan A, Wu Y, Zhou J, Che J 2016 A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) fro Fujian, southeastern China. Zootaxa 4205: 549-563.
2016 2016-12-31  Oedipina berlini Plethodontidae Costa Rica Kubicki B 2016 A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Oedipina) from the central Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3: 819-840.
2016 2016-12-31  Lynchius tabaconas Strabomantidae Peru Motta AP, Chaparro JC, Pombal, Jr JP, Guayasamin JM, De la Riva I, Padial JM. 2016. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the Andean genus Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 (Anura: Craugastoridae). Herpetological Monographs 30: 119–142.
2016 2016-12-31  Lynchius oblitus Strabomantidae Peru Motta AP, Chaparro JC, Pombal, Jr JP, Guayasamin JM, De la Riva I, Padial JM. 2016. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the Anean genus Lynchius Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 (Anura: Craugastoridae). Herpetological Monographs 30: 119–142.
2016 2016-12-31  Phrynomedusa dryade Hylidae Brazil Baeta D, Giasson LOM, Pombal Jr JP, Haddad CFB 2016 Review of the rare genus Phrynomedusa Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) with description of a new species. Herpetological Monographs 30: 49-78.
2016 2016-12-31  Euphlyctis karaavali Dicroglossidae India Priti H, Naik CR, Seshadri KS, Singal R, Vidisha MK, Ravikanth G, Gururaja KV 2016. A new species of Euphlyctis (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from the West Coastal Plains of India. Asian Herpetological Research 7: 229–241.
2016 2016-12-22  Microkayla melanocheira Strabomantidae Bolivia de la Riva, I., and J. Aparicio. 2016. Three new Bolivian species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae), and comments on the amphibian fauna of the Cordillera de Apolobamba. Salamandra 52: 283-292.
2016 2016-12-22  Microkayla colla Strabomantidae Bolivia de la Riva, I., and J. Aparicio. 2016. Three new Bolivian species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae), and comments on the amphibian fauna of the Cordillera de Apolobamba. Salamandra 52: 283-292.
2016 2016-12-22  Microkayla chaupi Strabomantidae Bolivia de la Riva, I., and J. Aparicio. 2016. Three new Bolivian species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae), and comments on the amphibian fauna of the Cordillera de Apolobamba. Salamandra 52: 283-292.
2016 2016-12-14  Hyperolius drewesi Hyperoliidae Sao Tome and Principe Bell RC 2016 A new species of Hyperolius (Amphibia: Hyperoliidae) from Principe Island, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Herpetologica 72:343-351.
2016 2016-12-02  Pristimantis prometeii Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Cogălniceanu D, Székely D, Páez N, Ron SR 2016 A new species of Pristimantis from southern Ecuador (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 606: 77–97. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.606.9121.
2016 2016-12-02  Pristimantis nietoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Arteaga-Navarro A. Pyron RA, Peñafiel N, Romero-Barreto P, Culebras J, Bustamante L, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Guayasamin JM 2016 Comparative phylogeography reveals cryptic diversity and repeated patterns of cladogenesis for amphibians and reptiles in northwestern Ecuador. PLoS 1: 11(4: e0151746): 1–40.
2016 2016-12-02  Pristimantis buenaventura Strabomantidae Ecuador Arteaga-Navarro A. Pyron RA, Peñafiel N, Romero-Barreto P, Culebras J, Bustamante L, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Guayasamin JM 2016 Comparative phylogeography reveals cryptic diversity and repeated patterns of cladogenesis for amphibians and reptiles in northwestern Ecuador. PLoS 1: 11(4: e0151746): 1–40.
2016 2016-11-28  Tepuihyla shushupe Hylidae Peru Ron SR, Venegas1 PJ, Ortega-Andrade HM, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Salerno P (2016) Systematics of Ecnomiohyla tuberculosa with the description of a new species and comments on the taxonomy of Trachycephalus typhonius (Anura, Hylidae). ZooKeys 630: 115–154. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.630.9298
2016 2016-11-24  Nototriton oreadorum Plethodontidae Honduras Townsendi JH 2016 Taxonomic revision of the moss salamander Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt)(Caudata: Plethodontidae), with description of two new species from the Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Honduras. Zootaxa 4196: 511-528.
2016 2016-11-24  Nototriton nelsoni Plethodontidae Honduras Townsendi JH 2016 Taxonomic revision of the moss salamander Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt)(Caudata: Plethodontidae), with description of two new species from the Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Honduras. Zootaxa 4196: 511-528.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne picticrus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne philosylleptoris Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne penelopeia Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne meliades Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne matawan Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne lemur Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne equus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne banshee Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne aurora Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-23  Oreophryne anser Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2016 Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195:1-68.
2016 2016-11-19  Scinax rossaferesae Hylidae Brazil Conte CE, Araujo-Viera K, Crivellari LB, Bberneck BVM 2016 A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Parana, southern Brazil. Zootaxa 4193: 245-265.
2016 2016-11-18  Indirana paramakri Ranixalidae India Garg S, Biju SD 2016 Molecular and morphological study of leaping frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with description of two new species. PLoSOne DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0166326
2016 2016-11-18  Indirana bhadrai Ranixalidae India Garg S, Biju SD 2016 Molecular and morphological study of leaping frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with description of two new species. PLoSOne DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0166326
2016 2016-11-18  Oreophryne pseudunicolor Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, Richards SJ 2016 Description of two new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 66: 157–168.
2016 2016-11-18  Oreophryne flavomaculata Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, Richards SJ 2016 Description of two new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 66: 157–168.
2016 2016-11-15  Thorius tlaxiacus Plethodontidae Mexico Parra-Olea G, Rovito SM, Garcia-Paris M, Maisano JA, Wake DB, Hanken J 2016 Biology of tiny animals: three new species of minute salamanders (Plethodontidae: Thorius) from Oaxaca, Mexico. PeerJ 4:e2694; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2694
2016 2016-11-15  Thorius pinicola Plethodontidae Mexico Parra-Olea G, Rovito SM, Garcia-Paris M, Maisano JA, Wake DB, Hanken J 2016 Biology of tiny animals: three new species of minute salamanders (PLethodontidae: Thorius) from Oaxaca, Mexico. PeerJ 4:e2694; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2694
2016 2016-11-15  Thorius longicaudus Plethodontidae Mexico Parra-Olea G, Rovito SM, Garcia-Paris M, Maisano JA, Wake DB, Hanken J 2016 Biology of tiny animals: three new species of minute salamanders (Plethodontidae: Thorius) from Oaxaca, Mexico. PeerJ 4:e2694; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2694
2016 2016-11-07  Bolitoglossa aurae Plethodontidae Costa Rica Kubicki B, Arias E. 2016 A beautiful new yellow salamander, genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from the northeastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Zootaxa 4184:329-346.
2016 2016-11-07  Uperoleia mahonyi Myobatrachidae Australia Clulow S, Anstis M, Keogh JS, Catullo RA 2016 A new species of Australian frog (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the New South Wales mid-north coast sandplains. Zootaxa 4184: 285-315.
2016 2016-11-02  Brachycephalus albolineatus Brachycephalidae Brazil Bornschein, M.R., L.F. Ribeiro, D.C. Blackburn, E.L. Stanley, and M.R. Pie. 2016. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. PeerJ 4:e2629; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2629.
2016 2016-10-31  Fritziana tonimi Hemiphractidae Brazil Walker M, Gasparini JL, Haddad CFB 2016 A new polymorphic species of egg-brooding frog of the genus Fritziana from southeastern Brazil (Anura: Hemiphractidae). Salamandra 52:221-229.
2016 2016-09-30  Hynobius unisacculus Hynobiidae Korea, Republic of Min M-s, Baek H-J, Song J-Y, Chang MH, Poyarkov Jr NA 2016 A new species of salamander of the genus Hynobius from South Korea. Zootaxa 4169: 475-503.
2016 2016-09-30  Theloderma annae Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TQ, Pham CT, Nguyen TT, Ngo HN, Ziegler T 2016 A new species of Theloderma (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4168: 171-186.
2016 2016-09-30  Amolops albispinus Ranidae China Sung, Wang and Wang in Sung Y-H, Hu P, Wang J, Liu H-J, Wang Y-Y 2016 A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 4170: 525-538.
2016 2016-09-28  Litoria bella Hylidae Australia McDonald KR, Rowley JJL, Richards SJ, Frankham GJ 2016 A new species of treefrog (Litoria) from Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Zootaxa 4171: 153-169.
2016 2016-09-27  Indirana yadera Ranixalidae India Dahanukar N, Modak N, Krutha K, Nameer PO, Padhye AD, Molur S 2016 Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. J Threatened Taxa 8: 9221-9288.
2016 2016-09-27  Indirana tysoni Ranixalidae India Dahanukar N, Modak N, Krutha K, Nameer PO, Padhye AD, Molur S 2016 Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. J Threatened Taxa 8: 9221-9288.
2016 2016-09-27  Indirana sarojamma Ranixalidae India Dahanukar N, Modak N, Krutha K, Nameer PO, Padhye AD, Molur S 2016 Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. J Threatened Taxa 8: 9221-9288.
2016 2016-09-27  Indirana duboisi Ranixalidae India Dahanukar N, Modak N, Krutha K, Nameer PO, Padhye AD, Molur S 2016 Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. J Threatened Taxa 8: 9221-9288.
2016 2016-08-27  Amietia moyerorum Pyxicephalidae Malawi; Tanzania, United Republic of Channing A, Dehling JM, Loetters S, Ernst R 2016 Species boundaries and taxonomy of the African river frogs (Amphibia: Pyxicephalidae: Amietia). Zootaxa 4155: 1-76.
2016 2016-08-24  Scinax caissara Hylidae Brazil Lourenco ACC, Zina J, Catrioli GA, Kasahara S, Faivovich J, Haddad CFB 2016 A new species of the Scinax catharinae group (Anura: Hylidae) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4154: 415-435.
2016 2016-08-18  Pristimantis pichincha Strabomantidae Ecuador Yanez-Munoz MH, Reyes-Puig C, Bejarano-Munoz P, Ron SR 2015 Otra nueva especie de rana Pristimantis
(Anura: Terrarana) de las estribaciones
occidentales del Volcán Pichincha, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 7: B52-B60.
2016 2016-08-18  Pristimantis kuri Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Reyes-Puig, C 2016 Tres nuevas especies de ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de la Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador. ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías 8:5–25.
2016 2016-08-18  Pristimantis hampatusami Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Reyes-Puig, C 2016 Tres nuevas especies de ranas terrestres Pristimantis
(Anura: Craugastoridae) de la Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador.
ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías 8:5–25.
2016 2016-08-18  Pristimantis allpapuyu Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Reyes-Puig, C 2016 Tres nuevas especies de ranas terrestres Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de la Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador. ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías 8:5–25.
2016 2016-08-16  Theloderma lacustrinum Rhacophoridae Lao People's Democratic Republic Sivongxay N, Davankham M, Phimmachak S, Phoumixay K, Stuart BL 2016 A new small-sized Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Laos. Zootaxa 4147: 433-442.
2016 2016-08-16  Leptobrachium tengchongense Megophryidae China Yang J-H, Wang Y-Y, Chan BP-L 2016 A new species of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligongshan Mountain Range, China. Zootaxa 4150:133-148.
2016 2016-08-12  Pseudopaludicola motorzinho Leptodactylidae Bolivia; Brazil Pansonato A. Veiga-Menoncello, Mudrek JR, Jansen M, Recco-Pimentel SM, Mrtins IA, Struessmann C 2016 Two new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: :eiuperinae) from eastern Bolivia and western Brazil. Herpetologica 72: 235-255.
2016 2016-08-12  Pseudopaludicola ibisoroca Leptodactylidae Brazil Pansonato A. Veiga-Menoncello, Mudrek JR, Jansen M, Recco-Pimentel SM, Mrtins IA, Struessmann C 2016 Two new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: :eiuperinae) from eastern Bolivia and western Brazil. Herpetologica 72: 235-255.
2016 2016-08-12  Boana cambui Hylidae Brazil Pinheiro PDP, Pezzuti TL, Leite FSF, Garcia PCA, Haddad CFB, Faivovich J 2016 A new species of the Hypsiboas pulchellus group from the Serra de Mantiqueira, southeastern Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica 72: 256-270.
2016 2016-08-11  Pristimantis pulchridormientes Strabomantidae Peru Chavez G and Catenazzi A. 2016. A new species of frog of the genus Pristimantis from Tingo Maria National Park, Huanuco Department, central Peru (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 610:113-130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.610.8507
2016 2016-07-29  Pristimantis urani Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Daza JM 2016 Molecular phylogenetics of the Pristimantis lacrimosus species group (Anura: Craugastoridae) with the description of a new species from Colombia. Acta Herpetologica 11: 31-45.
2016 2016-07-12  Craugastor gabbi Craugastoridae Costa Rica; Panama Arias E, Chaves G, Crawford AJ, Parra-Olea G 2016 A new species of the Craugastor podiciferus species group (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the premontane forest of southwestern Costa Rica. Zootaxa 4132: 347-363.
2016 2016-06-26  Cyclorana occidentalis Hylidae Australia Anstis M, Price LC, Roberts JD, Catalano SR, Hines HB, Doughty P, Donnellan SC 2016 Revision of the water-holding frogs, Cyclorana platycephala (Anura: Hylidae), from arid Australia, including a description of a new species. Zootaxa 4126: 451-479.
2016 2016-06-24  Philautus nephophilus Rhacophoridae Malaysia Dehling JM, Matsui M, Imbun PY 2016 A new small montane species of Philautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Gunung Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Salamandra 52: 77-90.
2016 2016-06-23  Oedipina capitalina Plethodontidae Honduras Solis JM, Espinal MR, Valle RE, O'Reilly CM, Itgen MW, Townsend JH 2016 On the taxonomy of Oedpina stuarti (Caudata: Plethodotidae), with description of a new species from suburban Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Salamandra 42: 125-133.
2016 2016-06-23  Raorchestes silentvalley Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Cyriac VP, Chandramohan B, Ansil BR, Mathew JK, Raiu DV, Abraham RK 2016 Two new species of Raorchestes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Silent Valley National Park in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats, India. Salamandra 52: 63 - 76.
2016 2016-06-23  Raorchestes lechiya Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Cyriac VP, Chandramohan B, Ansil BR, Mathew JK, Raiu DV, Abraham RK 2016 Two new species of Raorchestes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Silent Valley National Park in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats, India. Salamandra 52: 63 - 76.
2016 2016-06-23  Rhombophryne savaka Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Glaw F, Vences M, Andreone F, Crottini A 2016 Two new species of terrestrial microhylid frogs (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Rhombophryne) from northeastern Madagascar. Salamandra 52: 91 - 106.
2016 2016-06-23  Rhombophryne botabota Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MC, Glaw F, Vences M, Andreone F, Crottini A 2016 Two new species of terrestrial microhylid frogs (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Rhombopryne) from northeastern Madagascar. Salamandra 52: 91 - 106.
2016 2016-06-23  Pseudopaludicola jaredi Leptodactylidae Brazil De Andrade FS, De Magalhaes FDM, Nunes-de-Almeida CH, Veiga-Menoncello ACP, Santana DJ, Garda AA, Loebmann D, Recco-Pimentel SM, Giaretta AA, Toledo LF 2016 A new species of long-legged Pseudopaludicola from northeastern Brazil (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae). Salamandra 52:107-124.
2016 2016-06-17  Pristimantis dorado Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Lamadrid-Feris F, Crawford AJ 2016 A new small golden frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from an Andean cloud forest of Colombia. Amphibia-Reptilia 37: 153–166.
2016 2016-06-16  Mantophryne insignis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards S 2016 Description of a striking new Mantophryne species (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Zoosyst. Evol. 92: 111-118.
2016 2016-06-12  Pristimantis tinguichaca Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Ojala-Barbour R, Batallas D, Almendariz A 2016 A New Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Cloud Forest
of Sangay National Park, Ecuador. J Herpetology 50: 337-344.
2016 2016-06-03  Pristimantis yanezi Strabomantidae Ecuador Navarrete MJ, Venegas PJ, Ron SR (2016) Two new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis from Llanganates National Park in Ecuador with comments on the regional diversity of Ecuadorian Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 593: 139–162. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8063
2016 2016-06-03  Pristimantis pluvialis Strabomantidae Peru Shepack A, von May R, Ttito A, Catenazzi A (2016) A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the foothills of the Andes in Manu National Park, southeastern Peru. ZooKeys 594: 143–164. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.594.8295
2016 2016-06-03  Pristimantis llanganati Strabomantidae Ecuador Navarrete MJ, Venegas PJ, Ron SR (2016) Two new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis from Llanganates National Park in Ecuador with comments on the regional diversity of Ecuadorian Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 593: 139–162. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8063
2016 2016-05-29  Osteocephalus camufatus Hylidae Brazil Jungfer K-H, Verdade VL, Faivovich J, Rodrigues MT 2016 A new species of spiny-backed treefrog (Osteocephalus) from Central Amazonian Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 4114: 171-181.
2016 2016-05-04  Triturus anatolicus Salamandridae Turkey Wielstra B, Arntzen JW 2016 Description of a new species of crested newt, previously subsumed in Triturus ivanbureschi (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae). Zootaxa 4109: 73-80.
2016 2016-05-02  Dendropsophus mapinguari Hylidae Brazil Peloso PLV, Orrico VGD, Haddad CFB, Lima-Filho GR, Sturaro MJ 2016 A new species of clown tree frog, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species group, from Amazonia (Anura, Hylidae). South American J Herpetology 11: 66-80.
2016 2016-04-29  Pseudocallulops foja Microhylidae Indonesia A new species of the frog genus Pseudocallulops from the Foja Mountains in northwestern New Guinea (Amphibia, Microhylidae). Russian J Herpetology 23: 63-69.
2016 2016-04-16  Ansonia smeagol Bufonidae Malaysia Davis JR. Grismer LL, Klabacka RL, Muin MA, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Wood Jr PL, Sites JW 2016 The phylogenetic relationships of a new Stream Toad of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from a montane region in Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4103: 137-153.
2016 2016-04-01  Limnonectes longchuanensis Dicroglossidae China; Myanmar Suwannapoom, Yuan, Chen, Sullivan, McLeod in Suwannapoom C, Yuan Z-Y, Chen J-M, Hou, Mian, Zhao H-P, Nguyen TS, Nguyen TQ, Murphy RW, Sullivan J, McLeod DS, Che J 2016 Taxonomic revision of the Chinese Limnonectes (Anura, Dicroglossidae) with the description of a new species from China and Myanmar. Zootaxa 4093: 181-200.
2016 2016-03-21  Pachytriton wuguanfui Salamandridae China Yuan Z-Y, Zhang B-L, Che J 2016 A new species of the genus Pachytiton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Hunan and Guangxi, southeastern China. Zootaxa 4085: 219-232.
2016 2016-03-21  Odorrana mutschmanni Ranidae Viet Nam Pham CT, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T 2016 A new species of Odorrana (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4084: 421-435.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella tengchongensis Megophryidae China Yang H-H, Wang Y-Y, Chen G-L, Rao D-Q 2016 A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mt. Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 4088: 379-394.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella tadungensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Peloso PLV, Nguyen TQ, Hoang HD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T 2016 Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4085: 63-102.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella pallida Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Peloso PLV, Nguyen TQ, Hoang HD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T 2016 Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4085: 63-102.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella maculosa Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Peloso PLV, Nguyen TQ, Hoang HD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T 2016 Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4085: 63-102.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella kalonensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Peloso PLV, Nguyen TQ, Hoang HD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T 2016 Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4085: 63-102.
2016 2016-03-21  Leptobrachella ardens Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Peloso PLV, Nguyen TQ, Hoang HD, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T 2016 Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4085: 63-102.
2016 2016-03-14  Psychrophrynella chirihampatu Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi, A. and Ttito, A. 2016. A new species of Psychrophrynella (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the humid montane forests of Cusco, eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. PeerJ 4:e1807; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1807
2016 2016-03-14  Microhyla laterite Microhylidae India Seshadri KS, Singal R, Priti H, Ravikanth G, Vidisha MK, Saurabh S, Pratik M, Gururaja KV 2016 Microhyla laterite sp. nov., a new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from a laterite rock formation in South West India. PLoS 1 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149727
2016 2016-03-10  Pristimantis iiap Strabomantidae Peru Padial JM, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Chaparro JC, Gutierrez RC 2016 A new species of the Pristimantis conspicillatus group from the Peruvian Amazon. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 83: 2-7-218.
2016 2016-03-03  Raorchestes honnametti Rhacophoridae India Gururaja, Priti, Roshmi, Arvind IN: Roshmi RS, Ramya B, Sudhira HS, Ravikanth G, Aravind NA, Gururaja KV 2016 Integrative taxonomic approach for describing a new cryptic species of bush frog (Raorchestes: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, India. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149382
2016 2016-03-03  Minervarya dhaka Dicroglossidae Bangladesh Howlader MSA, Nair A, Merila J 2016 A new species of frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) discovered from the mega city of Dhaka. PLoSOne DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149597
2016 2016-03-03  Amazophrynella javierbustamantei Bufonidae Peru Rojas RR, Chaparro JC, De Carvalho VT, Avila RW, Farias IP, Hrbek T, Gordo M 2016 Uncovering the diversity in the Amazophrynella minuta complex: integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Amazophrynella (Anura, Bufonidae) from southern Peru. ZooKeys 563: 43-71.
2016 2016-02-25  Boana diabolica Hylidae Brazil; French Guiana Fouquet A, Martinez Q, Zeidler L, Courtois EA, Gaucher P, Blanc M, Lima JDD, Souza SM, Rodrigues MT, Kok PJJ 2016 Cryptic diversity in the Hypsiboas semilineatus species group (Amphibia, Anura) with the description of a new species from the eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4084: 79-104
2016 2016-02-25  Allobates bacurau Dendrobatidae Brazil Simoes PI 2016 A new species of nurse-frog (Aromobatidae, Allobates) from the Madeira River basin with a small geographic range. Zootaxa 4083: 501-525.
2016 2016-02-25  Brachycephalus sulfuratus Brachycephalidae Brazil Condez TH, Monteiro JPdC, Comitti EJ, Haddad CFB 2016 A new species of flea-toad (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the southern Atlantic forest, Brazil. Zootaxa 4083: 40-56.
2016 2016-01-29  Kurixalus wangi Rhacophoridae Taiwan Wu S-P, Huang C-C, Tsai C-L, Lin T-E. Kjamg J-J. Wu S-H 2016 Systematic revision of the Taiwanese genus Kurixalus members with a description of two new endemic species (Anura, Rhacophoridae). ZooKeys 557: 121-153.
2016 2016-01-29  Kurixalus berylliniris Rhacophoridae Taiwan Wu S-P, Huang C-C, Tsai C-L, Lin T-E. Kjamg J-J. Wu S-H 2016 Systematic revision of the Taiwanese genus Kurixalus members with a description of two new endemic species (Anura, Rhacophoridae). ZooKeys 557: 121-153.
2016 2016-01-26  Nasutixalus medogensis Rhacophoridae China Jiang, Wang, Yan Che in Jiang K, Yan F, Wang K, Zou D-H, Li C, Che J 2016 A new genus and species of treefrog from Medog, southeastern Tibet, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae). Zoological Research 37: 15 - 20.
2016 2016-01-26  Amolops nyingchiensis Ranidae China Jiang, Wang, Xie, Jiang &Che in Jiang K, Wang K, Jiang X, Zou D_H, Liu W-L, Jiang J-P, Li C, Che J 2016 A new species of the genus Amolops (Amphibia: Ranidae) from southeastern Tibet, China. Zoological Research 37: 31 - 40.
2016 2016-01-26  Scutiger spinosus Megophryidae China Jiang, Wang, Li and Che, in Jiang K, Wang K, Zou D-H, Yan F, Li P-P, Che J 2016 A new species of the genus Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from Medog of southeastern Tibet, China. Zoological Research 37:21 - 30.
2016 2016-01-20  Blythophryne beryet Bufonidae India Chandramouli SR, Vasudevan K, Harikrishnan S, Dutta SK, Janani SJ, Sharma R, Das I, Aggarwal RK 2016 A new genus and species of arboreal toad with phytotelmonous larvae, from the Andaman Islands, India (Lissamphibia, Anura, Bufornidae). ZooKeys 555: 57-90.
2016 2016-01-19  Pristimantis stictus Strabomantidae Colombia GONZÁLEZ-DURÁN GA. 2016 A new small frog species of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern paramos of Colombia. Zootaxa 4066: 421-437.
2016 2016-01-19  Microhyla mihintalei Microhylidae Sri Lanka Wijayathilaka N, Garg S, Senevirathne G, Karunarathna, Biju SD, Meegaskumbura M. 2016 A new species of Microhyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka: an integrative taxonomic approach. Zootaxa 4066: 331-342.
2016 2016-01-19  Scinax haddadorum Hylidae Brazil Araujo-Vieira K, Valdujo PH, Faivovich J. 2016. A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Zootaxa 4061: 261–273.
2016 2016-01-19  Hyloscirtus diabolus Hylidae Peru Rivera-Correa M, García-Burneo K, Grant T. 2016. A new red-eyed of stream treefrog of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus. Zootaxa 4061: 29-40.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2015 2017-09-30  Kalophrynus meizon Microhylidae Indonesia; Malaysia Zug GR 2015 Morphology and systematics of Kalophrynus interlineatus-pleurostigma populations (Anura: Microhylidae: Kalophrynidae) and a taxonomy of the genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, Asian sticky frogs. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Series 4, 62:135-190.
2015 2017-09-30  Kalophrynus anya Microhylidae Myanmar Zug GR 2015 Morphology and systematics of Kalophrynus interlineatus-pleurostigma populations (Anura: Microhylidae: Kalophrynidae) and a taxonomy of the genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, Asian sticky frogs. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Series 4, 62:135-190.
2015 2017-08-27  Bryophryne bakersfield Strabomantidae Peru Chaparro, J. C., J. M. Padial, R. C. Gutiérrez, and I. De la Riva. 2015. A new species of Andean frog of the genus Bryophryne from southern Peru (Anura: Craugastoridae) and its phylogenetic position, with notes on the diversity of the genus. Zootaxa 3994: 94–108
2015 2017-03-27  Dendropsophus bromeliaceus Hylidae Brazil Ferreira,RB, Faivovich J, Beard KH, Pombal,Jr JB 2015.The first bromeligenous species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil's Atlantic Forest. PLoS One 10 (12: e0142893): 1–21.
2015 2016-09-27  Indirana salelkari Ranixalidae India Modak N, Dahanukar N, Gosavi N, Padhye AD 2015 Indirana salelkari, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghas of Goa, India. J Threatened Taxa 7: 7493-7509.
2015 2016-08-18  Pristimantis sacharuna Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Perez L MB, Yanez-Munoz MH 2015 Dos nuevas especies de ranas Pristimantis
(Craugastoridae) de la cordillera de los Sacha
Llanganatis, vertiente oriental de los Andes de Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2015: B61-B74.
2015 2016-08-18  Pristimantis pinchaque Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Perez L MB, Yanez-Munoz MH 2015 Dos nuevas especies de ranas Pristimantis (Craugastoridae) de la cordillera de los Sacha Llanganatis, vertiente oriental de los Andes de Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2015: B61-B74.
2015 2016-05-30  Odorrana lipuensis Ranidae China Mo, Y.-m., W.-c. Chen, H.-y. Wu, W. Zhang, and S.-c. Zhou. 2015. A new species of Odorrana inhabiting complete darkness in a karst cave in Guangxi, China. Asian Herpetological Research 6: 11–17.
2015 2016-02-25  Cornufer paepkei Ceratobatrachidae Indonesia Guenther R 2015 Description of two new taxa of the ceratobatrachid genus Platymantis from western New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 65: 101-116.
2015 2016-01-11  Oreophryne roedeli Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2015 Two new Oreophryne species from the Fakfak Mountains, West Papua Province of Indonesia (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 65: 357-370.
2015 2016-01-11  Oreophryne choerophrynoides Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2015 Two new Oreophryne species from the Fakfak Mountains, West Papua Province of Indonesia (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 65: 357-370.
2015 2016-01-11  Cophixalus salawatiensis Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B, Krey K. 2015 Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosyst Evol 91: 199-213.
2015 2016-01-11  Cophixalus rajampatensis Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B, Krey K. 2015 Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosyst Evol 91: 199-213.
2015 2016-01-08  Xenopus poweri Pipidae Angola; Botswana; Cameroon; Namibia; Nigeria; Zambia Revalidated in: Furman, B.L.S., Bewick, A., Harrison, T.L., Greenbaum, E., Gvozdik, V., Kusamba, C., and Evans, B.J. 2015. Pan-African phylogeography of a model organism, the African clawed frog 'Xenopus leavis'. Molecular Ecology 24:909-925 doi:10.1111/mec.13076
2015 2016-01-01  Craugastor metriosistus Craugastoridae Colombia Ospina-Sarria JJ, Angarita-Sierra T, Pedroza-Banda R. 2015 A new Species of Craugastor (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Magdalena River Valley, Colombia, with evaluation of the characters used to identify species of the Craugastor fitzingeri group. South American J Herpetology 10: 165-177.
2015 2015-12-28  Tylototriton himalayanus Salamandridae India; Nepal Khatiwada JR, Wang B, Ghimire S, Vasudevan K, Paudel S, Jiang J 2015 A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from eastern Himalaya. Asian Herpetological Research 6: 245-256.
2015 2015-12-26  Tepuihyla obscura Hylidae Venezuela Kok PJR, Ratz S, Tegelaar M, Aubret F, Means DB. 2015 Out of taxonomic limbo: a name for the species of Tepuihyla (Anura: Hylidae) from the Chimanta Massif, Pantepui region, northern South America. Salamandra 51: 283-314.
2015 2015-12-24  Guibemantis diphonus Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Jovanovic O, Safarek G, Glaw F, Koehler J. 2015 A new arboreal frog of the genus Guibemantis from the southeast of Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae). Zootaxa 4059: 569-580.
2015 2015-12-20  Sphaenorhynchus canga Hylidae Brazil Araujo-Vieira I, Lacerda JVA, Pezzuti TL, Leite FSF, Assis CLS, Cruz CAG 2015 A new species of hatchet-faced treefrog Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi (Anura: Hylidae) from Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4059: 96-114.
2015 2015-12-19  Clinotarsus penelope Ranidae Thailand Grosjean S, Bordoloi S, Chuaynkern Y, Chakravarty P, Ohler A 2015 When young are more conspicuous than adults: a new ranid species (Anura: Ranidae) revealed by its tadpole. Zootaxa 4058: 471-498.
2015 2015-12-18  Theloderma vietnamense Rhacophoridae Cambodia; Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Orlov NL, Moiseeva AV, Pawangkhanant P, Ruangsuwan T, Vassilieva AB, Galoyan EA, Nguyen TT, Gogleva SS 2015 Sorting out moss frogs: mtDNA data on taxonomic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the Indochinese species of the genus Theloderma (Anura, Rhacoporidae). Russian J Herpetology 22: 241-280.
2015 2015-12-17  Gegeneophis tejaswini Indotyphlidae India Kotharambath R, Wilkinson M, Oommen OV, Gower DJ 2015 A new species of Indian caecilian highlights challenges for species delimitation within Gegeneophis Peters, 1879 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae). Zootaxa 3948: 60-70.
2015 2015-12-17  Melanophryniscus xanthostomus Bufonidae Brazil Bornschein MR, Firkowski DR, Baldo D, Ribeiro LF, Belmonte-Lopes R, Correa L, Morato SAA, Pie MR 2014 Three new species of phytotelm-breeding Melanophryniscus from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil (Anura: Bufonidae). PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142791
2015 2015-12-17  Melanophryniscus milanoi Bufonidae Brazil Bornschein MR, Firkowski DR, Baldo D, Ribeiro LF, Belmonte-Lopes R, Correa L, Morato SAA, Pie MR 2014 Three new species of phytotelm-breeding Melanophryniscus from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil (Anura: Bufonidae). PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142791
2015 2015-12-17  Melanophryniscus biancae Bufonidae Brazil Bornschein MR, Firkowski DR, Baldo D, Ribeiro LF, Belmonte-Lopes R, Correa L, Morato SAA, Pie MR 2015 Three new species of phytotelm-breeding Melanophryniscus from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil (Anura: Bufonidae). PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142791
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus parafraseri Pipidae Cameroon; Congo; Gabon Evans BJ, Carter TF, Greenbaum E, Gvoždík V, Kelley DB, McLaughlin PJ, Pauwels OSG, Portik DM, Stanley EL, Tinsley RC, Tobias ML, Blackburn DC. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus mellotropicalis Pipidae Cameroon; Congo; Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Gabon Evans, B. J., T. F. Carter, E. Greenbaum, V. Gvoždík, D. B. Kelley, P. J. McLaughlin, O. S. G. Pauwels, D. M. Portik, E. L. Stanley, R. C. Tinsley, M. L. Tobias, D. C. Blackburn. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823.
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus kobeli Pipidae Cameroon Evans BJ, Carter TF, Greenbaum E, Gvoždík V, Kelley DB, McLaughlin PJ, Pauwels OSG, Portik DM, Stanley EL, Tinsley RC, Tobias ML, Blackburn DC. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus fischbergi Pipidae Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Nigeria; South Sudan; Togo; Uganda Evans BJ, Carter TF, Greenbaum E, Gvoždík V, Kelley DB, McLaughlin PJ, Pauwels OSG, Portik DM, Stanley EL, Tinsley RC, Tobias ML, Blackburn DC. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus eysoole Pipidae Cameroon Evans BJ, Carter TF, Greenbaum E, Gvoždík V, Kelley DB, McLaughlin PJ, Pauwels OSG, Portik DM, Stanley EL, Tinsley RC, Tobias ML, Blackburn DC. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823
2015 2015-12-16  Xenopus allofraseri Pipidae Cameroon; Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Equatorial Guinea Evans BJ, Carter TF, Greenbaum E, Gvoždík V, Kelley DB, McLaughlin PJ, Pauwels OSG, Portik DM, Stanley EL, Tinsley RC, Tobias ML, Blackburn DC. 2015. Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142823
2015 2015-12-16  Choerophryne grylloides Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Iannella A, Oliver P, Richards S 2015 Two new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the northern versant of Papua New Guinea's central cordillera. Zootaxa 4058: 332-340.
2015 2015-12-16  Choerophryne epirrhina Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Iannella A, Oliver P, Richards S 2015 Two new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the northern versant of Papua New Guinea's central cordillera. Zootaxa 4058: 332-340.
2015 2015-12-01  Pristimantis omeviridis Strabomantidae Ecuador; Peru Ortega-Andrade HM, Rojas-Soto OR, Valencia JH, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Morrone JJ, Ron SR, Cannatella DC. 2015 Insights from integrative systematics reveal cryptic diversity in Pristimantis frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143392
2015 2015-12-01  Pristimantis limoncochensis Strabomantidae Colombia; Ecuador Ortega-Andrade HM, Rojas-Soto OR, Valencia JH, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Morrone JJ, Ron SR, Cannatella DC. 2015 Insights from integrative systematics reveal cryptic diversity in Pristimantis frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143392
2015 2015-12-01  Pristimantis enigmaticus Strabomantidae Ecuador; Peru Ortega-Andrade HM, Rojas-Soto OR, Valencia JH, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Morrone JJ, Ron SR, Cannatella DC. 2015 Insights from integrative systematics reveal cryptic diversity in Pristimantis frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143392
2015 2015-12-01  Dendropsophus counani Hylidae Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname Fouquet A, Orrico VGD, Ernst R, Blanc M, Martinez Q, Vacher J-P, Rodrigues MT, Ouboter P, Jairam R, Ron S. 2015 A new Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura: Hylidae) of the parviceps group from the lowlands of the Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4052: 39-64.
2015 2015-11-24  Ghatixalus magnus Rhacophoridae India Abraham RK, Mathew JK, Cyriac VP, Zachariah Ar, Raju DV. Zachariah An 2015 A novel third species of the Western Ghats endemic genus Ghatixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with description of its tadpole. Zootaxa 4048: 101-113.
2015 2015-11-24  Platymantis quezoni Ceratobatrachidae Philippines Brown RM, Layola LA de, Lorenzo II A, Diesmos MLL, Diesmos AC 2015 A new species of limestone karst inhabiting forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: subgenus Lupacolus) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines. Zootaxa 4048: 191-210.
2015 2015-11-23  Chiropterotriton infernalis Plethodontidae Mexico Rovito SM, Parra-Olea G 2015 Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from northern Mexico. Zootaxa 4048: 57-74.
2015 2015-11-23  Chiropterotriton cieloensis Plethodontidae Mexico Rovito SM, Parra-Olea G 2015 Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from northern Mexico. Zootaxa 4048: 57-74.
2015 2015-11-04  Rhombophryne tany Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Ruthensteiner B, Vieites DR, Vences M, Glaw F 2015 Two new microhylid frogs of the genus Rhombophryne with superciliary spines from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar. Herpetologica 71: 310-321.
2015 2015-11-04  Rhombophryne ornata Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Ruthensteiner B, Vieites DR, Vences M, Glaw F 2015 Two new microhylid frogs of the genus Rhombophryne with superciliary spines from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar. Herpetologica 71: 310-321.
2015 2015-11-04  Physalaemus atim Leptodactylidae Brazil Brasileiro CA, Haddad CFB 2015 A new species of Physalaemus from Central Brazil (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Herpetologica 71: 280-288.
2015 2015-11-04  Scinax montivagus Hylidae Brazil Junca FA, Napoli MF, Nunes I, Merces EA, Abreu RO 2015 A new species of the Scinax ruber clade (Anura, Hylidae) from the Espinhaco Range, northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 71: 299-309.
2015 2015-11-04  Vitreorana franciscana Centrolenidae Brazil Santana DJ, Barros AB, Pontes R, Feio RN 2015 A new species of glassfrog genus Vitreorana (Anura, Centrolenidae) from the Cerrado Domain, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 71: 289-298.
2015 2015-11-02  Pristimantis pahuma Strabomantidae Ecuador Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM 2015 Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrofrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1:36-59.
2015 2015-11-02  Pristimantis cedros Strabomantidae Ecuador Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM 2015 Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1:36-59.
2015 2015-11-01  Boophis boppa Mantellidae Madagascar Hutter CR, Lambert SM, Cobb KA, Andriampenomanana ZF, Vences M 2015 A new species of bright-eyed treefrog (Mantellidae) from Madagascar, with comments on call evolution and patterns of syntopy in the Boophis ankaratra complex. Zootaxa 4034:531-555.
2015 2015-10-20  Phrynopus valquii Strabomantidae Peru Chavez G, Santa-Cruz R, Rodriguez D, Lehr E 2015 Two new species of frogs of the genus Phrynops (Anura: Terrana: Craugastoridae) from the Peruvian Andes. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (1)[Special Section]: 15-25 (e105)
2015 2015-10-20  Phrynopus daemon Strabomantidae Peru Chavez G, Santa-Cruz R, Rodriguez D, Lehr E 2015 Two new species of frogs of the genus Phrynops (Anura: Terrana: Craugastoridae) from the Peruvian Andes. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (1)[Special Section]: 15-25 (e105)
2015 2015-10-16  Phrynobatrachus mayokoensis Phrynobatrachidae Congo Roedel M-O, Burger M, Zassi-Boulou AG, Emmrich M, Penner J, Barej MF 2015 Two new Phrynobatrachus species (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa 4032: 55-80.
2015 2015-10-16  Phrynobatrachus horsti Phrynobatrachidae Congo; Gabon Roedel M-O, Burger M, Zassi-Boulou AG, Emmrich M, Penner J, Barej MF 2015 Two new Phrynobatrachus species (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa 4032: 55-80.
2015 2015-10-05  Rhacophorus malkmusi Rhacophoridae Malaysia Dehling JM 2015 A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Gunung Kinabalu, Borneo. Salamandra 51: 1-11
2015 2015-10-03  Meristogenys penrissenensis Ranidae Malaysia Shimada T, Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Eto K 2015 A new species of Meristogenys (Anura: Ranidae) from Sarawak, Borneo. Zool Sci 32: 474-484.
2015 2015-10-01  Liuixalus shiwandashan Rhacophoridae China Li, Mo, Jiang, Xie & Jiang in Qin S, Mo Y, Jiang K, Cai B, Xie F, Jiang J, et al. (2015) Two New Species of Liuixalus (Rhacophoridae, Anura): Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Analyses. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136134. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136134
2015 2015-10-01  Liuixalus jinxiuensis Rhacophoridae China Li, Mo, Jiang, Xie & Jiang in Qin S, Mo Y, Jiang K, Cai B, Xie F, Jiang J, et al. (2015) Two New Species of Liuixalus (Rhacophoridae, Anura): Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Analyses. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136134. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136134
2015 2015-09-29  Hydrophylax bahuvistara Ranidae India Padhye, AD, Jadhav A, Modak N, Nameer PO, Dahanukar N 2015 Hydrophylax bahuvistara, a new species of fungoid frog (Amphibia: Ranidae) from peninsular India. J Threatened Taxa 7:7744-7760.
2015 2015-09-28  Megophrys latidactyla Megophryidae Viet Nam Orlov NL, Pyarkov Jr NA, Nguyen TT 2015 Taxonomic notes on Megophrys frogs (Megophryidae: Anura) of Vietnam, with description of a new species. Russian J Herpetology 22:206-218.
2015 2015-09-22  Cardioglossa congolia Arthroleptidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Hirschfeld, M., D.C. Blackburn, M. Burger, E. Greenbaum, A.-G. Zassi- Boulou, and M.-O. Rödel. 2015. Two new species of long-fingered frogs of the genus Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Central African rainforests. African Journal of Herpetology 64: 81–102.
2015 2015-09-22  Cardioglossa annulata Arthroleptidae Congo Hirschfeld, M., D.C. Blackburn, M. Burger, E. Greenbaum, A.-G. Zassi-Boulou, and M.-O. Rödel. 2015. Two new species of long-fingered frogs of the genus Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Central African rainforests. African Journal of Herpetology 64: 81–102.
2015 2015-08-29  Leptobrachella juliandringi Megophryidae Malaysia Eto K, Matsui M, Nishikawa K 2015 Description of a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Borneo. Current Herpetology 34: 128-139.
2015 2015-08-29  Hyloscirtus mashpi Hylidae Ecuador Juan M. Guayasamin, Mauricio Rivera-Correa, Alejandro Arteaga, Jaime Culebras, Lucas Bustamante, R. Alexander Pyron, Nicolás Peñafiel, Carlos Morochz & Carl R. Hutter (2015) Molecular phylogeny of stream treefrogs (Hylidae: Hyloscirtus bogotensis Group), with a new species from the Andes of Ecuador, Neotropical Biodiversity, 1:1, 2-21
2015 2015-08-29  Limnonectes sinuatodorsalis Dicroglossidae Indonesia; Malaysia Matsui M 2015 A new species of Limnonectes from the border of East Kalimantan and Sarawak, Borneo Island (Anura, Dicroglossidae). Current Herpetology 34: 120-127.
2015 2015-08-25  Tylototriton podichthys Salamandridae Lao People's Democratic Republic Phimmachak S, Aowphol A, Stuart BL 2015 Morphological and molecular variation in Tylototriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Laos, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4006: 285-310.
2015 2015-08-25  Aglyptodactylus chorus Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Pabijan M, Vences M 2015 Integrative taxonomic revision of mantellid frogs of the genus Aglyptodactylu (Anura: Mantellidae). Zootaxa 4006: 401-438.
2015 2015-08-25  Aglyptodactylus australis Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Pabijan M, Vences M 2015 Integrative taxonomic revision of mantellid frogs of the genus Aglyptodactylu (Anura: Mantellidae). Zootaxa 4006: 401-438.
2015 2015-08-23  Odontobatrachus ziama Odontobatrachidae Cote d'Ivoire; Guinea; Liberia Barej MF, Schmitz A, Penner J, Doumbia J, Sandberger-Loua L, Hirschfeld M, Brede C, Emmrich M, Kouame N'G, Hillers A, Gonwouo NL, Nopper J, Adeba PJ, Bangoura MA, Gage C, Anderson G, Roedel M-O 2015 Life in the spray zone -- overlooked diversity in West African torrent-frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachus). Zoosyst. Evol 91:115-149. Authors of species: Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Hirschfeld, Brede, Bangoura, Roedel.
2015 2015-08-23  Odontobatrachus smithi Odontobatrachidae Guinea Barej MF, Schmitz A, Penner J, Doumbia J, Sandberger-Loua L, Hirschfeld M, Brede C, Emmrich M, Kouame N'G, Hillers A, Gonwouo NL, Nopper J, Adeba PJ, Bangoura MA, Gage C, Anderson G, Roedel M-O 2015 Life in the spray zone -- overlooked diversity in West African torrent-frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachus). Zoosyst. Evol 91:115-149. Authors of species: Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Sandberger-Loua, Hirschfeld, Brede, Emmerich, Kouame, Gonwouo, Nopper, Adeba, Bangoura, Gage, Anderson,Roedel.
2015 2015-08-23  Odontobatrachus fouta Odontobatrachidae Guinea Barej MF, Schmitz A, Penner J, Doumbia J, Sandberger-Loua L, Hirschfeld M, Brede C, Emmrich M, Kouame N'G, Hillers A, Gonwouo NL, Nopper J, Adeba PJ, Bangoura MA, Gage C, Anderson G, Roedel M-O 2015 Life in the spray zone -- overlooked diversity in West African torrent-frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachus). Zoosyst. Evol 91:115-149. Authors of species: Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Brede, Hillers, Roedel.
2015 2015-08-23  Odontobatrachus arndti Odontobatrachidae Cote d'Ivoire Barej MF, Schmitz A, Penner J, Doumbia J, Sandberger-Loua L, Hirschfeld M, Brede C, Emmrich M, Kouame N'G, Hillers A, Gonwouo NL, Nopper J, Adeba PJ, Bangoura MA, Gage C, Anderson G, Roedel M-O 2015 Life in the spray zone -- overlooked diversity in West African torrent-frogs (Anura, Odontobatrachus). Zoosyst. Evol 91:115-149. Authors of species: Barej, Schmitz, Penner, Doumbia, Sandberger-Loua, Emmerich, Adeba, Bangoura, Gage, Anderson, Roedel.
2015 2015-08-23  Rhombophryne longicrus Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Rakotoarison A, Hawlitschek O, Vences M, Glaw F 2015 Leaping towards a saltatorial lifestyle? An unusually long-legged new species of Rhombophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar. ZooSyst Evol 91: 105-114.
2015 2015-08-20  Pulchrana guttmani Ranidae Philippines Brown RM 2015 A new species of stream frog of the genus Hylarana from the mountains of southern Mindanao Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 71: 223-233.
2015 2015-08-20  Rhinella sebbeni Bufonidae Brazil Vaz-Silva W, Maciel NM, Bastos RP, Pombal jr MP 2015 Revealing two new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae): an enigmatic taxonomic group of neotropical toads. Herpetologica 71: 212-222.
2015 2015-08-20  Rhinella gildae Bufonidae Brazil Vaz-Silva W, Maciel NM, Bastos RP, Pombal jr MP 2015 Revealing two new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae): an enigmatic taxonomic group of neotropical toads. Herpetologica 71: 212-222.
2015 2015-08-20  Brachycephalus quiririensis Brachycephalidae Brazil Pie MR, Ribeiro LE 2015 A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Quiriri mountain range of southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1179; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1179.
2015 2015-08-18  Cryptotriton xucaneborum Plethodontidae Guatemala Rovito, S. M., C. R. Vásquez-Almazán, T. J. Papenfuss, G. Parra-Olea and D. B. Wake. 2015. Biogeography and evolution of Central American cloud forest salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Cryptotriton), with the description of a new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175: 150-166.
2015 2015-08-13  Odorrana fengkaiensis Ranidae China Wang Y-Y, Lau MW-N, Yang J-H, Chen G-L, Liu Z-Y, Pang H, Liu Y 2015 A new species of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first record of Odorrana bacboensis from China. Zootaxa 3999: 235-254.
2015 2015-08-11  Minervarya gomantaki Dicroglossidae India Dinesh KP, Vijayakumar SP, Channakeshavamurthy BH, Toreskar VR, Kulkarni NU, Shankar K 2015 Systematic status of Fejervarya (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from South and SE Asia with the description of a new species from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa 3999:79-94.
2015 2015-08-06  Noblella madreselva Strabomantidae Peru Catenazzi, A, Uscapi V, von May R 2015 A new species of Noblella from the humid montane forests of Cusco, Peru. Zookeys 516: 71-84.
2015 2015-07-26  Liuixalus feii Rhacophoridae China Yang J-H, Rao D-Q, Wang Y-Y 2015 A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China. Zootaxa 3990: 247-258.
2015 2015-07-06  Chthonerpeton tremembe Typhlonectidae Brazil Maciel AO, Leite JM, Leite RRS, Leite JRSA, Cascon P 2015 A new species of Chthonerpeton Peters 1880 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae) from the state of Piaui, northeastern Brazil. J Herpetol 49:308-313.
2015 2015-07-03  Hyperolius ukwiva Hyperoliidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Lawson LP, Portik DM, Menegon M 2015 Three new species of spiny throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from evergreen forests of Tanzania. BMC Res Notes 8:167
DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1050-y
2015 2015-07-03  Hyperolius davenporti Hyperoliidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Lawson LP, Portik DM, Menegon M 2015 Three new species of spiny throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from evergreen forests of Tanzania. BMC Res Notes 8:167
DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1050-y
2015 2015-07-03  Hyperolius burgessi Hyperoliidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Lawson LP, Portik DM, Menegon M 2015 Three new species of spiny throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from evergreen forests of Tanzania. BMC Res Notes 8:167 DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1050-y
2015 2015-07-03  Allobates tapajos Dendrobatidae Brazil Lima AP, Simoes PI, Kaefer IL 2015 A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) from Parque Nacional da Amazonia, Para State, Brazil. Zootaxa 3980: 501-525.
2015 2015-06-30  Cornufer hedigeri Ceratobatrachidae Solomon Islands Brown, R. M., C. D. Siler, S. J. Richards, A. C. Diesmos, and D. C. Cannatella. 2015. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174: 130–168.
2015 2015-06-18  Euparkerella cryptica Strabomantidae Brazil Hepp F, de Carvalho-e-Silva SP, de Carvalho-e-Silva AMPT, Folly M 2015 A fifth species of the genus Euparkerella (Griffths, 1959), the advertisement calls of E. robusta Izecksohn, 1988 and E. tridactyla Izeckshohn, 1988, and a key for the Euparkerella species (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae). Zootaxa 3973: 251-270.
2015 2015-06-17  Eleutherodactylus neiba Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic Inchaustegui SJ, Diaz LM, Marte C 2015 Dos especies nuevas de ranas del genero Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) de La Hispaniola. Solenodon 12:136-149.
2015 2015-06-17  Eleutherodactylus ligiae Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic Inchaustegui SJ, Diaz LM, Marte C 2015 Dos especies nuevas de ranas del genero Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) de La Hispaniola. Solenodon 12:136-149.
2015 2015-06-13  Eleutherodactylus beguei Eleutherodactylidae Cuba Diaz LM, Hedges SB 2015 Another new cryptic frog related to Eleutherodactylus varleyi Dunn (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae), from eastern Cuba. Solenodon 12: 124-135.
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus verrucosus Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro, Firkowski, Bornschein & Pie in: Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from
southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus olivaceus Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus mariaeterezae Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus leopardus Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro, Firkowski & Pie in: Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from
southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus fuscolineatus Brachycephalidae Brazil Pie, Bornschein, Firkowski, Belmonte-Lopes & Ribeiro in: Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from
southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus boticario Brachycephalidae Brazil Pie, Bornschein, Firkowski, Belmonte-Lopes & Ribeiro in: Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from
southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-06-04  Brachycephalus auroguttatus Brachycephalidae Brazil Ribeiro, Firkowski, Bornschein & Pie IN: Ribeiro et al. (2015), Seven new microendemic species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1011; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1011
2015 2015-05-10  Limnonectes nguyenorum Dicroglossidae Viet Nam McLeod DS, Kurlbaum S, Hoang NV 2015 More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 3947: 201-214.
2015 2015-05-10  Limnonectes lauhachindai Dicroglossidae Thailand Aowphol A, Rujirawan A, Taksintum W, Chuaynkern Y, Stuart BL 2015 A new caruncle-breeding Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 3956:258-270.
2015 2015-05-05  Rhacophorus indonesiensis Rhacophoridae Indonesia Hamidy A, Kurniati 2015 A new species of tree frog genus Rhacophorus from Sumatra, Indonesia (Amphibia, Anura). Zootaxa 3947: 49-66.
2015 2015-05-05  Amazophrynella matses Bufonidae Peru Rojas RR, De Carvalho VT, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. Two new species of Amazophrynella (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 3946: 79-103.
2015 2015-05-05  Amazophrynella amazonicola Bufonidae Peru Rojas RR, De Carvalho VT, Avila RW, Farias IP, Gordo M, Hrbek T. 2015 Two new species of Amazophrynella (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 3946: 79-103.
2015 2015-05-04  Pristimantis pariagnomus Strabomantidae Venezuela Kaiser H, Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivas GA, Steinlein C Schmid M 2015 Five new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the coastal cloud forest of the Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela. J Threat Taxa 7: 7047-7088.
2015 2015-05-04  Pristimantis nubisilva Strabomantidae Venezuela Kaiser H, Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivas GA, Steinlein C Schmid M 2015 Five new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the coastal cloud forest of the Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela. J Threat Taxa 7: 7047-7088.
2015 2015-05-04  Pristimantis longicorpus Strabomantidae Venezuela Kaiser H, Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivas GA, Steinlein C Schmid M 2015 Five new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the coastal cloud forest of the Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela. J Threat Taxa 7: 7047-7088.
2015 2015-05-04  Pristimantis hoogmoedi Strabomantidae Venezuela Kaiser H, Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivas GA, Steinlein C Schmid M 2015 Five new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the coastal cloud forest of the Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela. J Threat Taxa 7: 7047-7088.
2015 2015-05-04  Pristimantis geminus Strabomantidae Venezuela Kaiser H, Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivas GA, Steinlein C Schmid M 2015 Five new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the coastal cloud forest of the Peninsula de Paria, Venezuela. J Threat Taxa 7: 7047-7088.
2015 2015-05-04  Pseudophilautus dilmah Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Bandara IN, Vidanapaathirana DR, Tennakoon KH, Samarakoon SR, Wickramasinghe N 2015 Pseudophilautus dilman, a new species of shrub frog (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from a threatened Habitat Loolkandura in Sri Lanka. J Threat Taxa 7:7089-7110.
2015 2015-05-04  Crossodactylus franciscanus Hylodidae Brazil Pimenta BVS, Caramaschi U, Cruz CAG 2015 Synonymy of Crossodactylus bokermanni Caramaschi & Sazima, 1985 with Crossodactylus trachystomus (Reinhardt & Leutken, 1862) and description of a new species from Minas Gerais, Brazil (Anura: Hylodidae). Zootaxa 3955: 65-82.
2015 2015-04-01  Gracixalus seesom Rhacophoridae Thailand Matsui M, Khonsue W, Panha S, Eto K 2015 A new tree frog of the genus Gracixalus from Thailand. Zool Sci 32: 204-210.
2015 2015-04-01  Cophyla puellarum Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Crottini A, Mueller J, Roedel M-O, Glaw F, Vences M 2015 Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species. Zootaxa 3937: 61-89.
2015 2015-04-01  Cophyla noromalalae Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Crottini A, Mueller J, Roedel M-O, Glaw F, Vences M 2015 Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species. Zootaxa 3937: 61-89.
2015 2015-04-01  Cophyla maharipeo Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Crottini A, Mueller J, Roedel M-O, Glaw F, Vences M 2015 Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species. Zootaxa 3937: 61-89.
2015 2015-04-01  Hylodes japi Hylodidae Brazil de Sa FP, Canedo C, Lyra ML, Haddad CFB 2015 A new species of Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidae) and its secretive underwater breeding behavior. Herpetologica 71: 58-71.
2015 2015-03-23  Tylototriton anguliceps Salamandridae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam Le DT, Nguyen TT, Nishikawa K, Nguyen SLH, Pham AV, Matsui M, Bernardes M, Nguyen TQ. 2015 A new species of Tylototriton Anderson, 1871 (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from Northern Indochina. Current Herpetology 34: 38-50.
2015 2015-03-23  Pristimantis mutabilis Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, Krynak T, Krynak K, Culebras J, Hutter CR 2015 Phenotypic plasticity raises questions for taxonomically important traits: a remarkable new Andean rainfrog (Pristimantis) with the ability to change skin texture. Zool J Linean Soc 173: 913-928.
2015 2015-03-12  Leptobrachella pyrrhops Megophryidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Rowley JJL, Gogoleva SI, Vassilieva AB, Galoyan EA, Orlov NL 2015 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the western Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3931: 221-252.
2015 2015-03-07  Stumpffia kibomena Microhylidae Madagascar Glaw F, Vallan D, Andreone F, Edmonds D, Dolch R, Vences M. Beautiful bright belly: a distinctive new microhylid frog (Amphibia: Stumpffia) from eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3925: 120-128.
2015 2015-03-07  Hyalinobatrachium dianae Centrolenidae Costa Rica Kubicki B, Salazar S, Puschendorf R 2015 A new species of glassfrog, genus Hyalinobatrachium (Anura: Centrolenidae), from the Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 3920: 69-84.
2015 2015-03-07  Alsodes cantillanensis Alsodidae Chile Charrier A, Correa C, Castro C, Mendez MA 2015 A new species of Alsodes (Anura: Alsodidae) from Altos de Cantillana, central Chile. Zootaxa 3915: 540-550.
2015 2015-03-06  Anomaloglossus tepequem Dendrobatidae Brazil Fouquet A, Souza SM, Nunes PMS, Kok PJR, Curcio FF, De Carvalho CM, Grant T, Rodrigues MT 2015 Two new endangered species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromabatidae) from Roraima State, northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3926; 191-210.
2015 2015-03-06  Anomaloglossus apiau Dendrobatidae Brazil Fouquet A, Souza SM, Nunes PMS, Kok PJR, Curcio FF, De Carvalho CM, Grant T, Rodrigues MT 2015 Two new endangered species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromabatidae) from Roraima State, northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3926; 191-210.
2015 2015-03-03  Scinax ruprestris Hylidae Brazil Araujo-Vieira K, Brandao RA, Faria DC. 2015. A new species of rock-dwelling Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, central Brazil. Zootaxa 3915:52-66.
2015 2015-03-03  Eleutherodactylus wixarika Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Reyes-Velasco J, Ahumada-Carrillo I, Burkhardt TR, Devitt TJ 2015 Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from western Mexico. Zootaxa 3914; 301-317.
2015 2015-03-03  Eleutherodactylus grunwaldi Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Reyes-Velasco J, Ahumada-Carrillo I, Burkhardt TR, Devitt TJ 2015 Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from western Mexico. Zootaxa 3914; 301-317.
2015 2015-02-23  Euphlyctis kalasgramensis Dicroglossidae Bangladesh Howlader, M. S. A., A, Nair, S. V. Gopalan, and J. Merilä. 2015. A New Species of Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Barisal, Bangladesh. Public Library of Science (PLos) E 10(2)—e0116666: 1–13.
2015 2015-02-02  Telmatobius ventriflavum Telmatobiidae Peru Catenazzi A, Vargas V, Lehr E 2015 A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura,Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru. ZooKeys 480: 81-95
2015 2015-01-15  Ichthyophis chaloensis Ichthyophiidae Viet Nam Geissler P, Poyarkov JR NA, Grismer L, Nguyen TQ, An HT. Neang T, Kupfer A, Ziegler T, Boehme W, Mueller H 2015 (2014) New Ichthyophis species from Indochina (Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae): 1. The unstriped forms with descriptions of three new species and the redescriptions of I. acuminatus Taylor 1960, I. youngorum Taylor, 1960 and I. laosensis Taylor, 1969. Organisms Diversity & Evolution DOI 10.1007/s13127-014-0190-6
2015 2015-01-15  Ichthyophis catlocensis Ichthyophiidae Viet Nam Geissler P, Poyarkov JR NA, Grismer L, Nguyen TQ, An HT. Neang T, Kupfer A, Ziegler T, Boehme W, Mueller H 2015 (2014) New Ichthyophis species from Indochina (Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae): 1. The unstriped forms with descriptions of three new species and the redescriptions of I. acuminatus Taylor 1960, I. youngorum Taylor, 1960 and I. laosensis Taylor, 1969. Organisms Diversity & Evolution DOI 10.1007/s13127-014-0190-6
2015 2015-01-15  Ichthyophis cardamomensis Ichthyophiidae Cambodia Geissler P, Poyarkov JR NA, Grismer L, Nguyen TQ, An HT. Neang T, Kupfer A, Ziegler T, Boehme W, Mueller H 2015 (2014) New Ichthyophis species from Indochina (Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae): 1. The unstriped forms with descriptions of three new species and the redescriptions of I. acuminatus Taylor 1960, I. youngorum Taylor, 1960 and I. laosensis Taylor, 1969. Organisms Diversity & Evolution DOI 10.1007/s13127-014-0190-6
2015 2015-01-14  Microcaecilia butantan Siphonopidae Brazil Wilkinson M, Antoniazzi MM, Jared C 2015 A new species of Microcaecilia Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) from Amazonian Brazil. Zootaxa 3905: 425-431.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2014 2017-02-06  Gastrotheca aratia Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE, Barley AJ, Venegas PJ . 2014 . Cryptic species diversity in marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the Andes of northern Peru. Zootaxa 3768; 159-177.
2014 2017-02-06  Gastrotheca aguaruna Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE, Barley AJ, Venegas PJ . 2014 . Cryptic species diversity in marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the Andes of northern Peru. Zootaxa 3768; 159-177.
2014 2015-06-15  Pristimantis paquishae Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito M. J, Batallas R. D, Velalcazar D 2014 Nueva especie de rana terrestre del genero Pristimantis (Amphibia: Craugastoridae), meseta de la Cordillera del Condor. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 54: 435-446.
2014 2015-01-08  Pristimantis roni Strabomantidae Ecuador Yanez-Munoz MH, Bejarano-Munos P, Brito J, Batallas D 2014 Terrestrial frogs of the southeastern Andes of Ecuador II: A new species of spiny green Pristimantis of montane forests of Sangay National Park (Anura: Craugastoridae). Avances en Ciencias e Ingenieras. 6: B63-B77.
2014 2015-01-08  Pristimantis puruscafeum Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Ramirez-Jaramillo SR, Perez MB, Yanez-Munoz MH 2014 Three new species of terrestrial frogs Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencies e Ingenierias 6:B51-B62.
2014 2015-01-08  Pristimantis punzan Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Ramirez-Jaramillo SR, Perez MB, Yanez-Munoz MH 2014 Three new species of terrestrial frogs Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencies e Ingenierias 6:B51-B62.
2014 2015-01-08  Pristimantis marcoreyesi Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Ramirez-Jaramillo SR, Perez MB, Yanez-Munoz MH 2014 Three new species of terrestrial frogs Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencies e Ingenierias 6:B51-B62.
2014 2015-01-03  Bolitoglossa tenebrosa Plethodontidae Guatemala Vasquez-Almazan CR, Rovito SM 2014 A new species of Black Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala. J Herptol 48: 518-524.
2014 2015-01-01  Chiropterotriton miquihuanus Plethodontidae Mexico Campbell JA, Streicher JW, Cox CL, Brodie Jr ED 2014 A new salamander from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Tamaullipas, Mexico. So Amer J Herpetol 9: 228-234.
2014 2015-01-01  Rhinella casconi Bufonidae Brazil Roberto IJ, Brito L, Thome MTC 2014 A new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from northeastern Brazil. So Amer J Herpetol 9: 190-199.
2014 2014-12-31  Limnonectes larvaepartus Dicroglossidae Indonesia Iskandar DT, Evans BJ, McGuire JA 2014 A novel reproductive mode in frogs: a new species of fanged frog with internal fertilization and birth of tadpoles. PLoS One DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0115884.
2014 2014-12-29  Polypedates pseudotilophus Rhacophoridae Indonesia Matsui M, Hamidy S, Kuraishi N 2014 A new species of Polypedates from Sumatra, Indonesia (Ampnibia: Anura) Species Diversity 19:1-7.
2014 2014-12-29  Amolops chayuensis Ranidae China Sun G-z, Luo W-x, Sun H-Y, Zhang G-Y. 2013. A new species of Cascade Frog from Tibet: China (I Chinese). Forestry Construction 20: 14–16.
2014 2014-12-29  Proceratophrys pombali Odontophrynidae Brazil Mângia S, Santana DJ, Cruz CAG, and Feio RN. 2014. Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. Rio de Janeiro 531: 1–33.
2014 2014-12-29  Proceratophrys mantiqueira Odontophrynidae Brazil Mângia S, Santana DJ, Cruz CAG, and Feio RN. 2014. Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. Rio de Janeiro 531: 1–33.
2014 2014-12-29  Proceratophrys itamari Odontophrynidae Brazil Mângia S, Santana DJ, Cruz CAG, and Feio RN. 2014. Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. Rio de Janeiro 531: 1–33.
2014 2014-12-29  Proceratophrys gladius Odontophrynidae Brazil Mângia S, Santana DJ, Cruz CAG, and Feio RN. 2014. Taxonomic review of Proceratophrys melanopogon (Miranda Ribeiro, 1926) with description of four new species (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. Rio de Janeiro 531: 1–33.
2014 2014-12-29  Platypelis karenae Microhylidae Madagascar Rosa GM. Crottini, Noel J, Rabibisoa N, Raxworthy CJ. Andreone F 2014 A new phytotelmic species of Platypelis (Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar. (Microhylidae,Salamandra 50: 201-214.
2014 2014-12-29  Chiasmocleis quilombola Microhylidae Brazil Tonini JFR, Forlani MC, de Sa RO 2014 A new species of Chiasmocleis (Microhylidae, Gastrophyninae) from the Atlandti Forest od Espirito Santo State, Brazil. ZooKeys 428: 109-132.
2014 2014-12-29  Boophis ankarafensis Mantellidae Madagascar Penny SG, Andreone F, Crottini A, Holderied MW, Rakotozafy, Schwitzer D, Rosa GM 2014 A new species of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) from the Sahamalaza Peninsula,northwest Madagascar, with acoustic monitoring of its nocturnal calling activity. ZooKeys 435: 111-132.
2014 2014-12-29  Nyctimystes ocrestes Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes species (Anura, Hylidae) of New Guinea: the Nyctimystes narinosus species group with descriptions of two new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 138: 135–143.
2014 2014-12-29  Nyctimystes myolae Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes species (Anura, Hylidae) of New Guinea: the Nyctimystes narinosus species group with descriptions of two new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 138: 135–143.
2014 2014-12-27  Kaloula latidisca Microhylidae Malaysia Chan KO, Grismer LL, Brown RM 2014 Reappraisal of the Javanese Bullfrog complex, Kaloula baleata (Mueller, 1836) (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae), reveals a new species from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3900: 569-580.
2014 2014-12-21  Pristimantis jaguensis Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Prieto DA, Rivera-Correa M, Daza JM 2014 A new colorful species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the eastern flank of the Cordiller Central in Colombia. Zootaxa 3900: 223-242.
2014 2014-12-21  Kurixalus motokawai Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TT, Masafumi M, KZoshiro E 2014 A new cryptic tree frog species allied to Kurixalus banaensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae)from Vietnam. Russian J Herpetol 21: 295-302.
2014 2014-12-21  Rana neba Ranidae Japan Ryuzaki M, Hasegawa Y, Kuramoto M 2014 A new brown frog of the genus Rana from Japan (Anura: Ranidae) revealed by cytological and bioacoustic studies. Alytes 31: 49-58.
2014 2014-12-14  Pristimantis miktos Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega-Andrade HM, Venegas PJ 2014 A new synonym for Pristimantis luscombei (Duellman and Mendelson 1995) and the description of a new species of Pristimantis from the upper Amazon basin (Amphibia: Craugastoridae). Zootaxa 3895: 31-57.
2014 2014-12-12  Echinotriton maxiquadratus Salamandridae China Hou M, Wu Y, Yang K, Zheng S, Yuan Z, Li P 2014 A missing geographic link in the distribution of the genus Echinotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with decription of a new species from southern China. Zootaxa 3895: 89-102.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes primarrumpfi Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes leucolatus Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes indigo Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes flaviocularis Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes echinatus Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes blandus Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes aureus Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-11  Raorchestes archeos Rhacophoridae India Vijayakumar SP, Dinesh KP, Prabhu MV, Shanker K 2014 Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment. Zootaxa 3893: 451-488.
2014 2014-12-07  Scinax melanodactylus Hylidae Brazil Lourenco ACC, Luna MC, Pombal Jr JP 2014 A new species of the Scinax catharinae group (Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3889: 129-276.
2014 2014-12-07  Allobates magnussoni Dendrobatidae Brazil Lima AP, Simoes PI, Kaeffer IL 2014 A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromabatidae) from the Tapajos River basin, Para State, Brazil. Zootaxa 3889: 355-387.
2014 2014-11-29  Microkayla teqta Strabomantidae Bolivia de la Riva I, Burrowes PA 2014 A new species of Psychrophrynella (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Cordillera Real, Department of La Paz, Bolivia. Zootaxa 3887: 459-470.
2014 2014-11-23  Tylototriton shanorum Salamandridae Myanmar Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Rao D 2014 A new species of Tylototriton (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from central Myanmar. Nat Hist Bull Siam Soc 60: 9-22.
2014 2014-11-23  Limnonectes cintalubang Dicroglossidae Malaysia Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Eto K 2014 A new burrow-utilising fanged frog from Sarawak, East Malaysia. (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 679-687.
2014 2014-11-05  Leptobrachella marmorata Megophryidae Malaysia Matsui M, Zainudin R, Nishikawa K 2014 A new species of Leptolalax from Sawawak, Western Borneo (Anura: Megophryidae). Zool Sci 31:773-779.
2014 2014-11-05  Dendropsophus ozzyi Hylidae Brazil Orrico VGD, Peloso PLV, Sturaro MJ, Da Silva-Filho HF, Neckel-Olivera S, Gordo M, Faivovich J, Haddad CFB. 2014 A new "Bat-voiced" species of Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Amazon Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 3881: 341-361.
2014 2014-11-05  Limnonectes utara Dicroglossidae Malaysia Matsui M, Belabut DM, Ahmad N 2014 Two new species of fanged frogs from Peninsular Malaysia (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 3881:75-93.
2014 2014-11-05  Limnonectes selatan Dicroglossidae Malaysia Matsui M, Belabut DM, Ahmad N 2014 Two new species of fanged frogs from Peninsular Malaysia (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 3881:75-93.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana urbis Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana sreeni Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana serendipi Ranidae Sri Lanka Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana montana Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana magna Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana indica Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana doni Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-31  Indosylvirana caesari Ranidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Mahony S, Wijayathilaka N, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura M 2014 DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-barked frogs ((Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contrib Zool 83: 269-335.
2014 2014-10-30  Rhacophorus bengkuluensis Rhacophoridae Indonesia Streicher JW, Hamidy A, Harvey MB, Anders B, Shaney KJ, Kurnaiawan N, Smith EN 2014 Mitochondrial DNA reveals a new species of parachuting frog (Rhcophoridae: Rhacophorus) from Sumatra. Zootaxa 3878: 351-365.
2014 2014-10-30  Rana kauffeldi Ranidae United States Feinberg JA, Newman CE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Schlesinger MD, Zarate B, Curry BR, Shaffer HB, Burger J. 2014 Cryptic diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a new leopard frog species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and surrounding Atlantic Coast regions. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108213
2014 2014-10-21  Crossodactylus werneri Hylodidae Brazil Pimenta BVS, Cruz CAG, Caramaschi U 2014 Taxonomic review of the species complex of Crossodactylus dispar A. Lutz, 1925 (Anura, Hylodidae). Arquivos de Zoologia Mus Zool Univ Sao Paulo 45: 1-33.
2014 2014-10-21  Crossodactylus timbuhy Hylodidae Brazil Pimenta BVS, Cruz CAG, Caramaschi U 2014 Taxonomic review of the species complex of Crossodactylus dispar A. Lutz, 1925 (Anura, Hylodidae). Arquivos de Zoologia Mus Zool Univ Sao Paulo 45: 1-33.
2014 2014-10-01  Bolitoglossa chucantiensis Plethodontidae Panama Batista A, Koehler G, Mebert K, Vesely M 2014 A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from eastern Panama, with comments on other members of the adspersa species group from eastern Panama. Mesoamerican Herpetol 1: 97-121.
2014 2014-09-28  Leptopelis mtoewaate Arthroleptidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Portillo F, Greenbaum E 2014 A new species of the Leptopelis modestus complex (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa. J Herpetolog 48:394- 406.
2014 2014-09-27  Indirana chiravasi Ranixalidae India Padhye AD, Modak N, Dahanukar N. 2014 Indirana chiravasi, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of India. J Threatened Taxa 6: 6293-6312.
2014 2014-09-24  Rhombophryne vaventy Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD, Ruthensteiner B, Vences M, Glaw F 2014 A new microhylid frog, genus Rhombophryne, from northeastern Madagascar, and a re-description of R. serratopalpebrosa using micro-computed tomography. Zootaxa 3860: 547-560.
2014 2014-09-24  Megophrys popei Megophryidae China Zhao J, Yang J, Chen G, Chen C, Wang Y 2014 Description of a new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian and Hu, 1983 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from southern China based on molecular and morphological data. Asian Herpetol Research 5: 150-160.
2014 2014-09-24  Andinobates geminisae Dendrobatidae Panama Batista A. Jaramillo A CA, Ponce M, Crawford AJ 2014 A new species of Andinobates (Amphibia: Anura: Dendrobatidae) from west central Panama. Zootaxa 3866: 333-352.
2014 2014-09-23  Onychodactylus intermedius Hynobiidae Japan Yoshikawa N, Matsui M 2014 Two new salamanders of the genus Onychodactylus from eastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 3866:53-78.
2014 2014-09-23  Onychodactylus fuscus Hynobiidae Japan Yoshikawa N, Matsui M 2014 Two new salamanders of the genus Onychodactylus from eastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 3866:53-78.
2014 2014-09-23  Pseudopaludicola atragula Leptodactylidae Brazil Pasonato A, Mudrek JR, Veiga-Menoncello ACP, Rossa-Feres DdC, Martins IA, Struessmann C. A new specides of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from northwestern state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa 3861: 249-264.
2014 2014-09-05  Kurixalus viridescens Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TT, Matsui M, Duc HM 2014 A new tree frog of the genus Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Curr Herpetol 33: 101-111.
2014 2014-09-05  Rana uenoi Ranidae Japan; Korea, Republic of Matsui M 2014 Description of a new brown frog from Tsushima Island, Japan (Anura: Ranidae: Rana). Zool Sci 31: 613-620.
2014 2014-09-05  Limnonectes hikidai Dicroglossidae Malaysia Matsui M, Nishikawa K 2014 Description of a new species of Limnonectes from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Dicroglossidae, Anura). Curr Herpetol 33: 135-147.
2014 2014-09-05  Vitreorana baliomma Centrolenidae Brazil Pontes R, Caramaschi U, Pombal Jr JP 2014 A remarkable new glass frog (Centrolenidae: Vitreorana) from the northeast Atlantic forest, Brazil. Herpetologica 70: 298- 308.
2014 2014-09-03  Nyctibatrachus kumbara Nyctibatrachidae India Gururaja KV, Dinesh KP, Priti H, Ravikanth G 2014 Mud- packing frog: a novel breeding behaviour and parental care in a stream dwellling new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachus). Zootaxa 3796: 33-61.
2014 2014-08-16  Microhyla pulchella Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Vassilieva AB, Orlov NL, Galoyan EA, Dao TTA, Le DTT, Kretova VD, Geissler P 2014 Taxonomy and distribution of narrow-mouth frogs of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species. Russian J Herpetol 21: 89-148.
2014 2014-08-16  Microhyla pineticola Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Vassilieva AB, Orlov NL, Galoyan EA, Dao TTA, Le DTT, Kretova VD, Geissler P 2014 Taxonomy and distribution of narrow-mouth frogs of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species. Russian J Herpetol 21: 89-148.
2014 2014-08-16  Microhyla minuta Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Vassilieva AB, Orlov NL, Galoyan EA, Dao TTA, Le DTT, Kretova VD, Geissler P 2014 Taxonomy and distribution of narrow-mouth frogs of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species. Russian J Herpetol 21: 89-148.
2014 2014-08-16  Microhyla darevskii Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Vassilieva AB, Orlov NL, Galoyan EA, Dao TTA, Le DTT, Kretova VD, Geissler P 2014 Taxonomy and distribution of narrow-mouth frogs of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species. Russian J Herpetol 21: 89-148.
2014 2014-08-16  Microhyla arboricola Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Vassilieva AB, Orlov NL, Galoyan EA, Dao TTA, Le DTT, Kretova VD, Geissler P 2014 Taxonomy and distribution of narrow-mouth frogs of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species. Russian J Herpetol 21: 89-148.
2014 2014-08-13  Hynobius shinichisatoi Hynobiidae Japan Nishikawa K, Matsui M 2014 Three new species of the salamander genus Hynobius (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae) from Kyushu, Japan. Zootaxa 3852: 203-226.
2014 2014-08-13  Hynobius osumiensis Hynobiidae Japan Nishikawa K, Matsui M 2014 Three new species of the salamander genus Hynobius (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae) from Kyushu, Japan. Zootaxa 3852: 203-226.
2014 2014-08-13  Hynobius amakusaensis Hynobiidae Japan Nishikawa K, Matsui M 2014 Three new species of the salamander genus Hynobius (Amphibia, Urodela, Hynobiidae) from Kyushu, Japan. Zootaxa 3852: 203-226.
2014 2014-08-12  Hyalinobatrachium anachoretus Centrolenidae Peru Twomey E, Delia J, Castroviejo-Fisher S 2014 A review of northern Peruvian glassfrogs (Centrolenidae), with the description of four new remarkable species. Zootaxa 3851: 1-87.
2014 2014-08-12  Cochranella guayasamini Centrolenidae Peru Twomey E, Delia J, Castroviejo-Fisher S 2014 A review of northern Peruvian glassfrogs (Centrolenidae), with the description of four new remarkable species. Zootaxa 3851: 1-87.
2014 2014-08-12  Chimerella corleone Centrolenidae Peru Twomey E, Delia J, Castroviejo-Fisher S 2014 A review of northern Peruvian glassfrogs (Centrolenidae), with the description of four new remarkable species. Zootaxa 3851: 1-87.
2014 2014-08-12  Centrolene charapita Centrolenidae Ecuador; Peru Twomey E, Delia J, Castroviejo-Fisher S 2014 A review of northern Peruvian glassfrogs (Centrolenidae), with the description of four new remarkable species. Zootaxa 3851: 1-87.
2014 2014-08-03  Adelophryne glandulata Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Lourenco-de-Moraes R, Ferreira RB, Fouquet A, Bastos RP 2014 A new diminutive frog species of Adelophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3846: 348-360.
2014 2014-07-24  Scinax villasboasi Hylidae Brazil Brusquetti F, Jansen M, Barrio-Amoros C, Segalla M, Haddad CFB 2014 Taxonomic review of Scinax fuscomarginatus (Lutz, 1925) and related species (Anura; Hylidae). Zool J Linnean Soc 171: 783-821.
2014 2014-07-24  Scinax madeirae Hylidae Bolivia; Brazil Brusquetti F, Jansen M, Barrio-Amoros C, Segalla M, Haddad CFB 2014 Taxonomic review of Scinax fuscomarginatus (Lutz, 1925) and related species (Anura; Hylidae). Zool J Linnean Soc 171: 783-821.
2014 2014-07-16  Phrynopus chaparroi Strabomantidae Peru Mamani L, Malqui S 2014 A new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the central Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 3838: 207-214
2014 2014-07-08  Pristimantis tinajillas Strabomantidae Ecuador Urgiles VL, Sanchez-Nivicela JC, Nieves C, Yanez-Munoz MH 2014 Ranas terrestres en los ecosistemas surandinos de Ecuador I: Dos nuevas especies de Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de la ladera oriental. Avances en Ciences e Ingenieras, Sect B 6: 51-59.
2014 2014-07-08  Pristimantis gualacenio Strabomantidae Ecuador Urgiles VL, Sanchez-Nivicela JC, Nieves C, Yanez-Munoz MH 2014 Ranas terrestres en los ecosistemas surandinos de Ecuador I: Dos nuevas especies de Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de la ladera oriental. Avances en Ciences e Ingenieras, Sect B 6: 51- 59.
2014 2014-07-04  Liophryne miniafia Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2014 A new species of Liophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. J Herpetol 48: 255- 261.
2014 2014-07-02  Ecnomiohyla veraguensis Hylidae Panama Batista A, Hertz A, Mebert K, Koehler G, Lotzkat S, Ponce M, Vesely M 2014 Two new fringe-limbed frogs of the genus Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Panama. Zootaxa 3826: 449-474.
2014 2014-07-02  Ecnomiohyla bailarina Hylidae Costa Rica; Panama Batista A, Hertz A, Mebert K, Koehler G, Lotzkat S, Ponce M, Vesely M 2014 Two new fringe-limbed frogs of the genus Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Panama. Zootaxa 3826: 449-474.
2014 2014-06-25  Paramesotriton qixilingensis Salamandridae China Yuan Z. Zhao H, Jiang K, Hou M, He L, Murphy RW, Che J 2014 Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with the description of a new species from Qixiling Nature Reserve, Jiangxi, southeastern China and a key to the species. Asian Herpetological Research 5:67-79.
2014 2014-06-25  Pristimantis latericius Strabomantidae Ecuador Batallas D, Brito J 2014 Nueva especies de rana del genero Prisimantis del grupo lacrimosus (Amphibia: Craugastoridae) del Parque Nacional Sangay, Ecuador. Pap Avulsos Zool SP 54: 51-62.
2014 2014-06-25  Leptobrachella laui Megophryidae China Sung Y, Yang J, Wang Y 2014 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern China. Asian Herpetological Research 5: 80-90.
2014 2014-06-25  Scinax sateremawe Hylidae Brazil Sturaro MJ, Peloso PLV 2014 A new species of Scinax Wagler, 1830 (Anura: Hylidae) from the Middle Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Pap Avulsos Zool Sao Paulo 54:9-23
2014 2014-06-25  Hyloscirtus condor Hylidae Ecuador Almendariz A, Brito J, Batallas D, Ron S 2014 Una especie nueva de rana arborea del genero Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) de la Cordilla del Condor. Pap Avulsos Zool SP 54:33-49.
2014 2014-06-10  Ansonia vidua Bufonidae Malaysia Hertwig ST, Min PY, Haas A, Das I 2014 Dressed in black: a new Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Lissamphibia: Anura: Bufornidae) from Gunung Murud, Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo). Zootaxa 3814: 419-431.
2014 2014-05-23  Megophrys lini Megophryidae China Wang Y, Zhao J, Yang J, Zhou Z, Chen G, Liu Y 2014 Morphology, molecular genetics and bioacoustics support two new sympatric Xenophrys toads (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) in southeast China. PLoS One 9:1-14
2014 2014-05-23  Megophrys cheni Megophryidae China Wang Y, Zhao J, Yang J, Zhou Z, Chen G, Liu Y 2014 Morphology, molecular genetics and bioacoustics support two new sympatric Xenophrys toads (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) in southeast China. PLoS One 9:1-14
2014 2014-05-22  Xenorhina tillacki Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Oreophryne curator Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Oreophryne albomaculata Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Kalophrynus honbaensis Microhylidae Viet Nam Vassilieva AB, Galoyan EA, Gogoleva SS, Poyarkov JR NA 2014 Two new species of Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Annamite mountains in southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3796: 401-434.
2014 2014-05-22  Kalophrynus cryptophonus Microhylidae Viet Nam Vassilieva AB, Galoyan EA, Gogoleva SS, Poyarkov JR NA 2014 Two new species of Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Annamite mountains in southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3796: 401-434.
2014 2014-05-22  Hylophorbus sigridae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Copiula lennarti Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Copiula annanoreenae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Cophixalus viridis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Austrochaperina laurae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Austrochaperina alexanderi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Dahl C 2014 Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zool Senckenberg 64: 59-94.
2014 2014-05-22  Megophrys obesa Megophryidae China Li Y-L, Jin M-J, Zhao J, Liu Z-Y, Wang Y-Y, Pang H 2014 Description of two new species of the genus Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Heishiding Nature Reserve, Fengkai, Guangdong, China, based on molecular and morphological data.
2014 2014-05-22  Megophrys acuta Megophryidae China Li Y-L, Jin M-J, Zhao J, Liu Z-Y, Wang Y-Y, Pang H 2014 Description of two new species of the genus Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Heishiding Nature Reserve, Fengkai, Guangdong, China, based on molecular and morphological data.
2014 2014-05-15  Scaphiophryne matsoko Microhylidae Madagascar Raselimanana AP, Raxworthy CJ, Andreone F, Glaw F, Vences M 2014 An enigmatic new Scaphiophryne toadlet from the rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 64: 95-102.
2014 2014-05-13  Oreobates berdemenos Strabomantidae Argentina Pereyra MO, Cardozo DE, Baldo J, Baldo D 2014 Description and phylogenetic position of a new species of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) from northwestern Argenina. Herpetologica 70: 211-227.
2014 2014-05-13  Pulchrana centropeninsularis Ranidae Malaysia Chan KO, Brown RM, Lim KKP, Ahmad N, Grismer L 2014 A new species of frog (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) of the Hylarana signata complex from peninsular Malaysia. Herpetologica 70: 228-240.
2014 2014-05-13  Rhinella paraguas Bufonidae Colombia Grant T, Bolivar-G W 2014 A new species of semiarboreal toad with a salamander-like ear (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella). Herpetologica 70:198-210.
2014 2014-05-10  Cryptotriton necopinus Plethodontidae Honduras McCranie JR, Rovito SM 2014 A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Cryptotriton) from Quebrada Cataguana, Francisco Morazan, Honduras, with comments on the taxonomic status of Cryptotriton wakei. Zootaxa 3795: 61-70.
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus uttaraghaati Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus spelunca Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus specca Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus sali Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus sairandhri Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus niluvasei Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus nigraventris Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus nelliyampathi Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus mallani Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus kurichiyari Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus kodayari Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus frigidus Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus candidus Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-07  Micrixalus adonis Micrixalidae India Biju SD, Garg S, Gururaja KV, Souche Y, Walujkar SA 2014 DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frog of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon J Sci (Bio. Sci.) 43:1-87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850
2014 2014-05-01  Thorius hankeni Plethodontidae Mexico Campbell JA, Brodie Jr ED, Flores-Villela O, Smith EN 2014 A fourth species of minute salamander (Thorius; Plethoodntidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico. So Amer J Herp 9: 46-51.
2014 2014-04-11  Eurycea subfluvicola Plethodontidae United States Steffen MA, Irwin KJ, Blair AL, Bonett RM 2014 Larval masquerade: a new species of paedomorphic salamander (Caudata: Plethdontidae: Eurycea) from the Ouachita Mountains of North America. Zootaxa 3786: 423-442.
2014 2014-04-08  Cacosternum thorini Pyxicephalidae South Africa Conradie W 2014 The king of dwarves: a new cryptic species of Dainty Frog (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum) from the eastern GReat Escarpment of South Africa. Zootaxa 3785: 438-452.
2014 2014-04-08  Glyphoglossus capsus Microhylidae Malaysia Das I, Min PY, Hsu WW, Hertwig ST, Haas A 2014 Red Hot Chili Pepper. A new Calluella Stoliczka, 1872 (LIssamphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo). Zootaxa 3784: 550-560.
2014 2014-04-01  Ichthyophis multicolor Ichthyophiidae Myanmar Wilkinson M, Presswell B, Sherratt E, Papadopoulou A, Gower DJ 2014 A new species of striped Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Myanmar. Zootaxa 3785: 45-58.
2014 2014-04-01  Pristimantis munozi Strabomantidae Ecuador Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Delgado JA, Guayasamin JM 2014 A new rainfrog of the Pristimantis myersi group (Amphibia, Craugastoridae) from Volcan Pichincha, Ecuador. Zootaxa 3780: 36-50.
2014 2014-04-01  Gracixalus lumarius Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Le DTT, Dau VQ, Hoang HD, Cao TT 2014 A striking new species of phytotelm-breeding tree frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from central Vietnam. Zootaxa 3785: 25-37.
2014 2014-04-01  Chiasmocleis royi Microhylidae Peru Peloso PLV, Sturaro MJ, Forlani MC, Gaucher P, Motta AP 2014 Phylogeny, Taxonomic Revision, and Character Evolution of the Genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) in Amazonia, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Bull Amer Mus Nat Hist 386: 1-112.
2014 2014-04-01  Chiasmocleis papachibe Microhylidae Brazil Peloso PLV, Sturaro MJ, Forlani MC, Gaucher P, Motta AP 2014 Phylogeny, Taxonomic Revision, and Character Evolution of the Genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) in Amazonia, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Bull Amer Mus Nat Hist 386: 1-112.
2014 2014-04-01  Chiasmocleis haddadi Microhylidae Brazil; French Guiana; Suriname Peloso PLV, Sturaro MJ, Forlani MC, Gaucher P, Motta AP 2014 Phylogeny, Taxonomic Revision, and Character Evolution of the Genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) in Amazonia, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Bull Amer Mus Nat Hist 386: 1-112.
2014 2014-03-31  Tylototriton liuyangensis Salamandridae China Yang D, Jiang J, Shen Y, Fei D 2014 A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Urodela: Salamandridae) from northeastern Hunan Province, China. Asian Herp Res 5: 1- 11.
2014 2014-03-08  Liuixalus catbaensis Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TT, Matsui M, Yoshikawa N 2014 First record of the tree- frog genus Liuixalus from Vietnam with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae). Curr Herpetol 33: 29-37.
2014 2014-03-08  Leptobrachium kantonishikawai Megophryidae Malaysia Hamidy A, Matsui M 2014 A new species of Leptobrachium from the Kelabit Highland, Northwestern Borneo (Anura, Megophryidae). Curr Herpetol 13: 57-67.
2014 2014-02-18  Pseudopaludicola pocoto Leptodactylidae Brazil Magalhaes FDM, Loebmann D, Kokubum MNDC Haddad CFB, Garda AA 2014 A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura: Leptodactylicae: Leiuperinae) from northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 70: 77-88.
2014 2014-02-18  Brachycephalus crispus Brachycephalidae Brazil Condez TH, Clemente-Carvalho RBG, Haddad CFB, Dos Reis SF 2014 A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Bracheycephalidae) from the highlands of the Atlantic forest, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 70: 89-99.
2014 2014-02-18  Leptopelis anebos Arthroleptidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Portillo F, Greenbaum E. 2014 At the edge of a species boundary: a new and relatively young species of Leptopelis Z(Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Itombwe Plateau, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Herpetologica 70: 100- 119.
2014 2014-02-12  Ansonia lumut Bufonidae Malaysia Chan KO, Wood Jr PL, Anuar S, Muin MA, Quah ESH, Sumarli AXY, Grismer LL 2014 A new species of upland stream toad of the genus Ansonia Stolicza, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3764: 427-440.
2014 2014-02-03  Nyctimystes traunae Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species. Alytes 30: 42-68.
2014 2014-02-03  Nyctimystes latratus Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species. Alytes 30: 42-68.
2014 2014-02-03  Nyctimystes eucavatus Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species. Alytes 30: 42-68.
2014 2014-02-03  Nyctimystes calcaratus Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI 2014 Notes on Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae), tree frogs of New Guinea, with descriptions of four new species. Alytes 30: 42-68.
2014 2014-01-25  Rhinella yunga Bufonidae Peru Moravec J, Lehr E, Cusi JC, Cordova JH, Gvozdik V 2014 A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae) frolm the montane forest of the Selva Central, Peru. Zookeys 371: 35-56.
2014 2014-01-24  Microhyla mymensinghensis Microhylidae Bangladesh Hasan M, Islam MM, Kuramoto M, Kurabayashiu A, Sumida M 2014 Description of two new species of Microhya (Anura: Microhylidae) from Bangladesh. Zootaxa 3755: 401-418.
2014 2014-01-24  Microhyla mukhlesuri Microhylidae Bangladesh Hasan M, Islam MM, Kuramoto M, Kurabayashiu A, Sumida M 2014 Description of two new species of Microhya (Anura: Microhylidae) from Bangladesh. Zootaxa 3755: 401-418.
2014 2014-01-15  Boana tetete Hylidae Ecuador; Peru Caminer MA, Ron SR 2014 Systematics of treefrogs of the Hypsiboas calcaratus and Hypsiboas fasciatus species complex (Anura, Hylidae) with description of four new species. ZooKeys 370: 1-68.
2014 2014-01-15  Boana maculateralis Hylidae Ecuador; Peru Caminer MA, Ron SA 2014 Systematics of treefrogs of the Hypsiboas calcaratus and Hypsiboas fasciatus species complex (Anura, Hylidae) with description of four new species. ZooKeys 370: 1-68.
2014 2014-01-15  Boana almendarizae Hylidae Ecuador Caminer MA, Ron SA 2014 Systematics of treefrogs of the Hypsiboas calcaratus and Hypsiboas fasciatus species complex (Anura, Hylidae) with description of four new species. ZooKeys 370: 1-68.
2014 2014-01-15  Boana alfaroi Hylidae Ecuador Caminer MA, Ron SR 2014 Systematics of treefrogs of the Hypsiboas calcaratus and Hypsiboas fasciatus species complex (Anura, Hylidae) with description of four new species. ZooKeys 370: 1-68.
2014 2014-01-14  Chiromantis inexpectatus Rhacophoridae Malaysia Matsui M, Shimada T, Sudin A 2014 First record of the tree-frog genus Chiromantis from Borneo with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae). Zool Sci 31: 45-51.
2014 2014-01-09  Uperoleia stridera Myobatrachidae Australia Catullo RA, Doughty P, Keogh JS 2014 A new frog species (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the northern desert region of Australia, with a redescription of U. trachyderma. Zootaxa 3753: 251-262.
2014 2014-01-09  Choerophryne gracilirostris Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Iannella A, Richards S, Oliver P 2014 A new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the central cordillera of Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3753: 483-493.
2014 2014-01-09  Leptobrachella sabahmontana Megophryidae Malaysia Matsui M, Nishikawa K Yambun P 2014 A new Leptolalax from the mountains of Sabah, Borneo (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae). Zootaxa 3753: 440-452.
2014 2014-01-02  Amazophrynella manaos Bufonidae Brazil Rojas RR, de Carvalho VT, Gordo M, Avila RW, Farias IP, Hrbek T 2014 A new species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from the southwestern part of the Brazilian Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 3753: 79- 95.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2013 2016-10-23  Oreolalax sterlingae Megophryidae Viet Nam Nguyen TQ., Phung TM, Le MD, Ziegler T, Böhme W 2013. First record of the genus Oreolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam with descirption of a new species. Copeia 2013: 213–222.
2013 2014-11-05  Chiromantis marginis Rhacophoridae Malaysia Chan, Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Grismer, Wood, Muin, and Ahmad, 2011, Russ. J. Herpetol., 18: 256.
2013 2014-03-15  Rhacophorus viridimaculatus Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Ostroshabov AA, Orlov NL, Nguyen TT 2013 Taxonomy of frogs of genus Rhacophorus of "hoanglienensis-orlovi" complex. Russian J Herpetol 20: 301-324.
2013 2014-03-15  Rhacophorus larissae Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Ostroshabov AA, Orlov NL, Nguyen TT 2013 Taxonomy of frogs of genus Rhacophorus of "hoanglienensis-orlovi" complex. Russian J Herpetol 20: 301-324.
2013 2014-03-15  Philautus catbaensis Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Milto KD, Poyarkov Jr NA, Orlov NL, Hguyen TT 2013 Two new rhacophorid frogs from Cat Ba Island, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. Russian J Herpetol 20: 287-300.
2013 2014-03-15  Liuixalus calcarius Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Milto KD, Poyarkov Jr NA, Orlov NL, Hguyen TT 2013 Two new rhacophorid frogs from Cat Ba Island, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. Russian J Herpetol 20: 287-300.
2013 2014-02-25  Oreophryne parkopanorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 Three new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 333:93-121.
2013 2014-02-25  Oreophryne gagneorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 Three new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 333:93-121.
2013 2014-02-25  Oreophryne cameroni Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 Three new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 333:93-121.
2013 2014-01-09  Trachycephalus helioi Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Suarez P, Gordo M, Pombal Jr JP 2013 A second species of Trachcephalus Tschudi (Anura: Hylidae) with a single vocal sac from the Brazilian Amazon. Copeia 2013: 654-640.
2013 2014-01-01  Pseudoeurycea kuautli Plethodontidae Mexico Campbell JA, Brodie Jr ED Blancas-Hernandez JC, Smith EN 2013 Another new salamander of the genus Pseudoeurycea from the state of Guerrero, Mexico. South American J Herpetology 8:198-202.
2013 2013-12-30  Pristimantis ardyae Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig MM, Reyes-Puig JP, Yanez-Munoz MH 2013 Ranas terrestres del genero Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) de la Reserva Ecologica Rio Zunag, Tungurahua, Ecuador: Lista anotada y descripcion de una especie nueva. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 5:B5-B13.
2013 2013-12-29  Pristimantis mindo Strabomantidae Ecuador Arteaga A, Yanez-Munoz M, Guayasamin J 2013 A new frog of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the montane forests of northwestern Ecuador. Addendum, in Arteaga, Bustamante and Guayasamin 2013 The Amphibians and Reptiles of Mindo; Life in the cloudforest. Universidad Tecnologica Indoamerica, Quito. 250 pp.
2013 2013-12-29  Myersiohyla neblinaria Hylidae Venezuela Faivovich J, McDiarmid RW, Myers CW 2013 Two new species of Myersiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela, with comments on other species of the genus. American Museum Novitates 3792:1-62.
2013 2013-12-29  Myersiohyla chamaeleo Hylidae Venezuela Faivovich J, McDiarmid RW, Myers CW 2013 Two new species of Myersiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela, with comments on other species of the genus. American Museum Novitates 3792:1-62.
2013 2013-12-24  Pristimantis espedeus Strabomantidae French Guiana Fouquet A, Martinez Q, Courtois EA, Dewhynter M, Pineau K, Gaucher P, Blanc M, Marty C, Kok PJR 2013 A new species of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia, Craugastoridae) associated with the moderately elevated massifs of French Guiana. Zootaxa 3750: 569-586.
2013 2013-12-20  Proceratophrys rotundipalpebra Odontophrynidae Brazil Martins LC, Giaretta AA 2013 Morphological and acoustic characterizastion of Proceratophrys goyana (Lissamphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae), with the description of a sympatric and related new species Zootaxa 3750: 301-320.
2013 2013-12-20  Proceratophrys dibernardoi Odontophrynidae Brazil Brandao RA, Caramaschi U, Vaz-Silva W, Campos LA 2013 Three new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro 1920 from Brzilian Cerrado (Anura, Odontophrynidae). Zootaxa 3750: 321-347.
2013 2013-12-20  Proceratophrys branti Odontophrynidae Brazil Brandao RA, Caramaschi U, Vaz-Silva W, Campos LA 2013 Three new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro 1920 from Brzilian Cerrado (Anura, Odontophrynidae). Zootaxa 3750: 321-347.
2013 2013-12-20  Proceratophrys bagnoi Odontophrynidae Brazil Brandao RA, Caramaschi U, Vaz-Silva W, Campos LA 2013 Three new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro 1920 from Brzilian Cerrado (Anura, Odontophrynidae). Zootaxa 3750: 321-347.
2013 2013-12-06  Pristimantis almendariz Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito J, Pozo-Zamora G. 2013 Una nueva especie de rana terrestre del genero Pristimantis (Amphibia: Craugastoridae), de la Cordillera de Kutuku, Ecuador. Papeis Avujlsos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo. 53: 315-325.
2013 2013-12-04  Philautus nianeae Rhacophoridae Lao People's Democratic Republic Stuart BL, Phimmachak S, Seateun S, Sheridan JA 2013 A new Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Laos allied to P. abditus Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999. Zootaxa 3745: 71-83.
2013 2013-11-29  Raorchestes ghatei Rhacophoridae India Padhye AD, Sayyed A, Jadhav A,Dahanukar N. 2013. Raorchestes ghatei, a new species of shrub frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the western Ghars of Maharashtra, India. J Threatened Taxa 5: 4913-4931.
2013 2013-11-27  Allobates amissibilis Dendrobatidae Guyana Kok PJR, Hoelting M, Ernst R. 2013 A third microendemic to the Iwokrama Mountains of central Guyana: a new "cryptic" species of Allobates Zimmerman and Zimmerman, 1988 (Anura: Aromobatidae). Org Divers Evol 13:621-638.
2013 2013-11-26  Trachycephalus cunauaru Hylidae Bolivia; Brazil; Ecuador; Peru Gordo M, Toledo LF, Suarez P, Kawashita-Ribeiro RA, Avila RW, Morais DH, Nunes I. 2013 A new species of Milk Frog of the genus Trachycephalus Tschudi (Anura, Hylidae) from the Amazonian rainforest. Herpetologica 69: 466-479.
2013 2013-11-26  Allophryne relicta Allophrynidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Orrico VGD, Faivovitch J, Dias IR, Sole M. 2013 A new species of Allophryne (Anura: Allophryidae)from the Atlantic rain forest biome of Eastern Brazil. Herpetologica 69: 480-491.
2013 2013-11-20  Tylototriton uyenoi Salamandridae Thailand Nishikawa K, Khonsue W, Pomchote P, Matsui M. 2013. Two new species of Tylototriton from Thailand (Amphibia: Urodela.Salamandridae). Zootaxa 3737: 261-179.
2013 2013-11-20  Tylototriton panhai Salamandridae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand Nishikawa K, Khonsue W, Pomchote P, Matsui M. 2013. Two new species of Tylototriton from Thailand (Amphibia: Urodela.Salamandridae). Zootaxa 3737: 261-179.
2013 2013-11-20  Leptobrachella botsfordi Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJ, Dau VQ, Nguyen TT 2013 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae)from the highest mountain in Indochina. Zootaxa 3737:415-428.
2013 2013-11-04  Tomopterna wambensis Pyxicephalidae Kenya Wasonga DV, Channing A 2013 Identification of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterns)from Kenya with the descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3734: 221-240.
2013 2013-11-04  Tomopterna gallmanni Pyxicephalidae Kenya Wasonga DV, Channing A 2013 Identification of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterns)from Kenya with the descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3734: 221-240.
2013 2013-11-01  Crossodactylodes itambe Leptodactylidae Brazil Barata IM, Santos MTT, Leite FSF, Garcia PCA 2013 A new species of Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil: first record of genus within the Espinhaco Mountain Range. Zootaxa: 3731: 552-560.
2013 2013-11-01  Adenomera juikitam Leptodactylidae Brazil De Carvalho TR, Giaretta AA 2013 Bioacoustics reveals two new synoptic species of Adenomera Steindachner (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae) in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Zootaxa 3731: 533-551.
2013 2013-11-01  Adenomera cotuba Leptodactylidae Brazil De Carvalho TR, Giaretta AA 2013 Bioacoustics reveals two new synoptic species of Adenomera Steindachner (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae) in the Cerrado of central Brazil. Zootaxa 3731: 533-551.
2013 2013-10-30  Pristimantis deyi Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Gregory C, Catenazzi A 2013 A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 3731: 201-211.
2013 2013-10-26  Silverstoneia punctiventris Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Myers CW 2013 Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Choco (Dendrobatidae: Colosteninae). Amer Mus Novitates 2784: 1-58.
2013 2013-10-26  Silverstoneia minutissima Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Myers CW 2013 Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Choco (Dendrobatidae: Colosteninae). Amer Mus Novitates 2784: 1-58.
2013 2013-10-26  Silverstoneia minima Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Myers CW 2013 Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Choco (Dendrobatidae: Colosteninae). Amer Mus Novitates 2784: 1-58.
2013 2013-10-26  Silverstoneia gutturalis Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Myers CW 2013 Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Choco (Dendrobatidae: Colosteninae). Amer Mus Novitates 2784: 1-58.
2013 2013-10-26  Silverstoneia dalyi Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T, Myers CW 2013 Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Choco (Dendrobatidae: Colosteninae). Amer Mus Novitates 2784: 1-58.
2013 2013-10-22  Cophixalus petrophilus Microhylidae Australia Hoskin DJ 2013 A new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder-pile habitat of Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3722:61-72.
2013 2013-10-22  Megophrys vegrandis Megophryidae India Mahony S, Teeling EC, Biju SD 2013 Three new species of horned frogs, Megophrys (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from northeast India, with a resolution to the identity of Megophrys boettgeri populations reported from the region. Zootaxa 3722: 143-169.
2013 2013-10-22  Megophrys oropedion Megophryidae India Mahony S, Teeling EC, Biju SD 2013 Three new species of horned frogs, Megophrys (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from northeast India, with a resolution to the identity of Megophrys boettgeri populations reported from the region. Zootaka 3722: 143-169.
2013 2013-10-22  Megophrys ancrae Megophryidae India Mahony S, Teeling EC, Biju SD 2013 Three new species of horned frogs, Megophrys (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from northeast India, with a resolution to the identity of Megophrys boettgeri populations reported from the region. Zootaka 3722: 143-169.
2013 2013-09-27  Stumpffia analamaina Microhylidae Madagascar Klages J, Glaw F, Koehler J, Mueller J, Hipsley CA, Vences M. 2013 Molecular, morphological and osteological differentiation of a new species of microhylid frog of the genus Stumpffia from northwestern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3717:280-300.
2013 2013-09-25  Aparasphenodon pomba Hylidae Brazil Assis CLD, Santana DJ, Da Silva FA, Quintela FM, Feio RN. 2013 A new and possibly critically endangered species of casque-headed tree frog Aparasphenodon Mirand-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Hyulidae) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3716:583-591.
2013 2013-09-25  Allobates flaviventris Dendrobatidae Bolivia; Brazil Melo-Sampaio PR, De Souza MB, Peloso PLV 2013 A new, riparian species of Allobates Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988 (Anura: Aromobatidae) from southwestern Amazonia. Zootaxa 3716:336-348.
2013 2013-09-24  Guibemantis methueni Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Rakotoarison A, Rakotondrazafy AMA, Ratrsoavina FM, Randrianiaina RD, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Raxworthy CJ 2013 Assessing the diversity of phytotelmic frogs along Madagascar's east coast: Redefinition of Guibemantis bicalcaratus (Boettger, 1913) and revalidation of Guibemantis methueni (Angel, 1929). Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 63:193-205.
2013 2013-09-19  Choerophryne bryonopsis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 A new species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea, with remarks on the taxonomic status of Albericus. Zoosyst. Evol. 89: 283-291.
2013 2013-09-16  Cynops glaucus Salamandridae China Yuan Z, Jiang K, Ding L, Zhang L, Che J 2013 A new newt of the genus Cynops (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guangdong, China. Asian Herpetological Research 4:116-123.
2013 2013-09-16  Leptobrachella zhangyapingi Megophryidae Thailand Jiang K, Yan F, Suwannapoom C, Chomdej S, Che J. 2013 A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from northern Thailand. Asian Herpetological Research 4: 100- 108.
2013 2013-09-12  Kaloula nonggangensis Microhylidae China Mo Y, Zhang W, Zhou S, Chen T, Tang H, Meng Y, Chen W 2013 A new species of Kaloula (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 3710: 165-178.
2013 2013-09-12  Cornufer citrinospilus Ceratobatrachidae Papua New Guinea Brown RM, S.J. Richards,T.S. Broadhead. 2013 A new shrub frog in the genus Platymantis (Ceratobatrachidae) from the Nakanai Mountains of eastern New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Zootaxa 3710:31-45.
2013 2013-09-07  Kaloula indochinensis Microhylidae Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Chan KO, Blackburn DC, Murphy RW, Stuart BL, Emmett DA, Ho CT, Brown RM 2013 A new species of narrow-mouthed frog of the genus Kaloula from eastern Indochina. Herpetologica 69: 329-341.
2013 2013-09-07  Barygenys resima Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 Two new species of frogs related to Barygenys exsul (Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Herpetologica 69: 314-328.
2013 2013-09-07  Barygenys apodasta Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 Two new species of frogs related to Barygenys exsul (Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Herpetologica 69: 314-328.
2013 2013-09-07  Hyloscirtus antioquia Hylidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Faivovich J 2013 A new species of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with a rediagnosis of Hyloscirtus larinopygion (Duellman, 1973). Herpetologica 69: 298-313.
2013 2013-08-30  Polypedates discantus Rhacophoridae Malaysia; Thailand Rujirawan A, Stuart BL, Aowphol A 2013 A new tree frog in the genus Polypedates (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Thailand. Zootaxa 3702: 545-565.
2013 2013-08-28  Crossodactylodes septentrionalis Leptodactylidae Brazil Teixeira M Jr, Recoder RS, Amaro RC, Damasceno RP, Cassimiro J, Rodrigues MT 2013 A new Crossodactylodes Cochran, 1938 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from the highlands of the Atlantic Forests of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3702: 459-472.
2013 2013-08-27  Boana bandeirantes Hylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Cruz CAG 2013 A new species of the Hypsiboas polytaenius clade from southeastern Brazil (Anura: Hylidae). So Amer J Herpetol 8:121-126.
2013 2013-08-22  Cacosternum rhythmum Pyxicephalidae South Africa Channing A., Schmitz A., Burger M., and Kielgast J. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of African Dainty Frogs, with the description of four new species (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). Zootaxa 3701: 518-550.
2013 2013-08-22  Cacosternum parvum Pyxicephalidae South Africa Channing A., Schmitz A., Burger M., and Kielgast J. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of African Dainty Frogs, with the description of four new species (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). Zootaxa 3701: 518-550.
2013 2013-08-22  Cacosternum nanogularum Pyxicephalidae South Africa Channing A., Schmitz A., Burger M., and Kielgast J. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of African Dainty Frogs, with the description of four new species (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). Zootaxa 3701: 518-550.
2013 2013-08-22  Cacosternum australis Pyxicephalidae South Africa Channing A., Schmitz A., Burger M., and Kielgast J. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of African Dainty Frogs, with the description of four new species (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). Zootaxa 3701: 518-550.
2013 2013-08-22  Cacosternum aggestum Pyxicephalidae South Africa Channing A., Schmitz A., Burger M., and Kielgast J. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of African Dainty Frogs, with the description of four new species (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). Zootaxa 3701: 518-550.
2013 2013-08-22  Leptodactylus oreomantis Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho TR, Leite FSF, Pezzuti TL 2013 A new species of Leptodactylus Fitzinger (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylinae) from montane rock fields of the Chapada Diamantina, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3701: 349-364.
2013 2013-08-18  Microcaecilia savagei Siphonopidae Guyana Donnelly M, Wake M 2013 A New Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Guyana with Comments on Epicrionops niger. Copeia 2013(2):223-231.
2013 2013-08-18  Adenomera saci Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho TR, Giaretta AA 2013 Taxonomic circumscription of Adenomera martinezi (Bokermann, 1956)(Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leptodactylinae) with the recognition of a new cryptic taxon through a bioacoustic approach. Zootaxa 3701: 207-237.
2013 2013-08-13  Ichthyophis pauli Ichthyophiidae Malaysia Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Sudin A, Wong A 2013 A new striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Curr Herpetol 32: 159-169.
2013 2013-08-13  Rhacophorus borneensis Rhacophoridae Malaysia Matsui M, Shimada T, Sudin A 2013 A new gliding frog of the genus Rhacophorus from Bornea. Curr Herpetol 32: 112-124
2013 2013-08-13  Hylophorbus atrifasciatus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 A new species of Hylophorbus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Curr Herpetol 32: 102- 111.
2013 2013-08-09  Elachistocleis haroi Microhylidae Argentina Pereyra LC, Akmentins Ms, Laufer G, Vaira M 2013 A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from north- western Argentina. Zootaxa 3694: 525-544.
2013 2013-08-05  Phrynobatrachus njiomock Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon Zimkus BM, Gvozdik V 2013 Shy islands of the Cameroon volcanic line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus). Zool Scripta doi:10.1111/zsc.12029
2013 2013-08-05  Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon Zimkus BM, Gvozdik V 2013 Shy islands of the Cameroon volcanic line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus). Zool Scripta doi:10.1111/zsc.12029
2013 2013-08-01  Gegeneophis orientalis Indotyphlidae India Agarwal I, Wilkinson M, Mohapatra PP, Dutta SK, Giri VB, Gower DJ 2013 The first teresomatan caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from the Eastern Ghats of India - a nw species of Gegeneophis Peters, 1880. Zootaxa 3693: 534-546.
2013 2013-08-01  Onychodactylus kinneburi Hynobiidae Japan Yoshikawa N, Matsui M, Tanabe S, Okayama T 2013 Description of a new salamander of the genus Onychodactylus from Shikoku and western Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Zootaxa 3693: 441-464.
2013 2013-08-01  Pristimantis farisorum Strabomantidae Colombia Mueses-Cisneros JJ, Perdomo-Castillo IV, Cepeda-Quilindo B 2013 A new species of he genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from southwestern Colombia. Herpetotropicos 9: 37-45.
2013 2013-08-01  Pristimantis carlosceroni Strabomantidae Ecuador Valencia JH, Bejarano-Munoz EP, Yanez-Munoz MH 2013 Una nueva especie de rana Pristimantis verde (Anura: Craugastoridae) de los bosqus andinos del distrito metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador. Herpetotropicos 9: 25-35.
2013 2013-07-31  Litoria callista Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2013 A new treefrog of the Litoria gracilenta group (Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Proc Biological Soc Washington 126: 151-160.
2013 2013-07-29  Microcaecilia marvaleewakeae Siphonopidae Brazil Maciel AO, Hoogmoed MS 2013 A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) from the Guianan region of Brazil. Zootaxa 3693: 387-394.
2013 2013-07-24  Osteocephalus vilmae Hylidae Ecuador; Peru Ron, S.R., P. Venegas, E.Toral, M.Read, D.A. Ortiz, A.L. Manzano 2012. Zookeys (229):1-52.: Synonomized with O. buckleyi: Jungfer, Karl-Heinz; Faivovich, Julian; Padial, Jose M.; et al. 2013. Systematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae: Osteocephalus): an Amazonian puzzle. Zoologica Scripta 42(4): 351-380
2013 2013-07-24  Osteocephalus germani Hylidae Peru Ron, S.R., P. Venegas, E.Toral, M.Read, D.A. Ortiz, A.L. Manzano 2012. Zookeys (229):1-52.: O. germani a junior synonym of O. helenae; Jungfer, Karl-Heinz; Faivovich, Julian; Padial, Jose M.; et al. 2013. Systematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae: Osteocephalus): an Amazonian puzzle. Zoologica Scripta 42(4): 351-380
2013 2013-07-17  Paramesotriton wulingensis Salamandridae China Wang C, Tian Y-Z, Gu X-M 2013 A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata, Salamandridae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 38: 388-397
2013 2013-07-16  Gastrotheca dysprosita Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE 2013 An elusive new species of Marsupial Frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of northern Peru. Phyllomedusa 11: 3-11.
2013 2013-07-15  Bolitoglossa tapajonica Plethodontidae Brazil Brcko IC, Hoogmoed MS, Neckel-Oliveira S 2013 Taxonomy and distribution of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854 (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) in Brazilian Amazonica. Zootaxa 3686: 401-431.
2013 2013-07-15  Bolitoglossa madeira Plethodontidae Brazil Brcko IC, Hoogmoed MS, Neckel-Oliveira S 2013 Taxonomy and distribution of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854 (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) in Brazilian Amazonica. Zootaxa 3686: 401-431.
2013 2013-07-15  Bolitoglossa caldwellae Plethodontidae Brazil Brcko IC, Hoogmoed MS, Neckel-Oliveira S 2013 Taxonomy and distribution of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854 (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) in Brazilian Amazonica. Zootaxa 3686: 401-431.
2013 2013-07-15  Philautus kakipanjang Rhacophoridae Malaysia Dehling JM, Dehling DM 2013 A new montane species of Philautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from western Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo. Zootaxa 3686: 277-288
2013 2013-07-15  Dendropsophus manonegra Hylidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Orrico VGD 2013 Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of treefrog of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group (Anura: Hylidae) from Amazon basin of Colombia and with an exceptional color pattern. Zootaxa 3680: 447-460.
2013 2013-07-12  Pristimantis abakapa Strabomantidae Venezuela Rojas-Runjaic, F. J. M., P. E. Salerno, J. C. Senaris, and G. B. Pauly. 2013. Terraranans of the Lost World: a new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Strabomantidae) from Abakapa-tepui in the Chimanta Massif, Venezuelan Guayana, and additions to the knowledge of P. muchimuk. Zootaxa 3686 (3): 335-355.
2013 2013-07-02  Proceratophrys carranca Odontophrynidae Brazil Godinho LB, Moura MR, Lacerda JVA, Feio RN. 2013 A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the middle Sao Franciso River, southeastern Brazil. Salamandra 49: 63-73.
2013 2013-06-29  Triturus ivanbureschi Salamandridae Bulgaria; Greece; Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of; Serbia; Turkey Wielstra B, Litvinchuk SN, Naumov B, Tzankow N, Arntzen JW 2013 A revised taxonomy of crested newts in the Triturus karelinii group (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3682: 441-453.
2013 2013-06-29  Proceratophrys izecksohni Odontophrynidae Brazil Dias PHdS, Amaro RC, De Carvalho-E-Silva AMPT, Rodrigues MT. 2013 Two new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Atlantic forest, with taxonomic remarks on the genus. Zootaxa 3682: 277-304.
2013 2013-06-29  Proceratophrys belzebul Odontophrynidae Brazil Dias PHdS, Amaro RC, De Carvalho-E-Silva AMPT, Rodrigues MT. 2013 Two new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Atlantic forest, with taxonomic remarks on the genus. Zootaxa 3682: 277-304.
2013 2013-06-14  Microhyla orientalis Microhylidae Indonesia Matsui M, Hamidy A, Eto K 2013 Description of a new species of Microhyla from Bali, Indonesia (Amphibia, Anura). Zootaxa 3670: 579-590.
2013 2013-06-13  Leptobrachella fritinniens Megophryidae Malaysia Dehling JM, Matsui M 2013 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo). Zootaxa 3670: 33-44
2013 2013-06-09  Nototriton mime Plethodontidae Honduras Townsend JH, Medina-Flores M, Reyes-Calderon O. 2013 A new Nototriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Parque Nacional Montana de Botaderos in northeastern Honduras. Zootaxa 3666: 358-368.
2013 2013-06-04  Chikila gaiduwani Chikilidae India Kamei RG, Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Biju SD 2013 Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India. Zootaxa 3666: 401-435.
2013 2013-06-04  Chikila darlong Chikilidae India Kamei RG, Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Biju SD 2013 Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India. Zootaxa 3666: 401-435.
2013 2013-06-04  Chikila alcocki Chikilidae India Kamei RG, Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Biju SD 2013 Systematics of the caecilian family Chikilidae (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) with the description of three new species of Chikila from northeast India. Zootaxa 3666: 401-435.
2013 2013-06-01  Gracixalus waza Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Pham CT, Nguyen TT, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T. 2013 A new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam. Org Divers Evol 13: 203-214.
2013 2013-05-30  Polypedates teraiensis Rhacophoridae Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Nepal See Frost ASW 2013. Not clear if to be separated from P. leucomastax; if recognized, distribution of P. leucomastax requires modification.
2013 2013-05-25  Ischnocnema nanahallux Brachycephalidae Brazil Brusquetti F, Thome MTC, Canedo C, Condez TH, Haddad CFB. 2013 A new species of Ischnocnema parva species series (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from norther state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Herpetologica 69: 175-185.
2013 2013-05-14  Dendropsophus shiwiarum Hylidae Ecuador Ortega-Andrade HM, Ron SR 2013 A new species of small tree frog, genus Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from the eastern Amazon lowlands of Ecuador. Zootaxa 3652: 163-178.
2013 2013-05-14  Nymphargus sucre Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM 2013 A new yellow species of glassfrog (Centrolenidae: Nymphargus) from the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Zootaxa 3541:193-200.
2013 2013-05-08  Litoria kroombitensis Hylidae Australia Hoskin CJ, Hines HB, Meyer E, Clarke J, Cunningham M. 2013 A new treefrog (Hylidae: Litoria) from Kroombit Tops, east Australia, and an assessment of conservation status. Zootaxa 3646: 426-446.
2013 2013-05-08  Duttaphrynus chandai Bufonidae India Das A, Chetia M, Dutta SK, Sengupta S 2013 A new species of Duttaphrynus (Anura: Bufonidae) from northeast India. Zootaxa 3646:336-348.
2013 2013-05-07  Pristimantis conservatio Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Heinicke MP, Hedges SB 2013 A new tuberculated Pristimantis (Anura, Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from the Venezuelan Andes, redescription of Pristimantis pleurostriatus, and variation within Pristimantis vanadisae. Zootaxa 3647: 43-62.
2013 2013-05-03  Rhinella proboscidea Bufonidae Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru Revalidation of Spix, 1824, species. Lavilla EO, Caramaschi U, Langone JA, Pombal Jr JP, de Sa RO 2013 The identity of Rana margaratifera Laurenti, 1786 (Anura, Bufonidae) Zootaxa 3646: 151- 264.
2013 2013-04-23  Callulops valvifer Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2013 From a dwarf to a giant: Revalidation of Callulops valvifer (Barbour,1910), (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zootaxa 3641: 271-181.
2013 2013-04-19  Mercurana myristicapalustris Rhacophoridae India Abraham RK, Pyron RA, Ansil BR, Zachariah Ar, Zachariah An 2013 Two novel genera and one new species of treefrog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) highlight cryptic diversity in the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3640: 177-189.
2013 2013-04-19  Amietia poyntoni Pyxicephalidae Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa Channing A, Baptista N. 2013. Amietia angolensis and A. fuscigula (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) in southern Africa: a cold case reheated. Zootaxa 3640:501-520.
2013 2013-04-19  Pseudopaludicola facureae Leptodactylidae Brazil Andrade FSD, Carvalho TRD 2013 A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Leiuperinae: Leptodactylide: Anura) from the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3608: 389-397.
2013 2013-04-17  Liuixalus hainanus Rhacophoridae China Revalidation of 2004 description. Li et al. MPE 2009; Hertwig ST, Schweizer M, Das I, Haas A 2013 Diversification in a biodiversity hotspot - the evolution of southeast Asian rhacophorid frogs on Borneo (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae). Mol Phyl Evol 13 April 2013
2013 2013-04-11  Stumpffia miery Microhylidae Madagascar Ndriantsoa SH, Riemann JC, Vences M, Klages J, Raminosoa NR, Roedel MO, Glos J 2013 A new Stumpffia (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from the Ranomafana region, south- eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3636: 575-588.
2013 2013-04-11  Pseudopaludicola parnaiba Leptodactylidae Brazil Roberto IJ, Cardozo D, Avila RW 2013 A new species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura, Leiuperidae) from western Piaui state, northeast Brazil. Zootaxa 3636: 348-360.
2013 2013-04-11  Agalychnis terranova Hylidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Duarte-Cubides F, Rueda-Almonacid JV, Daza JM 2013 A new red-eyed treefrog of Agalycnis (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) from middle Magdalena River valley of Colombia with comments on its phylogenetic position Zootaxa 3636:85-100.
2013 2013-04-08  Bolitoglossa jugivagans Plethodontidae Panama Hertz A, Lotzkat S, Koehler G 2013 A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata, Plethodontidae) from the continental divide of western Panama. Zootaxa 3636: 463-475.
2013 2013-03-28  Hyperolius raymondi Hyperoliidae Angola Conradie W, Branch WR, Tolley KA 2013. Fifty shades of grey: giving colour to the poorly known Angolan Ashy reed frog (Hyperoliidae: Hyperolius cinereus), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3635: 201-223.
2013 2013-03-28  Incilius majordomus Bufonidae Panama Savage JM, Ugarte CA, Donnelly MA 2013 A new species of earless toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from western Panama. Copeia 2013: 8-12.
2013 2013-03-25  Noblella personina Strabomantidae Ecuador Harvey MB, Almendariz A, Brito M J,Batallas R D 2013 A new species of Noblella (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes with comments on Noblella lochites (Lynch). Zootaxa 3935: 1-14.
2013 2013-03-15  Adelophryne meridionalis Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Santana DJ, Fonseca EM Da, Neves MdO, Carvalho RMHd 2013(2012). A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. Salamandra 48: 187-192.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus sirilwijesundarai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus samarakoon Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus puranappu Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus newtonjayawardanei Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus karunarathnai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus jagathgunawardanai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus dayawansai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-13  Pseudophilautus bambaradeniyai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Vidanapathirana DR, Rajeev MDG, Ariyarathne SC, Chanaka AWA, Priyantha LLD, Bandara IN, Wickramasinghe N. 2013 Eight new species of Pseudophilautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sripada World Heritage Site (Peak Wilderness), a local amphibian hotspot in Sri Lanka. J Threatened Taxa 5:3789-3920.
2013 2013-03-08  Onychodactylus tsukubaensis Hynobiidae Japan Yoshikawa N, Matsui M 2013 A new salamander of the genus Onychodactylus from Tsukuba Mountains, eastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia,Caudata,Hynobiidae). Current Herpetology 32: 9-25.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius rwandae Hyperoliidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Rwanda Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius lupiroensis Hyperoliidae Tanzania, United Republic of Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius jacobseni Hyperoliidae Central African Republic Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius inyangae Hyperoliidae Malawi; Zimbabwe Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius howelli Hyperoliidae Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius friedemanni Hyperoliidae Malawi Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-08  Hyperolius dartevellei Hyperoliidae Angola; Cameroon; Congo; Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Zambia Revalidation. Channing A, Hillers A, Loetters S, Roedel M-O, Schick S, Conradie W, Roedder D, Mercurio V, Wagner P, Dehling JM, Du Preez LH, Kielgast J, Burger M. 2013. Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 3620:301-350.
2013 2013-03-07  Microcaecilia dermatophaga Siphonopidae French Guiana Wilkinson M, Sherratt E, Starace F, Gower DJ 2013. A New Species of Skin-Feeding Caecilian and the First Report of Reproductive Mode in Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae). PLoS ONE 8(3): e57756.
2013 2013-03-04  Bolitoglossa mucuyensis Plethodontidae Venezuela Garcia-Gutierrez J, Escalona M, Mora A, Diaz de Pascual A, Fermin G. 2013 A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae, Bolitoglossa) from Sierra Nevada de Merida, Venezuela. Zootaxa 3620:179-191.
2013 2013-03-04  Pseudopaludicola ameghini Leptodactylidae Brazil Revalidation. Pasonato A, Strussmann C, Muddrek JR, Martins IA. 2013 Morphometric and bioacoustic data on three species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) described from Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with the revalidation of Pseudopaludicola ameghini (Cope, 1887). Zootaxa 3620: 147-162.
2013 2013-03-04  Andinobates cassidyhornae Dendrobatidae Colombia Amezquita A, Marquez R, Medina R, Mejia-Vargas D, Kahn TR, Suarez G, Mazariegos L. 2013 A new species of Andean poison frog, Andinobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae (from the northwestern Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa 1620: 163-178.
2013 2013-02-21  Tylototriton ziegleri Salamandridae Viet Nam Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Nguyen TT 2013 A new species of Tylototriton from northern Vietnam (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Current Herpetology 32: 34-49.
2013 2013-02-20  Pristimantis mazar Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, Arteaga AF 2013 A new species of the Pristimantis orestes group (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the high Andes of Ecuador, Reserva Mazar. Zootaxa 3616: 345-356.
2013 2013-02-18  Gracixalus nonggangensis Rhacophoridae China Mo Y, Zhang W, Luo Y, Zhou S, Chen W 2013 A new species of the genus Gracixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 3616: 61-72.
2013 2013-02-15  Scinax pombali Hylidae Brazil Lourenco ACC, de Carvalho ALG, aeta D, Pezzuti TL, Leite FSF 2013 A new species of the Scinax catherinae group (Anura, Hylidae) from Serra de Canastra, southwestern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Zootaxa 3613: 573-588
2013 2013-01-31  Allobates grillisimilis Dendrobatidae Brazil Simoes PI, Sturaro MJ, Peloso PLV, Lima AP. 2013. A new diminutive species of Allobates Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988 (Anura, Aromabatidae) from the northwestern Rio Madeira - Rio Tapajos interfluve, Amazonas, Brazil. Zootaxa 3609: 251-273.
2013 2013-01-24  Bolitoglossa tamaense Plethodontidae Colombia; Venezuela Acevedo AA, Wake DB, Marquez R, Silva K, Franco R, Amezquita A 2013 Two new species of salamanders, genus Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the eastern Colombian Andes. Zootaxa 3609: 069-084.
2013 2013-01-24  Bolitoglossa leandrae Plethodontidae Colombia; Venezuela Acevedo AA, Wake DB, Marquez R, Silva K, Franco R, Amezquita A 2013 Two new species of salamanders, genus Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), from the eastern Colombian Andes. Zootaxa 3609: 069-084.
2013 2013-01-08  Holoaden suarezi Strabomantidae Brazil Martins IA, Zaher H 2013 A new species of the highland frog genus Holoaden (Amphibia, Strabomantidae) from cloud forests of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3599: 178-188.
2013 2013-01-08  Pyxicephalus angusticeps Pyxicephalidae Algeria; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of Scott E, Visser JD, Yetman CA, Oliver L, Broadley DG 2013 Revalidation of Pyxicephalus abgystuceos Oarrtm 1982 (Anura: Natatanura, Pyxicephalidae), a bullfrog endemic to the lowlands of eastern Africa. Zootaxa 3599: 201-228.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2012 2015-08-13  Pachytriton xanthospilos Salamandridae China Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Hanken, J., 2012. New species of Pachytriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from the Nanling mountain range, southeastern China. Zootaxa 3388, 1–16. Revalidated by Wu & Murphy 2015 Mol Phylog Evol 92: 108–117
2012 2012-12-21  Pristimantis gryllus Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Guayasamin JM, Hedges SB 2012 A new minute Andean Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Venezuela. Phyllomedusa 11: 83-93.
2012 2012-12-21  Rhacophorus helenae Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Hoang HD, Le DTT. 2012. A new species of large flying frog (Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus) from lowland forests in southern Vietnam. J Herpetology 46: 480-487.
2012 2012-12-21  Proceratophrys huntingtoni Odontophrynidae Brazil Avila RW, Pansonato A, Struessmann C 2012 A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from midwestern Brazil. J Herpetology 46: 466-472.
2012 2012-12-21  Stereocyclops palmipes Microhylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Salles RDOL, Cruz CAG 2012 A new species of Stereocyclops Cope (Anura, Microhylidae) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3583: 83-88.
2012 2012-12-21  Guibemantis tasifotsy Mantellidae Madagascar Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, Andreone F, Pabijan M, Vences M. 2012 A new species of a putatively pond breeding frog of the genus Guibemantis from southeaastern Madagascar. Copeia 2012: 648-662.
2012 2012-12-21  Incilius aurarius Bufonidae Guatemala; Mexico Mendelson III JR, Mulcahy DG, Snell S, Acevedo ME, Campbell JA. 2012. A new golden toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. J Herpetology 46: 473-479.
2012 2012-12-18  Ectopoglossus isthminus Dendrobatidae Panama Myers CW, Ibanez D R, Grant T, Jaramillo CA 2012 Discovery of the frog genus Anomaloglossus in Panama, with descriptions of two new species from the Chagres Highlands (Dendrobatoidea: Aromobatidae). Amer Mus Novit 3763: 1-19.
2012 2012-12-18  Ectopoglossus astralogaster Dendrobatidae Panama Myers CW, Ibanez D R, Grant T, Jaramillo CA 2012 Discovery of the frog genus Anomaloglossus in Panama, with descriptions of two new species from the Chagres Highlands (Dendrobatoidea: Aromobatidae). Amer Mus Novit 3763: 1-19.
2012 2012-12-18  Melanophryniscus setiba Bufonidae Brazil Peloso PLV, Faivovich J, Grant T, Gasparini JL, Haddad CFB 2012 An extraordinary new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from southeastern Brazil. Amer Mus Novitat 3762: 1-31.
2012 2012-12-10  Boophis narinsi Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Gehara M, Koehler J, Glaw F 2012 Description of a new Malagasy treefrog (Boophis) occurring syntopically with its sister species, and a plea for studies on non- allopatric speciation in tropical amphibians. Amphibia- Reptilis 33: 503-520.
2012 2012-12-09  Glandirana susurra Ranidae Japan Sekiya K, Miura I, Ogata M 2012 A new frog species of the genus Rugosa from Sado Island, Japan (Anura, Ranidae). Zootaxa 3575: 49-62.
2012 2012-12-05  Nyctimystes cryptochrysos Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 A new species of Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Herpetologica 68: 541-550.
2012 2012-12-05  Dendropsophus luddeckei Hylidae Colombia Guarnizo CE, Escallon C, Cannatella D, Ama見zquita A 2012 Congruence between acoustic traits and genealogical history reveals a new species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) in the high Andes of Colombia. Herpetologica 68:523-540.
2012 2012-12-02  Limnonectes isanensis Dicroglossidae Thailand McLeod DS, Kelly JK, Barley A 2012 Same-same but different: Another new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from Thailand (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Russian J Herpetology 19: 261-274.
2012 2012-11-28  Platypelis olgae Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Vieites DR, Raminosoa NR, Vences M 2012 Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3563: 1-25.
2012 2012-11-23  Ichthyophis lakimi Ichthyophiidae Malaysia Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Yambun P 2012 A new unstriped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Current Herpetology 31: 67-77.
2012 2012-11-23  Cophixalus pictus Microhylidae Indonesia Kraus F 2012 Papuan frogs of the genus Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae): new synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa 3559: 1-36.
2012 2012-11-23  Cophixalus nexipus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Papuan frogs of the genus Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae): new synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa 3559: 1-36.
2012 2012-11-23  Cophixalus clapporum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Papuan frogs of the genus Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae): new synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa 3559: 1-36.
2012 2012-11-23  Cophixalus amabilis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Papuan frogs of the genus Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae): new synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa 3559: 1-36.
2012 2012-11-23  Cophixalus albolineatus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Papuan frogs of the genus Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae): new synonyms, new species, and a dichotomous key. Zootaxa 3559: 1-36.
2012 2012-11-17  Oreophryne oviprotector Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ, Bickford D, Johnston GB 2012 A new egg-guarding species of Oreophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Zoosyst Evo 88:223-230.
2012 2012-11-16  Pelophylax cypriensis Ranidae Cyprus Ploetner J, Baier F, Akin C, Mazepa G, Schreiber R, Beerli P, Litvinchuk SN, Bilgin CC, Borkin L, Uzzell T 2012 Genetic data reveal that water frogs of Cyprus (genus Pelophylax) are an endemic species of Messinian origin. Zoosyst Evol 88: 261-283.
2012 2012-11-15  Proceratophrys redacta Odontophrynidae Brazil Teixeira Jr M, Amaro RC, Recoder RS, Vechio FD, Rodrigues MT 2012 A new dwarf species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Cycloramphicae) from the highlands of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3551: 25-42.
2012 2012-11-15  Megophrys jinggangensis Megophryidae China Wang Y-Y in Wang Y-Y, Zhang T-D, Zhao J, Sung Y-H, Yang J-H, Pang H, Zhang Z 2012 Description of a new species of the genus Xenophrys Guenther, 1864 (Amphibia: AnuraP Megophryidae) from Moung Jinggang, China, based on molecular and morphological data. Zootaxa 3546: 53-67.
2012 2012-11-04  Dendrophryniscus skuki Bufonidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2012 A new species of beaked toad, Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae), from the state of Bahia, Brazil. Zoologia 29: 343-348. Caramaschi U 2012 The generic position of Rhinella skuki Caramaschi, 2012 (Anura, Bufonidae)
2012 2012-10-31  Phrynopus badius Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E,Moravec J, Cusi JC 2012 Two new species of Phrynopus (Anura, Strabomantidae) from high elevations in the Yanachaga-Chemillen National park in Peru (Departamento de Pasco). ZooKeys 235: 51-71.
2012 2012-10-29  Telmatobius mendelsoni Telmatobiidae Peru De la Riva I, Trueb L, Duellman WE 2012 A new species of Telmatobius (Anura: Telmatobiidae) from montane forests of southern Peru, with a review of osteological features of the genus. South American J Herpetology 7: 91-109.
2012 2012-10-29  Proceratophrys caramaschii Odontophrynidae Brazil Cruz DAG, Nunes I, Junca檎 FA 2012 Redescription of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Ma契ller, 1883) (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae), with description of two new species without eyelid appendages from northeastern Brazil. South American J Herpetology 7: 110-122.
2012 2012-10-29  Proceratophrys aridus Odontophrynidae Brazil Cruz, Carlos Alberto G.; Nunes, Ivan; Junca, Flora A. 2012. Redescription of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Muller, 1883) (Amphibia, Anura, Odontophrynidae), with description of two new species without eyelid appendages from northeastern Brazil. South American Journal Of Herpetology 7(2): 110-122.
2012 2012-10-26  Bokermannohyla sapiranga Hylidae Brazil Brandao RA, De Magalhaes RF, Garda AA, Campos LA, Sebben A, Maciel NM 2012 A new species of Bokermannohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from highlands of central Brazil. Zootaxa 3527: 28-42.
2012 2012-10-23  Pseudopaludicola hyleaustralis Leptodactylidae Brazil Pansonato A, Morais DH, Avila RW, Kawashita-Ribeiro RA, Struessmann, Martins IA 2012 A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leiperidae) from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on the geographic distribution of Pseudopaludicola canga Giaretta & Kokubum, 2003. Zootaxa 3523: 49-58.
2012 2012-10-21  Osteocephalus cannatellai Hylidae Ecuador; Peru Ron SR, Venegas PJ, Toral E, Read M, Ortiz DA, Manzano AL 2012 Systematics of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species complex (Anura, Hylidae) from Ecuador and Peru. Zookeys 229: 1-52.
2012 2012-10-20  Phrynopus vestigiatus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Oroz A 2012 Two new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru (Departamento de Huanuco). Zootaxa 3512: 53-63.
2012 2012-10-20  Phrynopus interstinctus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Oroz A 2012 Two new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Carpish in central Peru (Departamento de Huanuco). Zootaxa 3512: 53-63.
2012 2012-10-14  Paramesotriton maolanensis Salamandridae China Gu S, Chen R, Tian Y, Li S, Ran J 2012 A new species of Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guizhou Province, China. Zootaxa 3519:41-52.
2012 2012-10-11  Excidobates condor Dendrobatidae Ecuador Almendariz A, Ron SR, Brito J 2012 Una especie nueva de rana venenosa de altura del genero Excidobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) de la Cordillera del Condor. Pap. Avulsos Zool (Sao Paulo) 52:387-399.
2012 2012-10-01  Crinia flindersensis Myobatrachidae Australia Donnellan S, Anstis M, Price L, Wheaton L 2012 A new species of Crinia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Zootaxa 3499: 1-26.
2012 2012-09-28  Scinax tymbamirim Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Kwet A, Pombal Jr JP 2012 Taxonomic revision of the Scinax alter species complex (Anura: Hylidae). Copeia 2012: 554-569.
2012 2012-09-28  Scinax imbegue Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Kwet A, Pombal Jr JP 2012 Taxonomic revision of the Scinax alter species complex (Anura: Hylidae). Copeia 2012: 554-569.
2012 2012-09-25  Polypedates ranwellai Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Wickramasinghe LJM, Munindradasa DAI, Fernando P 2012 A new species of Polypedates Tschudi (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3498: 63-80.
2012 2012-09-20  Nyctimystes intercastellus Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Identity of Nyctimystes cheesmani (Anura: Hylidae), with description of two new related species.
2012 2012-09-20  Nyctimystes bivocalis Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2012 Identity of Nyctimystes cheesmani (Anura: Hylidae), with description of two new related species.
2012 2012-09-20  Ischnocnema karst Brachycephalidae Brazil Canedo C, Targino M, Leite FSF, Haddad CFB 2012 A new species of Ischnocnema (Anura) from the Sao Francisco Basin Karst region, Brazil. Herpetologica 68: 393-400.
2012 2012-09-19  Bokermannohyla flavopicta Hylidae Brazil Leite FSF, Pezzuti TL, Garcia PCdA 2012 A new species of the Bokermannohyla pseudopseudis group from the Espinhaco Range, Central Bahia, Brazil (Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica 68: 401-409.
2012 2012-09-17  Adelophryne mucronatus Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Lourenco-de-Moraes R, Sole M, Toledo LF 2012 A new species of Adelophryne Hoogmoed and Lescure 1984 (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3441: 59-68.
2012 2012-09-17  Brachycephalus guarani Brachycephalidae Brazil Clemente-Carvalho RBG, Giaretta AA, Condez TH, CFB Haddad, Dos Reis SF 2012 A new species of miniaturized toadlet genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 68: 365-374.
2012 2012-09-16  Onychodactylus zhaoermii Hynobiidae China Che, Poyarkov & Yan in Poyarkov NA, Jr, Che J, Min M-S, Kuro-o M, Li C, Iizuka K, Vieites DR 2012 Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, with the descrption of four new species. Zootaxa 3465: 1-106.
2012 2012-09-16  Onychodactylus zhangyapingi Hynobiidae China; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Che, Poyarkov, Li, & Yan in Poyarkov NA, Jr, Che J, Min M-S, Kuro-o M, Li C, Iizuka K, Vieites DR 2012 Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, with the descrption of four new species. Zootaxa 3465: 1-106.
2012 2012-09-16  Onychodactylus nipponoborealis Hynobiidae Japan Kuro-o, Poyarkov & Vieites in Poyarkov NA, Jr, Che J, Min M-S, Kuro-o M, Li C, Iizuka K, Vieites DR 2012 Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, with the descrption of four new species. Zootaxa 3465: 1-106.
2012 2012-09-16  Onychodactylus koreanus Hynobiidae Korea, Republic of Min, Poyarkov & Vieites in Poyarkov NA, Jr, Che J, Min M-S, Kuro-o M, Li C, Iizuka K, Vieites DR 2012 Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, with the descrption of four new species. Zootaxa 3465: 1-106.
2012 2012-09-16  Pseudophryne robinsoni Myobatrachidae Australia Donnellan SC, Mahony MJ, Bertozzi T 2012 A new species of Pseudophryne (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the central Australian ranges. Zootaxa 3476: 69-85.
2012 2012-09-16  Dendropsophus norandinus Hylidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Gutierrez-Cardenas PDA 2012 A new highland species of treefrog of the Dendropsophus columbianus group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa 3486 : 50-62.
2012 2012-09-16  Amazophrynella vote Bufonidae Brazil Avila RW, Carvalho VT, Gordo M, Kawashita-Ribiero, Morais DH 2012 A new species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Amazonia. Zootaxa 3484: 65-74.
2012 2012-09-15  Rhaebo ecuadorensis Bufonidae Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru Mueses-Cisneros JJ, Cisneros-Heredia DF, McDiarmid RW 2012 A new Amazonian species of Rhaebo (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on Rhaebo glaberrimus (Guenrhwe, 1869) and Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799). Zootaxa 3447:22-40.
2012 2012-08-23  Phrynobatrachus ruthbeateae Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon Roedel M-O, Doherty-Bone T, Kouete MT, Janzen P, Garrett K, Browne R, Gonwouo NL, Barej MF, Sandberger L 2012 A new small Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from southern Cameroon. Zootaxa 3431: 54-68.
2012 2012-08-23  Gastrotheca recava Hemiphractidae Brazil Teixeira Jr M, Dal Vechio F, Recoder RS, Carnaval AC, Strangas M, Damasceno RP, De Sena MA, Rodrigues MT 2012 Two new species of marsupial tree-frogs genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa 3437: 1-23.
2012 2012-08-23  Gastrotheca prasina Hemiphractidae Brazil Teixeira Jr M, Dal Vechio F, Recoder RS, Carnaval AC, Strangas M, Damasceno RP, De Sena MA, Rodrigues MT 2012 Two new species of marsupial tree-frogs genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa 3437: 1-23.
2012 2012-08-21  Alsodes neuquensis Alsodidae Argentina Raised status from subspecies of A. gargola to full species by Blotto B, Nunez JJ, Basso NG, a_beda CA, Wheeler WC, Faivovich J 2012 Phylogenetic relationships of a Patagonian frog radiation, the Alsodes + Eupsophus clade (Anura: Alsodidae), with comments on the supposed paraphyly of Eupsophus. Cladistics 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00417.x
2012 2012-08-18  Tylototriton dabienicus Salamandridae China Raised from subspecies of T. wenxianensis to full species status by Shen Y, Jiang J, Mo X 2012 A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Amphibia, Salamandridae) from Hunan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 3: 21-30.
2012 2012-08-14  Raorchestes kakachi Rhacophoridae India Seshadri KS, Gururaja KV, Aravind NA 2012 A new species of Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from mid-elevation evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3410: 19-34.
2012 2012-08-14  Elachistocleis muiraquitan Microhylidae Brazil; Peru Nunes-de-Almeida CHL, Toledo LF 2012 A new species of Elachistocleis Parker (Anura, Microhylidae) from the state of Acre, northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3424: 33-50.
2012 2012-08-14  Leptobrachium rakhinense Megophryidae Myanmar Wogan G 2012 A new species of Leptobrachium from Myanmar (Anura: Megophrydae). Zootaxa 3415: 23-36.
2012 2012-08-14  Gephyromantis verrucosus Mantellidae Madagascar Resurrection of Angel species from 1930; Wollenberg KC, Glaw F, Vences M 2012 Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3421: 32-60.
2012 2012-08-14  Gephyromantis hintelmannae Mantellidae Madagascar Wollenberg KC, Glaw F, Vences M 2012 Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3421: 32-60.
2012 2012-08-14  Diasporus igneus Eleutherodactylidae Panama Batista A, Ponce M, Hertz A. 2012. A new species of rainfrog of the genus Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Serrania de Tabasara, Panama. Zootaxa 3410:51-60.
2012 2012-08-14  Aromobates zippeli Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC 2012 A phylogeny for Aromobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with description of three new species from the Andes of Venezuela, taxonomic comments on Aromobates saltuensis, A. inflexus, and notes on the conservation status of the genus. Zotaxa 3422: 1-31.
2012 2012-08-14  Aromobates inflexus Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC 2012 A phylogeny for Aromobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with description of three new species from the Andes of Venezuela, taxonomic comments on Aromobates saltuensis, A. inflexus, and notes on the conservation status of the genus. Zotaxa 3422: 1-31.
2012 2012-08-14  Aromobates ericksonae Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC 2012 A phylogeny for Aromobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with description of three new species from the Andes of Venezuela, taxonomic comments on Aromobates saltuensis, A. inflexus, and notes on the conservation status of the genus. Zotaxa 3422: 1-31.
2012 2012-08-14  Aromobates cannatellai Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC 2012 A phylogeny for Aromobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with description of three new species from the Andes of Venezuela, taxonomic comments on Aromobates saltuensis, A. inflexus, and notes on the conservation status of the genus. Zotaxa 3422: 1-31.
2012 2012-08-04  Cycloramphus lithomimeticus Cycloramphidae Brazil Da Silva HR, Ouvernay D 2012 A new species of stram-dwelling frog of the genus Cycloramphus (Anura, Cycloramphidae) from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Zootaxa 3407: 49-60.
2012 2012-08-02  Oreobates machiguenga Strabomantidae Peru Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S,Guayasamin JM, Lehr E, Delgado AJ, Vaira M, Teixeira JR M, Aguayo R, De La Riva I 2012 A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes. Amer Mus Novitates 3752: 1-55.
2012 2012-08-02  Oreobates gemcare Strabomantidae Peru Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S,Guayasamin JM, Lehr E, Delgado AJ, Vaira M, Teixeira JR M, Aguayo R, De La Riva I 2012 A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes. Amer Mus Novitates 3752: 1-55.
2012 2012-08-02  Oreobates amarakaeri Strabomantidae Peru Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S,Guayasamin JM, Lehr E, Delgado AJ, Vaira M, Teixeira JR M, Aguayo R, De La Riva I 2012 A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes. Amer Mus Novitates 3752: 1-55.
2012 2012-07-31  Ichthyophis nguyenorum Ichthyophiidae Viet Nam Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Orlow NL 2012 A new striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Kon Tum Plateau, Vietnam. Current Herpetology 31: 28-37.
2012 2012-07-31  Tylototriton yangi Salamandridae China Hou M, Li P, Lu S 2012 Morphological research development of genus Tylototriton and primary confirmation of the status of four cryptic species (in Chinese). J Huangshan Univ 14:61-65. (authors of name: Hou, Zhang, Zhou, Li and Lu).
2012 2012-07-31  Tylototriton pseudoverrucosus Salamandridae China Hou M, Li P, Lu S 2012 Morphological research development of genus Tylototriton and primary confirmation of the status of four cryptic species (in Chinese). J Huangshan Univ 14:61-65. (authors of name: Hou, Gu, Zhang, Zeng, Li and Lu).
2012 2012-07-31  Tylototriton lizhengchangi Salamandridae China Hou M, Li P, Lu S 2012 Morphological research development of genus Tylototriton and primary confirmation of the status of four cryptic species (in Chinese). J Huangshan Univ 14:61-65. (authors of name: Hou, Zhang, Jiang, Li and Lu).
2012 2012-07-31  Leptobrachella platycephala Megophryidae Malaysia Dehling JM 2012 A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Gunung Benom, Peninsular Malaysia. Sauria, Berlin 34:9-21
2012 2012-07-29  Centrolene sabini Centrolenidae Peru Catenazzi A, Von May R, Lehr E, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Guaysamin JM 2012 A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru. Zootaxa 3388: 56-68.
2012 2012-07-27  Pachytriton changi Salamandridae China Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Jiang J-P 2012 A new species of Pachytriton from China (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Current Herpetology 31:21-27.
2012 2012-07-27  Pulchrana rawa Ranidae Indonesia Matsui M, Mumpuni, Hamidy A 2012 Description of a new species of Hylarana from Sumatra (Amphibia, Anura). Current Herpetology 31: 38-46. The species is formally named Rana rawa, but everywhere in the paper including the title it is listed as Hylarana. AWeb treats it as a lapsus calami.
2012 2012-07-24  Tylototriton broadoridgus Salamandridae China Shen Y, Jiang J, Mo X 2012 A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Amphibia, Salamandridae) from Hunan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 3: 21-30.
2012 2012-07-24  Oedipina tzutujilorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Brodie ED Jr, Acevedo M, Campbell JA 2012 New salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala. J Herpetology 46: 233-240.
2012 2012-07-24  Oedipina salvadorensis Plethodontidae El Salvador Revalidation of Rand (1952), removed from synonymy with O. taylori by Brodie ED Jr, Acevedo M, Campbell JA 2012 New salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala. J Herpetology 46: 233-240.
2012 2012-07-24  Oedipina motaguae Plethodontidae Guatemala Brodie ED Jr, Acevedo M, Campbell JA 2012 New salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala. J Herpetology 46: 233-240.
2012 2012-07-24  Oedipina chortiorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Brodie ED Jr, Acevedo M, Campbell JA 2012 New salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala. J Herpetology 46: 233-240.
2012 2012-07-24  Scutiger wuguanfui Megophryidae China Jiang K, Rao D, Yuan S, Wang J, Li P, Hou M, Che M, Che J 2012 A new species Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) from southeastern Tibet, China. Zootaxa 3388: 29-40.
2012 2012-07-24  Leptobrachium kanowitense Megophryidae Malaysia Hamidy A, Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Belabut DM 2012 Detection of cryptic taxa in Leptobrachium nigrops (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 3398: 22-39.
2012 2012-07-24  Leptobrachium ingeri Megophryidae Indonesia; Malaysia Hamidy A, Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Belabut DM 2012 Detection of cryptic taxa in Leptobrachium nigrops (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae), with description of two new species. Zootaxa 3398: 22-39.
2012 2012-07-24  Hyperolius jackie Hyperoliidae Rwanda Dehling JM 2012 An African glass frog: a new Hyperolius species (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Nyungwe National Park, southern Rwanda. Zootaxa 3391:52-64.
2012 2012-07-23  Bolitoglossa guaneae Plethodontidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, Gutierrez-Lamus DL 2012 A new species of salamander (Bolitoglossa: Plethodontidae) from the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, Mus Zool Univ Sao Paulo 52:201-218.
2012 2012-07-23  Aromobates walterarpi Dendrobatidae Venezuela La Marca E, Otero Lopez LM 2012 Rediscovery of the types of Colostethus meridensis, with description of a related new species and redescription of Aromobates mayorgai (Amphibia: Anura: Dendrobatidae). Herpetotropicos 7:55-74.
2012 2012-07-10  Hyloscirtus princecharlesi Hylidae Ecuador Coloma LA, Carvajal-Endara S, Duenas JF, Paredes-Recalde A, Morales-Mite M, Almeida-Reinoso D, Tapia EE, Hutter CR, Toral E, Guaysamin JM 2012 Molecular phylogenetics of stream treefrogs of the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group (Anura: Hylidae) and description of two new species from Ecuador. Zootaxa 3364: 1-78.
2012 2012-07-10  Hyloscirtus criptico Hylidae Ecuador Coloma LA, Carvajal-Endara S, Duenas JF, Paredes-Recalde A, Morales-Mite M, Almeida-Reinoso D, Tapia EE, Hutter CR, Toral E, Guaysamin JM 2012 Molecular phylogenetics of stream treefrogs of the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group (Anura: Hylidae) and description of two new species from Ecuador. Zootaxa 3364: 1-78.
2012 2012-07-10  Breviceps branchi Brevicipitidae South Africa Channing A 2012 A new species of rain frog from Namaqualand, South Africa (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps). Zootaxa 3381: 62-68.
2012 2012-06-29  Gastrophryne mazatlanensis Microhylidae Mexico; United States Streicher JW, Cox CL, Campbell JA, Smith EN, de Sa RO 2012 Rapid range expansion in the Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea) and a revised taxonomy for North American microhylids. Mol Phylog Evol 64:645-653.
2012 2012-06-19  Anomaloglossus surinamensis Dendrobatidae Suriname Ouboter, P. E., and R. Jairam. 2012. Amphibians of Suriname. Leiden: Brill.
2012 2012-06-19  Anomaloglossus leopardus Dendrobatidae Suriname Ouboter, P. E., and R. Jairam. 2012. Amphibians of Suriname. Leiden: Brill.
2012 2012-06-15  Brachycephalus tridactylus Brachycephalidae Brazil Garey MV, Lima AMX, Hartmann MR, Haddad CFB 2012 A new species of miniaturized toadlet, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae), from southern Brazil. Herpetologica 68: 266-271.
2012 2012-06-14  Pristimantis matidiktyo Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega-Andrade HM, Valencia JH 2012 A new species of the Pristimantis frater group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the eastern evergreen lowland forests of Ecuador. Herpetologica 68: 244-255.
2012 2012-06-14  Callulops microtis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Revalidation of Werner species, 1901; Kraus F 2012 Resurrection of Mantophryne microtis (Anura: Microhylidae) from synonymy. Herpetologica 68: 256-265.
2012 2012-06-14  Gephyromantis mafy Mantellidae Madagascar Vieites DR, Wollenberg KC, Vences M 2012 Not all little brown frogs are the same: a new species of secretive and cryptic Gephyromantis (Anura: Mantellidae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 3344: 34-46.
2012 2012-06-11  Rhacophorus robertingeri Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Orlov NL, Poyarkov NA, Vassilieva AB, Ananjeva NB, Nguyen TT, Sang NN, Geissler P 2012 Taxonomic notes on Rhacophorid frogs (Rhacophorinae: Rhacophoridae: Anura) of southern part of Annamite Mountains(Truong Son, Vietnam), with descriptions of three new species. Russian J Herpetology 19: 23-64.
2012 2012-05-30  Phrynobatrachus rainerguentheri Phrynobatrachidae Nigeria Roedel M-O, Onadeko AB, Barej MF, Sandberger L 2012 A new polymorphic Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from western Nigeria. Zootaxa 3328: 55-65.
2012 2012-05-30  Pseudopaludicola giarettai Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho TR 2012 A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro (Leiuperinae: Leptodactylidae: Anura) from the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil with a distinctive advertisement call pattern. Zootaxa 3328: 47-54.
2012 2012-05-25  Leptobrachella firthi Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Hoang HD, Dau VQ, Le DTT, Cao TR 2012 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from central Vietnam. Zootaxa 3321: 56-68.
2012 2012-05-25  Bokermannohyla napolii Hylidae Brazil De Carvalho TR, Giaretta AA, Magrini L 2012 A new species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group (Anura: Hylidae)from southeastern Brazil, with bioacoustic data on severn species of the genus. Zootaxa 3321: 37-55.
2012 2012-05-23  Diasporus citrinobapheus Eleutherodactylidae Panama Hertz, A., Hauenschild, F., Lotzkat, S., Koehler, G. (2012). A new, golden frog species of the genus Diasporus (Amphibia, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Cordillera Central, western Panama. ZooKeys, 196, 23.46.
2012 2012-05-23  Arthroleptis kutogundua Arthroleptidae Tanzania, United Republic of Blackburn, D.C. (2012). New Species of Arthroleptis (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Ngozi Crater in the Poroto Mountains of Southwestern Tanzania. Journal of Herpetology, 46(1), 129-135.
2012 2012-05-14  Hoplobatrachus litoralis Dicroglossidae Bangladesh Hasan M, Kuramoto M, Islam MM, Alam MS, Kahn MR, Sumida M. 2012. A new species of Hoplobatrachus (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Zootaxa 3312: 45-48.
2012 2012-05-12  Allobates ignotus Dendrobatidae Colombia Anganoy-Criollo M 2012 A new species of Allobates (Anura,Dendrobatidae) from the western flank of the Serrania de Perija, Colombia. Zootaxa 3308: 49-62.
2012 2012-05-11  Oedipina nimaso Plethodontidae Costa Rica Boza-Oviedo E, Rovito SM, Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Artavia LG, Bolanos F, Wake DB 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa 3309: 36- 61.
2012 2012-05-11  Nototriton matama Plethodontidae Costa Rica Boza-Oviedo E, Rovito SM, Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Artavia LG, Bolanos F, Wake DB 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa 3309: 36- 61.
2012 2012-05-11  Bolitoglossa splendida Plethodontidae Costa Rica Boza-Oviedo E, Rovito SM, Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Artavia LG, Bolanos F, Wake DB 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa 3309: 36- 61.
2012 2012-05-11  Bolitoglossa kamuk Plethodontidae Costa Rica Boza-Oviedo E, Rovito SM, Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Artavia LG, Bolanos F, Wake DB 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa 3309: 36- 61.
2012 2012-05-11  Bolitoglossa aureogularis Plethodontidae Costa Rica Boza-Oviedo E, Rovito SM, Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Artavia LG, Bolanos F, Wake DB 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa 3309: 36- 61.
2012 2012-04-25  Pristimantis bellae Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Yanez-Munoz MH 2012 Una nueva especie de Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) del corredor ecologico Llangantes-Sangay, Andes de Ecuador. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia de Universidade de Sao Paulo 52: 81-91.
2012 2012-04-23  Bolitoglossa chinanteca Plethodontidae Mexico Rovito SM. Parra-Olea G, Lee D, Wake DB. 2012. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia, Caudata) from the Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. ZooKeys 185: 55-71.
2012 2012-04-22  Gegeneophis primus Indotyphlidae India Kotharambath R, Gower DJ, Oommen OV, Wilkinson M 2012 A third species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona; Indotyphlidae) lacking secondary annular grooves. Zootaxa 3272: 26-34.
2012 2012-04-22  Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Microhylidae Australia Hoskin CJ 2012 Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian wet tropics region, and redescription of Cophixalus ornatus. Zootaxa 3271: 1-16.
2012 2012-04-22  Cophixalus australis Microhylidae Australia Hoskin CJ 2012 Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian wet tropics region, and redescription of Cophixalus ornatus. Zootaxa 3271: 1-16.
2012 2012-04-22  Hyperolius chelaensis Hyperoliidae Angola Conradie W, Branch WR, Measey GJ, Tolley KA 2012 A new species of Hyperolius Rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Serra de Chela mountains, south-western Angola. Zootaxa 3269: 1-17.
2012 2012-04-22  Scinax cosenzai Hylidae Brazil Lacerda JVA, Peixoto OL, Feio RN 2012 A new species of the bromeligenous Scinax perpusillus group (Anura; Hylidae) from Serra do Brigadeiro, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3271: 31-42.
2012 2012-04-18  Rhacophorus wui Rhacophoridae China Li J-T, Liu J, Chen Y-Y, Wu J-W, Murphy RW, Zhao E-M, Wang Y-Z, Zhang Y-P. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of treefrogs in the Rhacophorus dugritei species complex (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with descriptions of two new species. Zool J Linnean Soc 165: 143-162.
2012 2012-04-18  Rhacophorus hongchibaensis Rhacophoridae China Li J-T, Liu J, Chen Y-Y, Wu J-W, Murphy RW, Zhao E-M, Wang Y-Z, Zhang Y-P. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of treefrogs in the Rhacophorus dugritei species complex (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with descriptions of two new species. Zool J Linnean Soc 165: 143-162.
2012 2012-04-15  Amolops indoburmanensis Ranidae India; Myanmar Dever JA, Fuiten AM, Konu A, Wilkinson JA 2012 Cryptic torrent frogs of Myanmar: an examination of the Amolops marmoratus species complex with the resurrection of Amolops afghanus and the identification of a new species. Copeia 2012: 57-76.
2012 2012-04-15  Amolops afghanus Ranidae Myanmar Dever JA, Fuiten AM, Konu a-, Wilkinson JA 2012 Cryptic torrent frogs of Myanmar: an examination of the Amolops marmoratus species complex with the resurrection of Amolops afghanus and the identification of a new species. Copeia 2012: 57-76.
2012 2012-04-14  Pristimantis ventrigranulosus Strabomantidae Brazil Macial MN, Vaz-Silva W, de Oliveira RM, Padial JM 2012 A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 3265: 43-56.
2012 2012-04-14  Nymphargus lasgralarias Centrolenidae Ecuador Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM 2012 A new cryptic species of glassfrog (Centrolenidae: Nymphargus) from Reserva Las Gralarias, Ecuador. Zootaxa 3257:1-21.
2012 2012-04-14  Rhinella inopina Bufonidae Brazil Vaz-Silva W, Valdujo PH, Pombal Jr JP 2012 New species of the Rhinella crucifer group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 3265:57-65.
2012 2012-04-14  Bufotes shaartusiensis Bufonidae Afghanistan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan Valid species fide Stoeck in litt 2012
2012 2012-04-14  Bufotes baturae Bufonidae Afghanistan; Pakistan; Tajikistan Valid species fide Stoeck in litt 2012
2012 2012-04-08  Corythomantis galeata Hylidae Brazil Pombal Jr JP, Memezes VA, Fontes AF, Nunes I, Rocha CFD, Van Sluys M. 2012 A second species of the Casque-headed frog genus Corythomantis (Anura: Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil, the distribution of C. greeningi, and comments on the genus. Boletim Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro Nova Serie 530:1-14.
2012 2012-03-29  Pristimantis stipa Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, Duellman WE 2012 Two syntopic new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northwestern Peru. Zootaxa 3249: 47-59.
2012 2012-03-29  Pristimantis mariaelenae Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, Duellman WE 2012 Two syntopic new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northwestern Peru. Zootaxa 3249: 47-59.
2012 2012-03-29  Dendropsophus frosti Hylidae Peru Motta AP, Catroviejo-Fisher S, Venegas PJ, Orrico VGD, Padial JM 2012 A new species of the Dendropsophus parviceps group from the western Amazon Basin (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 3249: 18-30.
2012 2012-03-29  Minervarya sengupti Dicroglossidae India Purkayastha J, Matsui M 2012 A new species of Fejervarya (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Mawphlang, northeastern India. Asian Herpetological Research 3:31-37.
2012 2012-03-25  Astylosternus laticephalus Arthroleptidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana Roedel M-O, Barej MF, Hillers A, Leache AD, Kouame NG, Ofori-Boateng C, Assemian NE, Tohe B, Penner J, Hirschfeld M, Doumbia J, Gonwouo LN, Nopper J, Brede C, Diaz R, Fujita MK, Gil M, Segniagbeto GH, Ernst R, Sandberger L. 2012 The genus Astylosternus in the upper Guinea rainforests, West Africa, with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae). Zootaxa 3245: 1-29
2012 2012-03-14  Platypelis ravus Microhylidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, Vences M. 2012. A tiny new species of Platypelis from the Marojejy National Park in northeastern Madagascar. European J Taxonomy 9: 1-9.
2012 2012-03-13  Allophryne resplendens Allophrynidae Peru Castroviejo-Fisher S, Perez-Pena PE, Padial JM, Guaysamin JM 2012 A second species of the family Allophyrnidae (Amphibia: Anura). Amer Mus Novitates 3739:1-17.
2012 2012-03-07  Oreophryne streiffeleri Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ 2012 Five new microhylid frog species from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, and remarks on Albericus alpestris (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 61:343-372.
2012 2012-03-07  Oreophryne graminus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther, R., and S. J. Richards. 2012 '2011'. Five new microhylid frog species from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, and remarks on Albericus alpestris (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology. Museum fuer Tierkunde, Dresden 61:343_372. And Kraus, F. 2013. Three new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea ZOOKEYS 333:93-121
2012 2012-03-07  Cophixalus tenuidactylus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ 2012 Five new microhylid frog species from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, and remarks on Albericus alpestris (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 61:343-372.
2012 2012-03-07  Choerophryne pandanicola Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ 2012 Five new microhylid frog species from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, and remarks on Albericus alpestris (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 61:343-372.
2012 2012-03-07  Choerophryne brevicrus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards SJ 2012 Five new microhylid frog species from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, and remarks on Albericus alpestris (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 61:343-372.
2012 2012-03-01  Eleutherodactylus feichtingeri Eleutherodactylidae Cuba Diaz LM, Hedges SB, Schmid M 2012 A new cryptic species of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Cuba. Zootaxa 3220: 44-60.
2012 2012-02-26  Pristimantis bustamante Strabomantidae Peru Chaparro, Juan C.; Motta, Ana P.; Gutierrez, Roberto C.; et al. 2012. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Andean cloud forests of northern Peru. ZOOTAXA 3192:39-48
2012 2012-02-09  Batrachoseps bramei Plethodontidae United States Jockusch EL, Martinez-Solano I, Hansen RW, Wake DB. 2012 Molecular and morphological diversification of slender salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Batrachoseps) in the southern Sierra Nevada with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3190:1-30
2012 2012-02-09  Batrachoseps altasierrae Plethodontidae United States Jockusch EL, Martinez-Solano I, Hansen RW, Wake DB. 2012 Molecular and morphological diversification of slender salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Batrachoseps) in the southern Sierra Nevada with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3190:1-30
2012 2012-02-08  Callulops mediodiscus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Oliver P, Richards S, Tjaturadi B 2012 Two new species of Callulops (Anura: Microhylidae) from montane forests in New Guinea. Zootaxa 3178:33-44.
2012 2012-02-08  Callulops fojaensis Microhylidae Indonesia Oliver P, Richards S, Tjaturadi B 2012 Two new species of Callulops (Anura: Microhylidae) from montane forests in New Guinea. Zootaxa 3178:33-44.
2012 2012-02-08  Ansonia thinthinae Bufonidae Myanmar Wilkinson JA, Sellas AB, Vindum JV 2012 A new species of Ansonia (Anura: Bufonidae) from northern Tanintharyi Division, Myanmar. Zootaxa 3163:54-58.
2012 2012-01-17  Oreobates remotus Strabomantidae Brazil Teixeira M Jr, Amaro RC, Recoder RS, de Sena MA, Rodrigues MT 2012 A relict new species of Oreobates (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the seasonally dry tropical forests of Minas Gerais,Brazil, and its implication to the biogeography of the genus and that of South American Dry Forests. Zootaxa 3158: 37-52.
2012 2012-01-17  Odontophrynus monachus Odontophrynidae Brazil Caramschi U, Napoli MF 2012 Taxonomic revision of the Odontophrynus cultripes species group, with description of a new related species (Anura, Cycloramphidae). Zootaxa 3155: 1-20.
2012 2012-01-17  Kalophrynus limbooliati Microhylidae Malaysia; Singapore Matsui M, Nishikawa K, Belabut DM, Norhayati A, Yong HS 2012 A new species of Kalophrynus (Amphibia, Anura, Miccrohylidae) from southern peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3155: 38-46.
2012 2012-01-17  Leptobrachium xanthops Megophryidae Lao People's Democratic Republic Stuart BL, Phimmachak S, Seateun S, Sivongxay N 2012 A new Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from the highlands of southeastern Laos. Zootaxa 3155: 29-37.
2012 2012-01-12  Paedophryne swiftorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Rittmeyer EN, Allison A, Gruender MC, Thompson DK, Austin CC 2012 Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate. PLoS One 7:e29797
2012 2012-01-12  Paedophryne amauensis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Rittmeyer EN, Allison A, Gruender MC, Thompson DK, Austin CC 2012 Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate. PLoS One 7:e29797
2012 2011-11-23  Gastrotheca phelloderma Hemiphractidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2011 A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Rio Abiseo National Park in Peru. Herpetologica 67:449-459.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2011 2014-06-27  Uperoleia saxatilis Myobatrachidae Australia Catullo RA, Doughty P, Roberts JD, Keogh JS 2011 Multi- locus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Uperoleia toadlets (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the arid zone of Australia, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 2902: 1-43.
2011 2013-01-15  Xenorhina brachyrhyncha Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2011 New frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) from the mountains of western Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 63: 53-60.
2011 2013-01-15  Oreophryne ampelos Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2011 New frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) from the mountains of western Papua New Guinea. Records of the Australian Museum 63: 53-60.
2011 2013-01-03  Brachycephalus margaritatus Brachycephalidae Brazil Pombal Jr JP, Izecksohn E 2011 Uma nova especie de Brachycephalus (Anura, Brachycephalidae) do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 51:
2011 2012-12-18  Leptobrachium leucops Megophryidae Viet Nam Stuart BL, Rowley JJL, Tran DTA, Le DTT, Hoang HD 2011 The Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) of the Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 2804: 25-40.
2011 2012-08-14  Arthroleptis anotis Arthroleptidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Poynton JC, Lawson LP, Blackburn DC, Menegon M, 2012. Herpetofauna of Montane Areas of Tanzania. 3. Amphibian Diversity in the Northwestern Eastern Arc Mountains, with the Description of a New Species of Arthroleptis (Anura: Arthroleptidae). Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences, No. 4, August 26, 2011, pp. 90-102.
2011 2012-07-31  Rhacophorus pseudacutirostris Rhacophoridae Indonesia Dehling JM 2011 Taxonomic status of the population of Rhacophorus angulirostris Ahl, 1927 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra) and its description as a new species. Salamandra 47: 133-143.
2011 2012-07-17  Melanophryniscus peritus Bufonidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Cruz CAG 2011 A new possibly threatened species of Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 from the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. Rio de Janeiro 528: 1–9.
2011 2012-07-11  Meristogenys dyscritus Ranidae Malaysia Shimada T, Matsui M, Yambun P, Sudin A 2011 A survey of morphological variation in adult Meristogenus amoropalamus (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae), with a description of a new cryptic species. Zootaxa 2905: 33-56.
2011 2012-03-14  Paedophryne verrucosa Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2011 At the lower size limit for tetrapods, two new species of the miniaturized frog genus Paedophryne (Anura, Microhylidae). ZooKeys 154: 71-88.
2011 2012-03-14  Paedophryne dekot Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2011 At the lower size limit for tetrapods, two new species of the miniaturized frog genus Paedophryne (Anura, Microhylidae). ZooKeys 154: 71-88.
2011 2012-03-08  Fejervarya multistriata Dicroglossidae China; Hong Kong; Taiwan Revalidated by Djong et al. 2011. A new species of the Fejervarya limnocharis complex from Japan (Anura, Dicroglossidae). Zoological Science. Tokyo 28: 922–929.
2011 2012-03-08  Fejervarya kawamurai Dicroglossidae China; Japan Djong HT, Matsui M, Kuramoto M, Nishioka M, Sumida M 2011 A new species of the Fejervarya limnocharis complex from Japan (Anura, Dicroglossidae). Zoological Science 28: 922-929.
2011 2012-03-06  Rana ulma Ranidae Japan Matsui M 2011 On the brown frogs from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, with descripitons of two new species (Amphibia, Anura). Current Herpetology 30: 111-128.
2011 2012-03-06  Rana kobai Ranidae Japan Matsui M 2011 On the brown frogs from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, with descripitons of two new species (Amphibia, Anura). Current Herpetology 30: 111-128.
2011 2011-12-28  Kalophrynus barioensis Microhylidae Malaysia Matsui M, Nishikawa K 2011 A new tiny Kalophrynus (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from northern Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Current Herpetology 30: 145-153.
2011 2011-12-28  Bokermannohyla sagarana Hylidae Brazil Leite FSF, Pezzuti TL, Drummond LdO 2011 A new species of Bokermannohyla from the Espinhaco Range, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 67: 440-448.
2011 2011-12-27  Leptobrachella nyx Megophryidae Viet Nam Ohler A, Wollenberg KC, Grosjean S, Hendrix R, Vences M, Ziegler T, Dubois A 2011 Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolax, Megophryidae, Anura). Zootaxa 3147: 1-83.
2011 2011-12-27  Leptobrachella minima Megophryidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand Described by Taylor 1962; resurrected by Ohler A, Wollenberg KC, Grosjean S, Hendrix R, Vences M, Ziegler T, Dubois A 2011 Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolax, Megophryidae, Anura). Zootaxa 3147: 1-83.
2011 2011-12-27  Leptobrachella eos Megophryidae Lao People's Democratic Republic Ohler A, Wollenberg KC, Grosjean S, Hendrix R, Vences M, Ziegler T, Dubois A 2011 Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolax, Megophryidae, Anura). Zootaxa 3147: 1-83.
2011 2011-12-20  Philautus macroscelis Rhacophoridae Malaysia Hertwig ST, Das I, Schweizer M, Brown R, Haas A. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships of the Rhacophorus everetti-group and implications for the evolution of reproductive modes in Philautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae). Zoologica Scripta 41:29-46.
2011 2011-12-20  Proceratophrys minuta Odontophrynidae Brazil Napoli MF, Cruz CAG, Abreu ROd, Del-Grande ML 2011 A new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura; Cycloramphidae) from the Chapada Diamantina, State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3133:37-49.
2011 2011-12-20  Kalophrynus tiomanensis Microhylidae Malaysia Onn CK,Grismer LL, Grismer J 2011 A new insular, endemic frog of the genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from Tioman Island, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3123: 60-68.
2011 2011-12-20  Occidozyga tompotika Dicroglossidae Indonesia Iskandar DT, Arifin U, Rachmansah A 2011 A new frog (Anura, Dicroglossidae), related to Occidozyga semipalmata Smith, 1927, from the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Raffles Bull Zool 59:219-228.
2011 2011-12-20  Limnonectes sisikdagu Dicroglossidae Indonesia Mcleod DS, Horner SJ, Husted C, Barley A, Iskandar D 2011. Same-same, but different: an unusual new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from west Sumatra (Anura: Dicroglossidaew). Zootaxa 2883:52-64
2011 2011-12-20  Alcalus rajae Ceratobatrachidae Indonesia Iskandar DT, Bickford DP, Arifin U 2011 A new Ingerana (Anura, Dicroglossidae) with no external tympanum from Borneo, Indonesia. Raffles Bull Zool 59:213-218.
2011 2011-12-20  Bufo spinosus Bufonidae Algeria; Andorra; France; Morocco; Portugal; Spain; Tunisia; United Kingdom Recuero E, Canestrelli D, Voeroes J, Szabo K, Poyarov NA, Arntzen JW, Crnobrnja-Isailovic J, Kidov AA, Cogalniceanu D, Caputo FP, Nascetti G, Martinez-Solano I 2011 Multilocus species tree analyses resolve the radiation of the widespread Bufo bufo species group (Anura, Bufonidae). Mol Phylog Evol 62:71-86.
2011 2011-12-18  Hyalinobatrachium tricolor Centrolenidae French Guiana Castroviejo-Fisher S, Vila C, Ayarzagueena J, Blanc M, Ernst R 2011 Species diversity of Hyalinobatrachium glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) from the Guiana Shield, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 3132:1-55.
2011 2011-12-18  Hyalinobatrachium kawense Centrolenidae French Guiana Castroviejo-Fisher S, Vila C, Ayarzagueena J, Blanc M, Ernst R 2011 Species diversity of Hyalinobatrachium glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) from the Guiana Shield, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 3132:1-55.
2011 2011-12-18  Hyalinobatrachium cappellei Centrolenidae Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela Castroviejo-Fisher S, Vila C, Ayarzagueena J, Blanc M, Ernst R 2011 Species diversity of Hyalinobatrachium glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) from the Guiana Shield, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 3132:1-55.
2011 2011-12-12  Osteocephalus duellmani Hylidae Ecuador Jungfer K-H 2011 A new tree frog of the genus Osteocephalus from high altitudes in the Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador (Amphibia:Anura:Hylidae). Herpt J 21:247-253.
2011 2011-12-09  Gracixalus quangi Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Dau VQ, Nguyen TT, Cao TT, Nguyen SV 2011 A new species of Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) with a hyperextended vocal repertoire from Vietnam. Zootaxa 3125:22-38.
2011 2011-12-03  Pristimantis quicato Strabomantidae Colombia Ospina-Sarria JJ, Mendez-Narvaez J, Burbano-Yandi C, Bolivar-G W 2011 A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia:Craugastoridae) with cranial crests from the Colombian Andes. Zootaxa 3111:37-48.
2011 2011-12-01  Sanguirana aurantipunctata Ranidae Philippines Fuiten, A. M., L. J. Welton, A. C. Diesmos, A. J. Barley, B. Oberheide, M. V. Duya, E. L. B. Rico, and R. M. Brown. 2011. A new species of stream frog (Sanguirana) from the mountains of Luzon Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 67:89-103.
2011 2011-11-25  Boophis fayi Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Rosa GM, Gehring P_S, Pabijan M, Andreone F, Vences M. 2011 Two new bright-eyed treefrogs of the genus Boophis from Madagascar. Salamandra 47: 207-221.
2011 2011-11-25  Callulina meteora Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Menegon M, Gower DJ, Loader SP 2011 A remarkable new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) with massive, boldly coloured limb glands. Zootaxa 3095: 15-26.
2011 2011-11-23  Theloderma palliatum Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Le DTTL, Hoang HD, Dau VQ, Cao TT 2011 Two new species of Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 3098:1-20.
2011 2011-11-23  Theloderma nebulosum Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Le DTTL, Hoang HD, Dau VQ, Cao TT 2011 Two new species of Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 3098:1-20.
2011 2011-11-23  Boophis popi Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Rosa GM, Gehring P-S, Pabijan M, Andreone F, Vences M. 2011Two new bright-eyed treefrogs of teh genus Boophis from Madagascar. Salamandra 47:207-221.
2011 2011-11-23  Gastrotheca nebulanastes Hemiphractidae Peru Duellman WE, Catenazzi A, Blackburn DC 2011 A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of southern Peru. Zootaxa 3095: 1-14.
2011 2011-11-11  Scinax muriciensis Hylidae Brazil Cruz CAG, Nunes I, De Lima MG 2011 A new Scinax Wagler belonging to the S. catharinae clade (Anura: Hylidae) from the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3096: 18-26.
2011 2011-10-29  Ichthyophis davidi Ichthyophiidae India Bhatta G, Dinesh KP, Prashanth, Kulkarni N, Radhakrishnan C 2011 A new caecilian Ichthyophis davidi sp. nov. (Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae):the largest striped caecilian from the Western Ghats. Current Science 101: 1015-1019.
2011 2011-10-28  Ranitomeya toraro Dendrobatidae Brazil Brown JL, Twomey E, Amezquita A, De Souza MB, Caldwell JP, Loetters S, Von May R, Melo-Sampaio PR, Mejia-Vargas D, Perez-Pena P, Pepper M, Poelman EH, Sanchez-Rodriguez M, Summers K 2011 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 3083: 1-120.
2011 2011-10-23  Megophrys megacephala Megophryidae India Mahony S, Sengupta S, Kamei RG, Biju SD 2011 A new low altitude species of Megophrys Kuhl and van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae), from Assam, Northeast India. Zootaxa 3059: 36-46.
2011 2011-10-23  Aromobates ornatissimus Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Rivero R, Santos JC 2011 A new striking dendrobatid frog (Dendrobatidae: Aromobatinae, Aromobates) from the Venezuelan Andes. Zootaxa 3063: 39-52.
2011 2011-10-18  Oedipina koehleri Plethodontidae Nicaragua Sunyer J, Townsend JH, Wake DB, Travers SL, Gonzalez SC, Obando LA, Quintana AZ 2011 A new cryptic species of salamander, genus Oedipina (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from premontane elevations in northern Nicaragua, with comments on the systematic status of the Nicaraguan paratypes of O. pseudouniformis Brame, 1968. Breviora 526:1-16.
2011 2011-10-09  Gephyromantis ranjomavo Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Vences M 2011 Description of a new frog species of Gephyromantis (subgenus Laurentomantis) with tibial glands from Madagascar. Spixiana 34:121-127.
2011 2011-10-09  Blommersia variabilis Mantellidae Madagascar Pabijan M, Gehring P-S, Koehler J, Glaw F, Vences M 2011 A new microendemic frog species of the genus Blommersia (Anura: Mantellidae) from the east coast of Madagascar. Zootaxa 2978:34-50.
2011 2011-10-09  Scinax insperatus Hylidae Brazil Da Silva HR, Alves-Silva R 2011 A new bromeligenous species of the Scinax perpusillus group from the hills of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Anura, Hylidae). Zootaxa 3043:54-68.
2011 2011-10-05  Cophixalus pakayakulangun Microhylidae Australia Hoskins CJ. Aland K 2011 Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder habitats on Cape York Peninsula, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3027:39-51.
2011 2011-10-05  Cophixalus kulakula Microhylidae Australia Hoskins CJ, Aland K 2011 Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder habitats on Cape York Peninsula, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3027:39-51.
2011 2011-10-05  Leptodactylus insularum Leptodactylidae Colombia; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela Resurrected Barbour species from 1906. Heyer WR, de Sa RO 2011 Variation, systematics, and relationships of the Leptodactylus bolivianus complex (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae). Smithsonian Contrib Zoology 635:1-58.
2011 2011-10-05  Leptodactylus guianensis Leptodactylidae Brazil; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela Heyer WR, de Sa RO 2011 Variation, systematics, and relationships of the Leptodactylus bolivianus complex (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae). Smithsonian Contrib Zoology 635:1-58.
2011 2011-10-05  Atelopus nocturnus Bufonidae Colombia Bravo-Valencia L, Rivera-Correa M. 2011. A new species of harlequin frog (Bufonidae: Atelopus) with an unusual behavior from Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa 3045:57-67.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus shiradi Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus poocha Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus pillaii Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus periyar Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus jog Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus indraneili Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus grandis Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus gavi Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus deveni Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus danieli Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-25  Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis Nyctibatrachidae India Biju, S.D., Van Bocxlaer, I., Mahony, S., Dinesh, K.P., Radhakrishnan, C., Zachariah, A., Giri, V., and Bossuyt, F. (2011) A taxonomic review of the Night Frog genus Nyctibatrachus Boulenger, 1882 in the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) with description of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 3029:1-96.
2011 2011-09-21  Leptobrachium bompu Megophryidae Bhutan; India Sondhi S, Ohler A 2011 A blue-eyed Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 2912: 28-36
2011 2011-09-15  Litoria axillaris Hylidae Australia Doughty P 2011 An emerging frog diversity hotspot in the northwest Kimberley of Western Australia: another new frog species from the high rainfall zone. Records of the Western Australian Museum 26: 209-218.
2011 2011-09-07  Nototriton picucha Plethodontidae Honduras Townsend JH, Medina-Flores Murillo JL, Austin JD 2011 Cryptic diversity in Chortis Highland moss salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Nototriton) revealed using mtDNA barcodes and phylogenetics, with a new species from eastern Honduras, Systematics and Biodiversity, 9:275-287
2011 2011-09-07  Arthroleptis formosus Arthroleptidae Guinea Roedel M-O, Kouame NG, Doumbia J, Sandberger L 2011 A new beautiful squeaker frog (Artholeptidae, Artholeptis) from West Africa. Zootaxa 3011:16-26.
2011 2011-08-31  Phrynobatrachus schioetzi Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon; Nigeria Blackburn DC, Roedel M-O 2011 A new puddle frog (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus) from the Obudu Plateau in eastern Nigeria. Herpetological 67: 271-287.
2011 2011-08-31  Atelopus loettersi Bufonidae Peru de la Riva I, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Chapparo JC, Boistel R, Padial JM 2011 A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in south-eastern Peru. Salamandra 47:161-168.
2011 2011-08-20  Pristimantis aureoventris Strabomantidae Brazil; Guyana; Venezuela Kok PJT, Means DB, Bossuyt FY 2011 A new highland species of Pristimantis Jimenez de la Espada, 1871 (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pantepui region, northern South America. Zootaxa 2934: 1-19.
2011 2011-08-20  Aromobates tokuko Dendrobatidae Venezuela Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Infante-Rivero EE, Barrio-Amoros CL 2011 A new frog of the gnus Aromobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from Sierra de Perija, Venezuela. Zootaxa 2919:37-50.
2011 2011-08-20  Brachycephalus pulex Brachycephalidae Brazil Napoli MF, Caramaschi U, Goncalves Cruz CA, Diaz IR 2011 A new species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephaus Fitzinger (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalideae), from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2739:33-40.
2011 2011-08-11  Oedipina petiola Plethodontidae Honduras McCranie JR, Townsend JH 2011 Description of a new species of worm salamander (Caudata, Plethodontidae, Oedipina) in the subgenus Oedopinola from the central portion of the Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Honduras. Zootaxa 2990:59-68.
2011 2011-08-09  Microcaecilia rochai Siphonopidae Brazil Maciel AO, Hoogmoed MS 2011 Taxonomy and distribution of caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) of Brazilian Amazonia, with a key to their identification. Zootaxa 2984:1-53.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes uthamani Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes thodai Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes theuerkaufi Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes ravii Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes manohari Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes kadalarensis Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes johnceei Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes crustai Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Raorchestes agasthyaensis Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Kunhikrishnan E, Das S, Raju DV, Radhakrishnan C, Palot MJ, Kalesh S 2011 Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Biosystematica 5:25-48.
2011 2011-08-09  Beddomixalus bijui Rhacophoridae India Zachariah A, Dinesh KP, Radhakrishnan C, Kunhikrishnan E, Palot MJ, Vishnudas CK 2011 A new species of Polypedates Tschudi (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Biosystematica 5:49-53.
2011 2011-07-29  Pachytriton moi Salamandridae China Nishikawa K, Jiang J-P, Matsui M 2011 Two new species of Pachytriton from Anhui and Guangki, China (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Current Herpetology 30:15-31.
2011 2011-07-29  Pachytriton feii Salamandridae China Nishikawa K, Jiang J-P, Matsui M 2011 Two new species of Pachytriton from Anhui and Guangki, China (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Current Herpetology 30:15-31.
2011 2011-07-21  Microcaecilia trombetas Siphonopidae Brazil Maciel AO, Hoogmoed MS 2011 Notes on the vertebrates of northern Para, Brazil: a forgotten part of the Guianan Region, III. A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae). Boletim Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Ciencias Naturais 6:67-72.
2011 2011-07-21  Polypedates iskandari Rhacophoridae Indonesia Riyanto, A., Mumpuni, McGuire, J.A. 2011Morphometry of striped tree frogs, Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst, 1829) from Indonesia with description of a new species. Russian J Herpetol 18:29-35.
2011 2011-07-21  Rana jiemuxiensis Ranidae China Yan F, Jiang K, Chen H, Fang P, Jin J, Li Y, Wang S, Murphy RW, Che J, Zhang Y. 2011. Matrilineal history of the Rana longicrus species group (Rana, Ranidae, Anura) and the description of a new species from Hunan, southern China. Asian Herpetological Research 2:61-71.
2011 2011-07-21  Nanorana kangxianensis Dicroglossidae China Yang X, Wang B, Hu J, Jiang J 2011 A new species of the genus Feirana (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the western Qinling Mountains of China. Asian Herpetological Research 2:72-86.
2011 2011-07-20  Tomopterna monticola Pyxicephalidae Kenya Zimkus BM, Larson JG 2011 Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and the resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2933:27-45.
2011 2011-07-20  Tomopterna kachowskii Pyxicephalidae Eritrea; Ethiopia; Somalia; Sudan Zimkus BM, Larson JG 2011 Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and the resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2933:27-45.
2011 2011-07-20  Tomopterna elegans Pyxicephalidae Somalia Zimkus BM, Larson JG 2011 Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and the resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2933:27-45.
2011 2011-07-19  Pachytriton inexpectatus Salamandridae China Nishikawa K, Jiang J-P, Matsui M, Mo Y-M 2011 Unmasking Pachytriton labiatus (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae), with description of a new species of Pachytriton from Guangki, China. Zool Sci 28:453-461.
2011 2011-07-19  Pachytriton granulosus Salamandridae China Nishikawa K, Jiang J-P, Matsui M, Mo Y-M 2011 Unmasking Pachytriton labiatus (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae), with description of a new species of Pachytriton from Guangxi, China. Zool Sci 28:453-461.
2011 2011-07-05  Incilius mccoyi Bufonidae Mexico Santos-Barrera G, Flores Villela O 2011 A new species of toad of the genus Incilius from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua, Mexico. J Herpetol 45: 211-215
2011 2011-06-20  Gastrotheca pachachacae Hemiphractidae Peru Catenazzi, A. and von May, R. 2011. New Species of Marsupial Frog (Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from an Isolated Montane Forest in Southern Peru. Journal of Herpetology 45(2):161-166.
2011 2011-06-17  Osornophryne simpsoni Bufonidae Ecuador Paez-Moscoso DJ, Guayasamin JM, Yanez-Munoz M 2011 A new species of Andean toad (Bufonidae, Osornophryne) discovered using molecular and morphological data, with a taxonomic key for the genus. ZooKeys 108: 73-97.
2011 2011-06-15  Gephyromantis tahotra Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw f, Koehler J, Vences M 2011 New species of Gephyromantis from Marojejy National Park, northeast Madagascar. J Herpetol 45:155-160.
2011 2011-06-15  Gephyromantis atsingy Mantellidae Madagascar Crottini A, Glaw F, Casiraghi M, Jenkins RKB, Mercurio V, Randrianantoandro JC, Randrianirina JE, Andreone F 2011 A new Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) from the pinnacle karst of Bemaraha, western Madagascar. ZooKeys 81:51-71.
2011 2011-06-02  Guibemantis wattersoni Mantellidae Madagascar Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, Vences M 2011 Two new plant-breeding frog species (Anura: Mantellidae, Guibemantis) from southeastern Madagascar. Herp Jour 21:95-112
2011 2011-06-02  Guibemantis annulatus Mantellidae Madagascar Lehtinen RM, Glaw F, Vences M 2011 Two new plant-breeding frog species (Anura: Mantellidae, Guibemantis) from southeastern Madagascar. Herp Jour 21:95-112
2011 2011-05-29  Proceratophrys strussmannae Odontophrynidae Brazil ivila RW, Kawashita-Ribeiro RA, Morais DH 2011 A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from western Brazil. Zootaxa 2890:20-28.
2011 2011-05-17  Proceratophrys vielliardi Odontophrynidae Brazil Martins LB, Giaretta AA 2011A new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Cycloramphidae) from central Brazil. Zootaxa 2880:41-50.
2011 2011-05-17  Ameerega berohoka Dendrobatidae Brazil Vaz-Silva W, Medeiros Maciel N 2011 A new cryptic species of Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 2826: 57-68.
2011 2011-04-12  Gegeneophis pareshi Indotyphlidae India Giri V, Gower DJ, Gaikwad K, Wilkinson M 2011 A second species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia:Gymnophiona:Caeciliidae) lacking secondary annular grooves. Zootaxa 2815:49-58.
2011 2011-04-12  Microhyla malang Microhylidae Indonesia; Malaysia Matsui M 2011 Taxonomic revision of one of the Old World's smallest frogs, with description of a new Bornean Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae). Zootaxa 2814:33-49.
2011 2011-04-12  Leptobrachella bidoupensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Le DTT, Tran DTA, Hoang HD, 2011 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 2796:15-28.
2011 2011-03-14  Xenopus lenduensis Pipidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Evans, B., Greenbaum, E., Kusumba, C., Carter, T. F., Tobias, M. L., Mendel, S. A., and Kelley, D. B. 2011. Description of a new octoploid frog species (Anura: Pipidae: Xenopus) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a discussion of the biogeography of African clawed frogs in the Albertine Rift. Journal of Zoology 283: 276-290.
2011 2011-03-11  Mantidactylus paidroa Mantellidae Madagascar Bora P, Ramiijaona O, Raminosoa N, Vences M 2011 A new species of Mantidactylus (subgenus Chonomantis) from Ranomafana National Park, eastern Madagascar (Amphibia, Anura, Mantellidae). Zootaxa 2772: 52-60.
2011 2011-03-03  Sclerophrys channingi Bufonidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Barej MF, Schmitz A, Menegon M, Hillers A, Hinkel H, Boehme W, Roedel MO 2011 Dusted off-the African Amietophrynus superciliaris-species complex of giant toads. Zootaxa 2772: 1-32.
2011 2011-02-17  Odorrana splendida Ranidae Japan Kuramoto M, Satou N, Oumi S, Kurabayashi A, Sumida M. 2011. Inter- and intra-island divergence in Odorrana ishikawae (Anura, Ranidae)of the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 2767: 25-40.
2011 2011-02-17  Meristogenys stigmachilus Ranidae Malaysia Shimada T, Matsui M, Yambun P, Sudin A 2011 A taxonomic studuy of Whitehead's torrent frog, Meristogenys whiteheadi, with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 161: 157-183.
2011 2011-02-17  Meristogenys stenocephalus Ranidae Malaysia Shimada T, Matsui M, Yambun P, Sudin A 2011 A taxonomic studuy of Whitehead's torrent frog, Meristogenys whiteheadi, with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 161: 157-183.
2011 2011-02-14  Minervarya asmati Dicroglossidae Bangladesh Howlader MSA 2011 A new species of Fejervarya (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Bangladesh. Zootaxa 2761: 41-50.
2011 2011-02-11  Scinax cretatus Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Pombal Jr JP 2011 A new snouted treefrog of the speciose genus Scinax Wagler (Anura, Hylidae) from northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 67:80-88.
2011 2011-01-25  Staurois nubilus Ranidae Philippines Arifin U, Iskandar DT, Bickford DP, Brown RM, Meier R, Kutty SN 2011 Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744: 39-54.
2011 2011-01-25  Staurois guttatus Ranidae Malaysia Arifin U, Iskandar DT, Bickford DP, Brown RM, Meier R, Kutty SN 2011 Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744: 39-54.
2011 2011-01-24  Pseudophilautus schneideri Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Meegaskumbura M, Manamendra-Arachchi K 2011 Two new species of shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Pseudophilautus) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2747:1-18.
2011 2011-01-24  Pseudophilautus hankeni Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Meegaskumbura M, Manamendra-Arachchi K 2011 Two new species of shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Pseudophilautus) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2747:1-18.
2011 2011-01-11  Kalophrynus calciphilus Microhylidae Malaysia Dehling JM 2011 A new karst-dwelling species of Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia. Zootaxa 2737: 49-60.
2011 2011-01-11  Megophrys takensis Megophryidae Thailand Mahony S 2011 Two new species of Megophrys Kuhl & van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae), from western Thailand and southern Cambodia. Zootaxa 2734: 23-39
2011 2011-01-11  Megophrys damrei Megophryidae Cambodia Mahony S 2011 Two new species of Megophrys Kuhl & van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae), from western Thailand and southern Cambodia. Zootaxa 2734: 23-39
2011 2011-01-11  Cycloramphus organensis Cycloramphidae Brazil Weber LN, Verdade VK, Salles R. de O.L., Fouquet A, de Carvalho-e-Silva SP 2011 A new species of Cycloramphus Tschudi (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Parque Nacional da Serra dos argaos, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2737: 19-33.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2010 2016-11-26  Telmatobufo ignotus Calyptocephalellidae Chile Cuevas CC 2010 A new species of Telmatobufo (Schmidt 1852) (Anura, Calyptocephalellidae) from a remnant of the Maulino Forest, central Chile. Gayana 74:102-112.
2010 2014-02-19  Pseudopaludicola serrana Leptodactylidae Brazil Toledo LF 2010 Description of a new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 from the state of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil (Anura, Leiuperidae. Zootaxa 2681: 47-56.
2010 2013-08-06  Odorrana tianmuii Ranidae China Chen X, Zhou K, Zheng G 2010 A new species of odor frog from China (Anura: Ranidae). (in Chinese). J Beijing Normal Univ (Nat Sci) 46:11-18
2010 2012-08-04  Proceratophrys sanctaritae Odontophrynidae Brazil Cruz CAG, Napoli MF 2010 A new species of smooth horned frog, genus Protoceratophrys Miranda-ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Cycloramphidae), from the Atlantic rainforest of eastern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2660: 57-67.
2010 2012-08-04  Scinax belloni Hylidae Brazil Faivovich J, Gasparini JL, Haddad CFB 2010 A new species of the Scinax perpusillus group (Anura: Hylidae) from Espirito Santo, Brazil. Copeia 2010: 97-102.
2010 2012-07-17  Brachycephalus garbeana Brachycephalidae Brazil Revalidation of Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920; Pombal JP, Jr 2010 Bol Museu Nac Rio de Janeiro 526: 1-12.
2010 2012-07-17  Brachycephalus bufonoides Brachycephalidae Brazil Revalidation of Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920; Pombal JP, Jr 2010 Bol Museu Nac Rio de Janeiro 526: 1-12.
2010 2012-07-17  Brachycephalus atelopoide Brachycephalidae Brazil Revalidation of Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920; Pombal JP, Jr 2010 Bol Museu Nac Rio de Janeiro 526: 1-12.
2010 2012-03-07  Choerophryne alpestris Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2010 An unusual species of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Mount Giluwe, Papua New Guinea. Proc Biological Soc Washington. 123-1-7.
2010 2011-12-27  Leptobrachella aerea Megophryidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Stuart BL, Richards SJ, Phimmachak S, Sivongxay N 2010 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Laos. Zootaxa 2681: 35-46.
2010 2011-07-19  Pseudohynobius guizhouensis Hynobiidae China Li S, Tian Y-Z and Gu X-M 2010. A new species of the genus Pseudohynobius (Caudata, Hynobiidae) from Guizhou, China. Acta Zootaxonomica SInica 35(2): 407-412 (in Chinese with English abstract).
2010 2011-07-19  Pristimantis padiali Strabomantidae Peru Moravec J, Lehr E, Perez Pena PE, Lopez JJ, Urrutia GG and Tuanama IA 2010 A new green, arboreal species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonian Peru. Vertebrate Zoology 60: 225-232.
2010 2011-07-19  Feihyla fuhua Rhacophoridae China Fei Liang; Ye Chang-Yuan; Jiang Jian-Ping. 2010. A New Species Of Rhacophoridae From Yunnan, China (Amphibia, Anura). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 35(2):413-417
2010 2011-07-19  Odorrana huanggangensis Ranidae China Chen X-H, Zhou K-Y, and Zheng G-M 2010. A new species of the genus Odorrana from China (Anura: Ranidae). Acta Zootaxonomica SInica 35(1): 206-211 (in Chinese with English abstract).
2010 2011-07-19  Xenorhina arndti Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2010 Description of a new microhylid frog species of the genus Xenorhina (Amphibia:Anura: Microhylidae)from the Far Fax Mountains, far western New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology Dresden 60:217-224.
2010 2011-07-19  Boana jaguariaivensis Hylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Cruz CAG and Segalla MV 2010 A new species of Hypsiboas of the H. polytaenius clade from the state of Parana, southern Brazil (Anura: Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology 5: 169-174.
2010 2011-03-14  Ischnocnema abdita Brachycephalidae Brazil Canedo C, and Pimenta BVS 2010 New Species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest of the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 5(3): 199-206.
2010 2011-03-11  Leptobrachella crocea Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Hoang DH, Le TTD, Dau QV, Cao TT 2010 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam and further information on Leptolalax tuberosus. Zootaxa 2660: 33-45.
2010 2011-01-25  Polypedates braueri Rhacophoridae Taiwan Kuraishi N, Matsui M, Ota H, Chen S-L 2011 Specific separation of Polypedates braueri (Vogt, 1911) from P megacephalus (Hallowell, 1861)(Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae). Zootaxa 2744: 53-61.
2010 2011-01-24  Pristimantis academicus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Moravec J, Gagliardi Urrutia LAG 2010 A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru. Salamandra 46:197-203.
2010 2011-01-24  Dendropsophus salli Hylidae Bolivia; Peru Jungfer K-H, Reichle S, Piskurek O 2010 Description of a new cryptic southwestern Amazonian species of leaf-gluing treefrog, genus Dendropsophus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Salamandra 46: 204-213.
2010 2011-01-17  Rhinatrema ron Rhinatrematidae Brazil Wilkinson M, Gower DJ 2010 A new species of Rhinatrema Dumeril & Bibron (Amphibia: Gynmophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Amazonas, Brazil. Zootaxa 2650: 63-68.
2010 2011-01-10  Rhacophorus vampyrus Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Duong LTT, Dao, TTA, Stuart BL, Huy HD 2010. A new tree frog of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 2727: 45-55.
2010 2010-12-29  Microcaecilia iyob Siphonopidae Guyana Wilkinson M, Kok PRJ 2010 A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Guyana. Zootaxa 2719: 35-40.
2010 2010-12-29  Cophixalus monosyllabus Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2010 Another new Cophixalus species (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from western New Guinea. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57:231-240.
2010 2010-12-23  Pristimantis yumbo Strabomantidae Ecuador Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Paul Meza-Ramos, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Juan P. Meza-Ramos. 2010 Descripcion de tres nuevas especies de ranas del genero Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) de los bosques nublados del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador.Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:16-27.
2010 2010-12-23  Pristimantis tungurahua Strabomantidae Ecuador Juan P. Meza-Ramos, Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Salomon Ramirez 2010 Una nueva especie de rana Pristimantis (Terrarana: Strabomantidae) de los bosques nublados de la cuenca alta del rio Pastaza, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:78-82.
2010 2010-12-23  Pristimantis sirnigeli Strabomantidae Ecuador Mario H.Yanez-Munoz, Paul Meza-Ramos, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Juan P. Reyes P. 2010 Descripcion de tres nuevas especies de ranas del genero Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) de los bosques nublados del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:16-27.
2010 2010-12-23  Pristimantis romanorum Strabomantidae Ecuador Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Paul Meza-Ramos, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Juan P. Reyes P. 2010 Descripcion de tres nuevas especies de ranas del genero Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) de los bosques nublados del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:16-27.
2010 2010-12-23  Pristimantis loujosti Strabomantidae Ecuador Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Juan P. Reyes-Puyes. 2010 Una nueva especie de rana terrestre Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) de la cuenca alta del Rio Pastaza, Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:28-32.
2010 2010-12-23  Cophixalus wempi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Oliver PM 2010 A new scansorial species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Kikori River Basin, Papua New Guinea. J Herpetol 44:555-562.
2010 2010-12-23  Epipedobates darwinwallacei Dendrobatidae Ecuador Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Mario H. Yanez-Munoz. 2010 A new poison frog of the genus Epipedobates (Dendrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae) from the north-western Andes of Ecuador. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias 2:83-86.
2010 2010-12-23  Osornophryne occidentalis Bufonidae Ecuador Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Andrew G. Gluesenkamp. 2010 A new Andean Toad of the genus Osornophryne (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from northwestern Ecuador, with taxonomic remarks on the genus. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias, 2:64-73.
2010 2010-12-23  Osornophryne angel Bufonidae Ecuador Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Marco Altamirano-Benavides, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Andrew G. Gluesenkamp. 2010 Nueva especie de Sapo Andino del genero Osornophryne (Amphibia: Bufonidae) del norte de Ecuador, con notas sobre la diversidad del genero en Colombia. 2:46-53 Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierias
2010 2010-12-23  Ischnocnema surda Brachycephalidae Brazil Canedo C, Pimenta BVS, Leite FSF, Caramaschi U 2010 New species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, with comments on the I. verrucosa species series. Copeia 2010: 629-634.
2010 2010-12-17  Bolitoglossa zacapensis Plethodontidae Guatemala Rovito SM, Vasquez-Almazan CR, Papenfuss TJ 2010 A new species of Bolitoglossa from the Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala. J Herptol 44:516-525.
2010 2010-12-17  Aquiloeurycea cafetalera Plethodontidae Mexico Parra-Olea G, Rovito SM, Marquez-Valdelamar L, Cruz G, Murrieta-Galindo R, Wake DB 2010 A new species of Pseudoeurycea from the cloud forest in Veracruz, Mexico. Zootaxa 2725: 57-68.
2010 2010-12-14  Boophis quasiboehmei Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Koehler J, Crottini A, Glaw F 2010 High mitochondrial sequence divergence meets morphological and bioacoustic conservatism: Boophis quasiboehmei sp. n., a new cryptic treefrog species from south-eastern Madagascar. Bonn Zool Bull 57: 241-255.
2010 2010-12-12  Ecnomiohyla sukia Hylidae Costa Rica Savage JM, Kubicki B 2010 A new species of fringe-limb frog, genus Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica, Central America. Zootaxa 2719:21-34.
2010 2010-12-09  Hyloxalus yasuni Dendrobatidae Ecuador Paez-Vacas MI, Coloma LA, Santos JC 2010 Systematics of the Hyloxalus bocagei complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae), description of two new cryptic species, and recognition of H. maculosus. Zootaxa 2111:1-75.
2010 2010-12-09  Hyloxalus italoi Dendrobatidae Ecuador; Peru Paez-Vacas MI, Coloma LA, Santos JC 2010 Systematics of the Hyloxalus bocagei complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae), description of two new cryptic species, and recognition of H. maculosus. Zootaxa 2111:1-75.
2010 2010-12-09  Callulina kanga Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Gower DJ, Mueller JH, Menegon M 2010 Two new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) from thje Nguru Mountains, Tanzania. Zootaxa 2694: 26-42.
2010 2010-12-09  Callulina hanseni Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Gower DJ, Mueller JH, Menegon M 2010 Two new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) from thje Nguru Mountains, Tanzania. Zootaxa 2694: 26-42.
2010 2010-11-30  Craugastor evanesco Craugastoridae Panama Ryan MJ, Savage JM, Lips KR, Giermakowski, JT 2010 A new species of the Craugastor rugulosus series (Anura: Craugastoridae) from west-central Panama. Copeia 2010: 405-409.
2010 2010-11-30  Brachycephalus toby Brachycephalidae Brazil Haddad CFB, Alves ACR, Clemente-Carvalho RBG, dos Reis SF 2010. A new species of Brachycephalus from the Atlantic Rain Forest in Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalidae). Copeia 2010: 410-420.
2010 2010-11-18  Phrynobatrachus danko Phrynobatrachidae Nigeria Blackburn DC 2010 A new puddle frog (Phrynobatrachidae:Phrynobatrachus) from the Mambilla Plateau in eastern Nigeria. African J Herpetology 59:33-52.
2010 2010-11-11  Tylototriton notialis Salamandridae Lao People's Democratic Republic Stuart BL, Phimmachak S, Sivongxay N, Robichaud WG 2010 A new species of the Tylototriton asperrimus group (Caudata: Salamandridae) from central Laos. Zootaxa 2650:19-32.
2010 2010-11-11  Scinax skaios Hylidae Brazil Pombal Jr JP, Carvalho Jr RR, Canelas MAS, Bastos P 2010 A new Scinax of the S. catharinae species group from central Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zoologia 27:795-802
2010 2010-10-28  Callulina stanleyi Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Gower DJ, Ngalason W, Menegon M 2010 Three new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) highlight local endemism and conservation plight of Africa's Eastern Arc forests. Zool J Linn Soc 160: 496-514.
2010 2010-10-28  Callulina shengena Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Gower DJ, Ngalason W, Menegon M 2010 Three new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) highlight local endemism and conservation plight of Africa's Eastern Arc forests. Zool J Linn Soc 160: 496-514.
2010 2010-10-28  Callulina laphami Brevicipitidae Tanzania, United Republic of Loader SP, Gower DJ, Ngalason W, Menegon M 2010 Three new species of Callulina (Amphibia: Anura: Brevicipitidae) highlight local endemism and conservation plight of Africa's Eastern Arc forests. Zool J Linn Soc 160: 496-514.
2010 2010-10-23  Blommersia galani Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Koehler J, Pabijan M, Glaw F 2010 Two syntopic and microendemic new frogs of the genus Blommersia from the east copast of Madagascar. Afr J Herpetology 59:133-156.
2010 2010-10-23  Blommersia dejongi Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Koehler J, Pabijan M, Glaw F 2010 Two syntopic and microendemic new frogs of the genus Blommersia from the east copast of Madagascar. Afr J Herpetology 59:133-156.
2010 2010-10-21  Meristogenys maryatiae Ranidae Malaysia Matsui M, Shimada T, Subin A 2010 A new species of Meristogenys (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Sabah, Borneo. Zool Sci 27:61-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Dendrotriton kekchiorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Dendrotriton chujorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa xibalba Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa tzultacaj Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa suchitanensis Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa psephena Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa pacaya Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa omniumsanctorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Resurrected from synonymy with B. morio by Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa nympha Plethodontidae Belize; Guatemala; Honduras Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa nussbaumi Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa ninadormida Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa la Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa kaqchikelorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa huehuetenanguensis Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa eremia Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa daryorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Bolitoglossa centenorum Plethodontidae Guatemala Campbell JA, Smith EN, Streicher J, Acevedo ME, Brodie Jr ED 2010 New salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Guatemala, with miscellaneous notes on known species. Misc Publ Mus Zoology Univ Mich 200: 1-66.
2010 2010-10-20  Phrynobatrachus hieroglyphicus Phrynobatrachidae Liberia Roedel M-O, Ohler A, Hillers A 2010 A new extraordinary Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Phrynobatrachidae) from West Africa. Zoosyst Evol 86:257-261.
2010 2010-10-20  Rhombophryne mangabensis Microhylidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, Vences M 2010 A new fossorial frog, genus Rhombophryne, from Nosy Mangave Special Reserve, Madagascar. Zoosyst Evol 86:235-243.
2010 2010-10-20  Oninia senglaubi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Gunther R, Stelbrink B, von Rintelen T 2010 Oninia senglaubi, another new genus and species of frog (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from New Guinea. Zoosyst Evol 86: 245-256.
2010 2010-10-11  Pleurodema alium Leptodactylidae Brazil Maciel DB, Nunes I 2010 A new species of four-eyed frog genus Pleurodema Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Leiuperidae) from the rock meadows of Espinhaco range, Brazil. Zootaxa 2640:53-61.
2010 2010-10-11  Dendrophryniscus organensis Bufonidae Brazil Telles de Carvalho-e-Silva AMP, Mongin MM, Izecksohn E, Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva 2010 A new species of Dendtrophryniscus Jimenez-de-la-Espada from the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos, Teresepolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Zootaxa 2632:46-52.
2010 2010-10-11  Dendrophryniscus oreites Bufonidae Brazil Recoder RS, Teixeira M Jr, Cassimiro J, Camacho A, Rodrigues MT. 2010. A new species of Dendrophryniscus (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2642: 36-44.
2010 2010-09-24  Limnonectes taylori Dicroglossidae China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand Matsui M, Panha S, Khonsue W, Kuraishi N 2010 Two new species of the kuhli complex of the genus Limnonectes from Thailand (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 2615:1-22.
2010 2010-09-24  Limnonectes jarujini Dicroglossidae Thailand Matsui M, Panha S, Khonsue W, Kuraishi N 2010 Two new species of the kuhli complex of the genus Limnonectes from Thailand (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 2615:1-22.
2010 2010-09-23  Ischnocnema vizottoi Brachycephalidae Brazil Martins IA, Haddad CFB 2010 A new species of Ischnocnema from highlands of the Atlantic forest, southeasteastern Brazil (Terrarana, Brachycephalidae). Zootaxa 2617: 55-65.
2010 2010-09-21  Elachistocleis surumu Microhylidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2010 Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Nova Serie Rio de Janeiro, Basil 527:1-30.
2010 2010-09-21  Elachistocleis matogrosso Microhylidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2010 Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Nova Serie Rio de Janeiro, Basil 527:1-30.
2010 2010-09-21  Elachistocleis helianneae Microhylidae Bolivia; Brazil Caramaschi U 2010 Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Nova Serie Rio de Janeiro, Basil 527:1-30.
2010 2010-09-21  Elachistocleis carvalhoi Microhylidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2010 Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Nova Serie Rio de Janeiro, Basil 527:1-30.
2010 2010-09-21  Elachistocleis bumbameuboi Microhylidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2010 Notes on the taxonomic status of Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) and description of five new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Nova Serie Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 527:1-30.
2010 2010-09-16  Adenomera simonstuarti Leptodactylidae Bolivia; Peru Angulo, A, Ichochea, J. 2010. Cryptic species complexes, widespread species and conservation: lessons from Amazonian frogs of the Leptodactylus marmoratus group (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 8:357-370.
2010 2010-09-14  Oedipina nica Plethodontidae Nicaragua Sunyer J, Wake DB, Townsend JH, Travers SL, Rovito SM, Papenfuss TJ, Obando LA, Koehler G 2010 A new species of worm salamander (Caudata: Plethdontidae: Oedipina) in the subgenus Oeditriton from the highlands of northern Nicaragua. Zootaxa 2613:29-39.
2010 2010-09-13  Stumpffia staffordi Microhylidae Madagascar Koehler J, Vences M, D'Cruze N, Glaw F 2010 Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied 'stump-toed frogs' from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar. J Zool 282:21-38.
2010 2010-09-13  Stumpffia megsoni Microhylidae Madagascar Koehler J, Vences M, D'Cruze N, Glaw F 2010 Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied 'stump-toed frogs' from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar. J Zool 282:21-38.
2010 2010-09-13  Stumpffia madagascariensis Microhylidae Madagascar Revalidation of description by Mocquard, 1895, by Koehler J, Vences M, D'Cruze N, Glaw F 2010 Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied 'stump-toed frogs' from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar. J Zool 282:21-38.
2010 2010-09-13  Stumpffia hara Microhylidae Madagascar Koehler J, Vences M, D'Cruze N, Glaw F 2010 Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied 'stump-toed frogs' from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar. J Zool 282:21-38.
2010 2010-09-13  Stumpffia be Microhylidae Madagascar Koehler J, Vences M, D'Cruze N, Glaw F 2010 Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied 'stump-toed frogs' from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar. J Zool 282:21-38.
2010 2010-09-12  Boana gladiator Hylidae Peru Koehler J, Koscinski D, Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Handford P, Lougheed SC, De la Riva I 2010 Systematics of Andean gladiator frogs of the Hypsiboas pulchellus species group (Anura, Hylidae). Zoologica Scripta doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409_2010.00448.x
2010 2010-09-08  Engystomops puyango Leptodactylidae Ecuador Ron SR, Toral E, Rivera M, Teran-Valdez A 2010 A new species of Engystomops (Anura: Leiuperidae) from southwestern Ecuador. Zootaxa 2606:24-49.
2010 2010-09-05  Bryophryne flammiventris Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2010 Two new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Stabomantidae) from high elevations in southern Peru (region of Cuzco). Herpetologica 66:308-319.
2010 2010-09-05  Bryophryne abramalagae Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2010 Two new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Stabomantidae) from high elevations in southern Peru (region of Cuzco). Herpetologica 66:308-319.
2010 2010-09-05  Boana aguilari Hylidae Peru Lehr E, Faivovich J, Jungfer K-H. 2010 A new Andean species of the Hypsiboas pulchellus group: adults, calls and phylogenetic relationships. Herpetologica 66: 296-307.
2010 2010-09-05  Atelopus podocarpus Bufonidae Ecuador; Peru Coloma LA, Duellman WE, Almendariz-S A, Ron SR, Taran-Valdez A, Guaysamin JM. 2010. Five new, extinct (?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2574:1-54.
2010 2010-09-05  Atelopus pastuso Bufonidae Colombia; Ecuador Coloma LA, Duellman WE, Almendariz-S A, Ron SR, Taran-Valdez A, Guaysamin JM. 2010. Five new, extinct (?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2574:1-54.
2010 2010-09-05  Atelopus orcesi Bufonidae Ecuador Coloma LA, Duellman WE, Almendariz-S A, Ron SR, Taran-Valdez A, Guaysamin JM. 2010. Five new, extinct (?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2574:1-54.
2010 2010-09-05  Atelopus gigas Bufonidae Colombia Coloma LA, Duellman WE, Almendariz-S A, Ron SR, Taran-Valdez A, Guaysamin JM. 2010. Five new, extinct (?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2574:1-54.
2010 2010-09-05  Atelopus ardila Bufonidae Colombia Coloma LA, Duellman WE, Almendariz-S A, Ron SR, Taran-Valdez A, Guaysamin JM. 2010. Five new, extinct (?) species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from Andean Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2574:1-54.
2010 2010-08-29  Arthroleptis palava Arthroleptidae Cameroon; Nigeria Blackburn DC, Gvozdik V, Leache AD 2010 A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the mountains of Cameroon and Nigeria. Herpetologica 66:335-348.
2010 2010-08-29  Arthroleptis bioko Arthroleptidae Equatorial Guinea Blackburn DC 2010 A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Herpetologica 66:320-334.
2010 2010-08-25  Desmognathus organi Plethodontidae United States Crespi EJ, Browne RA, Rissler LJ 2010 Taxonomic revision of Desmognathus wrighti (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Herpetologica 66:283-295.
2010 2010-08-18  Leptobrachella melica Megophryidae Cambodia Rowley JJL, Stuart BL, Thy N, Emmett DA 2010 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from northeastern Cambodia. Zootaxa 2567:57-68.
2010 2010-07-31  Mannophryne vulcano Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL Santos JC Molina CR 2010 An addition to the diversity of dendrobatid frogs in Venezuela: description of three new collared frogs (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Mannophryne). Phyllomedusa 9: 3-35.
2010 2010-07-31  Mannophryne urticans Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL Santos JC Molina CR 2010 An addition to the diversity of dendrobatid frogs in Venezuela: description of three new collared frogs (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Mannophryne). Phyllomedusa 9: 3-35.
2010 2010-07-31  Mannophryne orellana Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL Santos JC Molina CR 2010 An addition to the diversity of dendrobatid frogs in Venezuela: description of three new collared frogs (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Mannophryne). Phyllomedusa 9: 3-35.
2010 2010-07-31  Osornophryne cofanorum Bufonidae Ecuador Mueses-Cisneros JJ Yanez-Munoz MH Guayasamin JM 2010. Una nueva especie de sapo del genero Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) de las estribaciones amazonicas de los Andes de Ecuador. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 50 (17): 269-279.
2010 2010-07-28  Paedophryne oyatabu Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2010 New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea. Zookeys 48: 39-59.
2010 2010-07-28  Paedophryne kathismaphlox Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F 2010 New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea. Zookeys 48: 39-59.
2010 2010-07-28  Litoria aurifera Hylidae Australia Anstis M Tyler MJ Roberts JD Price LC Doughty P 2010 A new species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) with a highly distinctive tadpole from the north-western Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2550: 39-57.
2010 2010-07-26  Boophis tsilomaro Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Andreone F, Glos J, Glaw F 2010 Molecular and bioacoustic differentiation of Boophis occidentalis with description of a new treefrog from north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 2544: 54-68.
2010 2010-07-11  Scinax juncae Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Pombal JP Jr 2010 A new Scinax Wagler (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest remains of southern State of Bahia, North-eastern Brazil. Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 347-353.
2010 2010-07-04  Boana paranaiba Hylidae Brazil Carvalho TR, Giaretta AA, Facure KG 2010 A new species of Hypsiboas Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) closely related to H. multifasciatus Guenther from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2521: 37-52.
2010 2010-07-01  Megophrys tuberogranulatus Megophryidae China Mo X, Shen Y, Li H, Wu X 2010 A new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from the northwestern Hunan Province, China. Current Zoology 56(4): 432-436.
2010 2010-06-22  Scinax tigrinus Hylidae Brazil Nunes I, Carvalho Jr RR, Pereira EG 2010 A new species of Scinax Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) from Cerrado of Brazil. Zootaxa 2514:24-34.
2010 2010-06-17  Raorchestes resplendens Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Shouche Y, Dubois A, Dutta SK, Bossuyt F 2010 A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western /ghats of India. Current Science 98:1119-1125.
2010 2010-06-16  Rhacophorus norhayatii Rhacophoridae Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand Onn CK, Grismer LL 2010 Re-assessment of the Reinwardt's Gliding Frog, Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel 1840)(Anura: Rhacophoridae) in southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia with it re=description as a new species. Zootaxa 2505:40-50.
2010 2010-06-09  Elachistocleis magnus Microhylidae Brazil Toledo LF 2010 A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa 2496:67-68.
2010 2010-06-09  Pseudopaludicola murundu Leptodactylidae Brazil Toledo LF, Siqueira S, Duarte TC, Veiga-Menoncello ACP, Recco-Pimental SM, Haddad CFB 2010 Description of a new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 from the state of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil (Anura, Leiuperidae). Zootaxa 2496:38-48.
2010 2010-06-09  Physalaemus orophilus Leptodactylidae Brazil Cassini CS, Cruz CAG, Caramaschi U. 2010. Taxonomic review of Physalaemus olfersii (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856) with revalidation of Physalaemus lateristriga (Steindachner, 1864) and description of two new related species (Anura: Leiuperidae). Zootaxa 2491:1-33.
2010 2010-06-09  Physalaemus lateristriga Leptodactylidae Brazil Cassini CS, Cruz CAG, Caramaschi U. 2010. Taxonomic review of Physalaemus olfersii (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856) with revalidation of Physalaemus lateristriga (Steindachner, 1864) and description of two new related species (Anura: Leiuperidae). Zootaxa 2491:1-33.
2010 2010-06-09  Physalaemus feioi Leptodactylidae Brazil Cassini CS, Cruz CAG, Caramaschi U. 2010. Taxonomic review of Physalaemus olfersii (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856) with revalidation of Physalaemus lateristriga (Steindachner, 1864) and description of two new related species (Anura: Leiuperidae). Zootaxa 2491:1-33.
2010 2010-06-09  Hyperolius veithi Hyperoliidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Schick S, Kielgast J, Roedder D, Muchai V, Burger M, Loetters S. 2010 New species of reed frog from the Congo basin with discussion of paraphyly in Cinnamon-belly reed frogs. Zootaxa 2501:23-36
2010 2010-06-04  Paramesotriton yunwuensis Salamandridae China Wu Y, Jiang K, Hanken J 2010 A new species of newt of the genus Paramesotriton (Salamandridae) from southwestern Guangdon, China, with a new northern record of P. longliensis from western Hubei. Zootaxa 2494:45-58.
2010 2010-06-02  Stefania neblinae Hemiphractidae Brazil Carvalho VT, MacCulloch RD, Bonora L, Vogt RC 2010 New species of Stefania (Anura: Cryptobatrachidae) from northern Amazonas, Brazil. J Herpetol 44:229-235.
2010 2010-05-24  Pristimantis muchimuk Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Mesa J, Brewer-Carias C,McDiarmid RL 2010 A new Pristimantis (Anura, Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from Churi-tepui in the Chimanta massif, Venezuelan Guayana. Zootaxa 2483:35-44.
2010 2010-05-24  Pristimantis adnus Strabomantidae Panama Crawford AJ, Ryan MJ, Jaramillo CA 2010 A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Stranomantidae) from the Pacific coast of the Darien Province, Panama, with a molecular analysis of its phylogenetic position. Herpetologica 66:192-206.
2010 2010-05-24  Rhombophryne matavy Microhylidae Madagascar D'Cruze N, Koehler J, Vences M, Glaw F 2010 A new fat fossorial frog (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Rhombophryne) from the rainforest of the Foret d'Ambre special reserve, northern Madagascar. Herpetologica 66:182-191.
2010 2010-05-24  Ceuthomantis duellmani Ceuthomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL 2010 A new Ceuthomantis (Anura: Terrarana: Ceuthomantidae) from Sarisarinama Tepui, southern Venezuela. Herpetologica 66:172-181.
2010 2010-05-24  Platymantis biak Ceratobatrachidae Philippines Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Linkem CW, Diesmos ML, Brown RM 2010 A new species of limestone-forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia:Anura:Ceratobatrachidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines. Zootaxa 2482:49-63.
2010 2010-05-21  Philautus juliandringi Rhacophoridae Malaysia Dehling JM 2010 A new bush frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Pilautus) from Gunung Mulu National Park, East Malaysia (Borneo). Salamandra 46:63-72
2010 2010-05-21  Phrynobatrachus kakamikro Phrynobatrachidae Kenya Schick S, Zimkus BM, Channing A, Koehler J, Loetters S 2010 Systematics of 'Little Brown Frogs' from East Africa: recognition of Phrynobatrachus scheffleri and description of a new species from the Kakamega Forest, Kenya (Amphibia: Phrynobatrachidae). Salamandra 46:24-36.
2010 2010-05-06  Pristimantis minimus Strabomantidae Ecuador Teran-Valdez A, Guayasamin JM 2010 The smallest terrestrial vertebrate of Ecuador: a new frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Stabomantidae) from the Cordillera del Condor. Zootaxa 2447:53-68
2010 2010-05-04  Hyla felixarabica Hylidae Israel; Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Syrian Arab Republic; Yemen Gvozdik V, Moravec J, Klutsch C, Kotlik P 2010 Phylogeography of the Middle Eastern tree frogs (Hyla, Hylidae, Amphibia) as inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation, with a description of a new species. Mol Phylog Evol 55:1146-1166.
2010 2010-05-03  Blommersia angolafa Mantellidae Madagascar Andreone F Rosa GM Noel J Crottini A Vences M Raxworthy CJ 2010 Living within fallen palm leaves: the discovery of an unknown Blommersia (Mantellidae: Anura) reveals a new reproductive strategy in the amphibians of Madagascar.
2010 2010-05-01  Ranitomeya yavaricola Dendrobatidae Peru Perez-Pena PE, Chavez G, Twomey E, Brown JL 2010 Two new species of Ranitomeya (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from eastern Amazonian Peru. Zootaxa 2439:1-23
2010 2010-05-01  Ranitomeya cyanovittata Dendrobatidae Peru Perez-Pena PE, Chavez G, Twomey E, Brown JL 2010 Two new species of Ranitomeya (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from eastern Amazonian Peru. Zootaxa 2439:1-23
2010 2010-04-24  Nototriton tomamorum Plethodontidae Honduras Townsend JH, Butler JM, Wilson LD, Austin JD. 2010 A distinctive new species of moss salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Nototriton) from an imperiled Honduran endemism hotspot. Zootaxa 2434:1-16.
2010 2010-04-11  Elachistocleis cesarii Microhylidae Brazil Toledo L-F, Loebmann D, Haddad CFB 2010 Revalidation and redescription of Elaschistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)(Anura:Microhylidae). Zootaxa 2418:50=60.
2010 2010-04-11  Duttaphrynus totol Bufonidae Indonesia Ohler in Teynie A, David P, Ohler A. 2010 Note on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo. Zootaxa 2416:1-43.
2010 2010-03-30  Rhacophorus spelaeus Rhacophoridae Lao People's Democratic Republic Orlov NL, Gnophanxay S, Phimminith T, Phomphoumy K 2010 A new species of Rhacophorus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae:Rhacophorinae) from Khammouan Province, Lao PDR. Russian J Herpetology 16:295-303
2010 2010-03-30  Amolops akhaorum Ranidae Lao People's Democratic Republic Stuart BL, Bain RH, Phimmachak S, Spence K 2010 Phylogenetic systematics of the Amolops monticola group (Amphibia: Ranidae), with description of a new species from northwestern Laos. Herpetologica 66: 52-66.
2010 2010-03-28  Anomaloglossus verbeeksnyderorum Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC, Jovanovic O 2010 A new dendrobatid frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae:Anomaloglossus) from the Orinoquian rainforest, southern Venezuela. Zootaxa 2413:37-50.
2010 2010-03-26  Amolops nidorbellus Ranidae India Biju SD, Mahony S, Kamei RG 2010 Description of two new species of torrent frog, Amolops Cope (Anura: Ranidae) from a degrading forest in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Zootaxa 2408:31-46.
2010 2010-03-26  Amolops kohimaensis Ranidae India Biju SD, Mahony S, Kamei RG 2010 Description of two new species of torrent frog, Amolops Cope (Anura: Ranidae) from a degrading forest in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Zootaxa 2408:31-46.
2010 2010-03-22  Leptobrachella tamdil Megophryidae India Sengupta A, Sailo S, Lalremsanga HT, Das A, Das I. 2010. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae)from Mizoram, north-eastern India. Zootaxa 2406:57-68.
2010 2010-03-22  Osteocephalus vilarsi Hylidae Peru Jungfer K-H 2010 The taxonomic status of some spiny-backed treefrogs, genus Osteocephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 2407:28-50. Revalidation of Melin name.
2010 2010-03-22  Osteocephalus mimeticus Hylidae Peru Jungfer K-H 2010 The taxonomic status of some spiny-backed treefrogs, genus Osteocephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 2407:28-50. Revalidated. Synonym is O. elkejungingerae.
2010 2010-03-22  Osteocephalus festae Hylidae Ecuador; Peru Jungfer K-H 2010 The taxonomic status of some spiny-backed treefrogs, genus Osteocephalus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 2407:28-50. Raised from synonymy with O. buckleyi
2010 2010-03-22  Allobates hodli Dendrobatidae Brazil Simﾝes PI, Lima AP, Faria IP 2010 The description of a cryptic species related to the pan-Amazonian frog Allobates femoralis (Boulenger 1883)(Anura:Aromobatidae). Zootaxa 240:1-28.
2010 2010-03-12  Litoria serrata Hylidae Australia Richards, SJ, Hoskin CJ, Cunningham MJ, McDonald K, Donnellan SC. 2010. Taxonomic re-assessment of the Australian and New Guinean green-eyed treefrogs Litoria eucnemis, L. genimaculata and L. serrata (Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 2391:33-46.
2010 2010-03-11  Rhinatrema shiv Rhinatrematidae Guyana Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Sherratt E, Kok PJR 2010 A new species of Rhinatrema Dumeril & Bibron (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Guyana. Zootaxza 2391:47-60.
2010 2010-03-11  Leptobrachium waysepuntiense Megophryidae Indonesia Hamidy A, Matsui M 2010 A new species of blue-eyed Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2395:34-44.
2010 2010-03-11  Rhinella bernardoi Bufonidae Argentina Sanabria E, Quiroga L, Arias F, Cortez R 2010 A new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Zootaxa 2396:50-60.
2010 2010-03-11  Incilius karenlipsae Bufonidae Panama Mendelson III JR, Mulcahy DG 2010 A new species of toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from central Panama. Zootaxa 2396:61-68.
2010 2010-02-27  Scinax tripui Hylidae Brazil Lourenco ACC, Nascimento LB, Pires MRS 2010 (2009) A new species of the Scinax catherinae group (Anura: Hylidae) from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 65:468-479.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis spinophis Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis sandrae Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis roseipalmatus Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis praedictus Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis piperatus Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis obscurus Mantellidae Madagascar Revalidation of Boettger, 1913. Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis miadana Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis luciae Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis haingana Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis entingae Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis arcanus Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-02-26  Boophis andrangoloaka Mantellidae Madagascar Revalidation of Ahl, 1928. Glaw F, Koehler J, de la Riva I, Vieites DR, Vences M 2010 Integrative taxonomy of Malagasy treefrogs: combination of molecular genetics, bioacoustics and comparative morphology reveals twelve additional species of Boophis. Zootaxa 2382:1-82.
2010 2010-01-30  Cynops fudingensis Salamandridae China Wu Y, Wang Y, Jiang K, Hanken J. 2010 A new newt of the genus Cynops (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Fujian Province, southeastern China. Zootaxa 2346:42-52.
2010 2010-01-30  Leptodactylus latrans Leptodactylidae Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay substitute name for Leptodactylus ocellatus: Lavilla EO, Langone JA, Caramaschi U, Heyer WR, de Sa RO. 2010.The identification of Rana ocellata Linnaeus, 1758. Nomenclatural impact on the species currently known as Leptodactylus ocellatus (Leptodactylildae) and Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851)(Hylidae). Zootaxa 2346:1-16.
2010 2010-01-30  Osteopilus ocellatus Hylidae Jamaica Substitute name for Osteopilus brunneus: Lavilla EO, Langone JA, Caramaschi U, Heyer WR, de Sa RO. 2010.The identification of Rana ocellata Linnaeus, 1758. Nomenclatural impact on the species currently known as Leptodactylus ocellatus (Leptodactylildae) and Osteopilus brunneus (Gosse, 1851)(Hylidae). Zootaxa 2346:1-16.
2010 2010-01-27  Anodonthyla vallani Microhylidae Madagascar Vences M, Glaw F, Koehler J, Wollenberg KC 2010 Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar. Contrib Zool 79:1-32.
2010 2010-01-27  Anodonthyla theoi Microhylidae Madagascar Vences M, Glaw F, Koehler J, Wollenberg KC 2010 Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar. Contrib Zool 79:1-32.
2010 2010-01-27  Anodonthyla pollicaris Microhylidae Madagascar Vences M, Glaw F, Koehler J, Wollenberg KC 2010 Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar. Contrib Zool 79:1-32. Raised to full species from synonymy with A. boulengeri.
2010 2010-01-27  Anodonthyla jeanbai Microhylidae Madagascar Vences M, Glaw F, Koehler J, Wollenberg KC 2010 Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar. Contrib Zool 79:1-32.
2010 2010-01-27  Anodonthyla emilei Microhylidae Madagascar Vences M, Glaw F, Koehler J, Wollenberg KC 2010 Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar. Contrib Zool 79:1-32.
2010 2010-01-27  Boophis calcaratus Mantellidae Madagascar Vallan D, Vences M, Glaw F 2010 Forceps delivery of a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from eastern Madagascar (Amphibia:Mantellidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 31:1-8.
2010 2010-01-21  Petropedetes vulpiae Petropedetidae Cameroon; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Nigeria Barej MF, Rodel M-O, Gonwouo LN, Pauwels OSG, Bohme W, Schmitz A. 2010. Review of the genus Petropedetes Reichenow, 1974 in Central Africa with the description of three new species (Amphibia: Anura: Petropedetidae). Zootaxa 2340:1-49
2010 2010-01-21  Petropedetes juliawurstnerae Petropedetidae Cameroon Barej MF, Rodel M-O, Gonwouo LN, Pauwels OSG, Bohme W, Schmitz A. 2010. Review of the genus Petropedetes Reichenow, 1974 in Central Africa with the description of three new species (Amphibia: Anura: Petropedetidae). Zootaxa 2340:1-49
2010 2010-01-21  Petropedetes euskircheni Petropedetidae Cameroon Barej MF, Rodel M-O, Gonwouo LN, Pauwels OSG, Bohme W, Schmitz A. 2010. Review of the genus Petropedetes Reichenow, 1974 in Central Africa with the description of three new species (Amphibia: Anura: Petropedetidae). Zootaxa 2340:1-49
2010 2010-01-21  Allobates paleovarzensis Dendrobatidae Brazil Lima AP, Caldwell JP, Biavai G, Montanarin A. 2010. A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) from Paleovarzea forest in Amazonas, Brazil. Zootaxa 2337:1-17.
2010 2010-01-21  Rhinella paraguayensis Bufonidae Brazil Avila RW, Pansonato A, Strussmann C. 2010. A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera group (Anura: Bufonidae) from Brazilain Pantanal. Zootaxa 2339:57-68.
2010 2010-01-20  Leptobrachella khasiorum Megophryidae India Das I, Lyngdoh Tron RK,Rangad D,Hooroo RNK. 2010. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura:Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India.
2010 2010-01-12  Pristimantis rivasi Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Rojas-Runjaic F, Barros TR 2010 Two new Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) from the Sierra de Perija, Venezuela. Zootaxa 2329:1-21.
2010 2010-01-12  Pristimantis lassoalcalai Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Rojas-Runjaic F, Barros TR 2010 Two new Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) from the Sierra de Perija, Venezuela. Zootaxa 2329:1-21.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2009 2018-03-22  Pristimantis lucidosignatus Strabomantidae Ecuador Roedder, D., and A. Schmitz. 2009. Two new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) belonging to the myersi group from the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 275–288.
2009 2016-08-23  Ameerega boehmei Dendrobatidae Bolivia Loetters S, Schmitz A, Reichle S, Roedder D and Quennet V. 2009. Another case of cryptic diversity in poison frogs (Dendrobatidae: Ameerega)—description of a new species from Bolivia. Zootaxa 2028: 20-30
2009 2016-01-01  Theloderma baibungense Rhacophoridae China Jiang, Fei and Huang, in Fe, Hu, Ye, and Huang, Fauna Sinica, Amph. w: 708
see Poyarkov et al. Russ J Herpt 2015 22:241-280.
2009 2012-12-28  Gastrotheca megacephala Hemiphractidae Brazil Izecksohn E, Carvalho-E-Silva SPD, Peixoto OL 2009 Sobre Gastrotheca fissipes (Boulenger, 1888), com a descricao de uma nova especie (Amphibia, Anura, Amphignathodontidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 67: 81-91.
2009 2012-12-02  Pristimantis pharangobates Strabomantidae Peru Duellman WE 1978 Proc Biol Soc Washington 91: 426. Resurrected from synonymy with P. rhabdolaemus (Duellman and Lehr, 2009 Terrestrial-breeding frogs in Peru).
2009 2012-04-14  Ingerophrynus ledongensis Bufonidae China Fei, L., S.-q. Hu, C.-y. Ye, and Y.-z. Huang. 2009. Fauna Sinica. Amphibia. Volume 2. Anura. Beijing: Chinese Academy of Science. Science Press. pp 503.
2009 2012-02-03  Pristimantis divnae Strabomantidae Peru Lehr R, von May R 2009 A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Stabomantidae) from the Amazonian lowlands of southern Peru. J Herpetol 43:485-494
2009 2011-08-22  Pristimantis onorei Strabomantidae Ecuador Roedder, Dennis; Schmitz, Andreas. 2009. Two new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) belonging to the myersi group from the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116(2): 275-288
2009 2011-08-22  Adenomera engelsi Leptodactylidae Brazil Kwet, Steiner, Zillikens 2009 Studies Neotrop Fauna Environ 44:45.
2009 2011-08-22  Pelophryne saravacensis Bufonidae Malaysia Inger, Robert F and R.B. Stuebing. 2009. New Species and New Records of Bornean Frogs (Amphibia: Anura). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57(2): 527-535
2009 2011-08-22  Ansonia echinata Bufonidae Malaysia Inger, Stuebing 2009 Raffles Bull Zool 57:528
2009 2011-08-16  Austrochaperina minutissima Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2009 A new and minute species of Austrochaperina (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from western New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology (Dresden) 59: 81-89.
2009 2011-05-26  Rhinella nattereri Bufonidae Brazil; Guyana; Venezuela Narvaes P, Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia Museum de Zoologia da Univ Sao Paulo 40:1-73.
2009 2011-05-26  Rhinella mirandaribeiroi Bufonidae Bolivia; Brazil Narvaes P, Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia Museum de Zoologia da Univ Sao Paulo 40:1-73.
2009 2011-05-26  Rhinella merianae Bufonidae Brazil; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela Narvaes P, Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia Museum de Zoologia da Univ Sao Paulo 40:1-73.
2009 2011-05-26  Rhinella major Bufonidae Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay Narvaes P, Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia Museum de Zoologia da Univ Sao Paulo 40:1-73.
2009 2011-05-26  Rhinella azarai Bufonidae Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay Narvaes P, Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia Museum de Zoologia da Univ Sao Paulo 40:1-73.
2009 2011-03-11  Megophrys binlingensis Megophryidae China Fei L, Hu SQ, Ye CY, Huang YZ 2009. Fauna Sinica. Amphibia. Volume 2. Anura. Chinese Academy of Science. Science Press, Beijing.
2009 2011-03-11  Leptobrachium guangxiense Megophryidae China; Viet Nam Fei L, Hu SQ, Ye CY, Huang YZ 2009 Fauna Sinica. Amphibia. Volume 2. Anura. Chinese Academy of Science. Science Press, Beijing.
2009 2011-03-11  Leptobrachella kecil Megophryidae Malaysia Matsui M, Belabut DM, Ahmad N, Yong HS 2009 A new species of Leptolalax (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from peninsular Malaysia. Zoological Science 26: 243-247.
2009 2011-02-03  Gastrophrynoides immaculatus Microhylidae Malaysia Onn CK, Grismer LL, Ahmad N, Belabut D 2009 A new species of Gastrophrynoides (Anura: Microhylidae): an addition to a previously monotypic genus and a new genus for Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 2124: 63-68.
2009 2010-11-30  Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Phrynobatrachidae Cote d'Ivoire; Guinea; Liberia Roedel MO, Sandberger L, Loua NS, Doumbia J, Hillers A 2009 Revalidation of Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibe & Lamotte, 1958 and description of its aposematic coloured tadpole. African Journal of Herpetology 58: 15-27.
2009 2010-11-26  Crinia fimbriata Myobatrachidae Australia Doughty PM, Anstis M, Price LC 2009. A new species of Crinia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the high rainfall zone of the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 127-144.
2009 2010-08-02  Rhinella centralis Bufonidae Panama Narvaes P Rodrigues MT 2009 Taxonomic revision of Rhinella granulosa species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with a description of a new species. Arquivos de Zoologia 40: 1-73.
2009 2010-07-13  Charadrahyla tecuani Hylidae Mexico Campbell JA, Blancas-Hernandez JC, Smith EN 2009. A new species of stream-breeding treefrog of the genus Charadrahyla (Hylidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico. Copeia 2009: 287-295.
2009 2010-04-26  Kalophrynus yongi Microhylidae Malaysia Matsui M 2009 A new species of Kalophrynus with a unique male humeral spine from Peninsular Malaysia (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zool Sci 25:579-585
2009 2010-03-27  Paratelmatobius yepiranga Leptodactylidae Brazil Garcia PCdA, Berneck BVM, Costa COR 2009 A new species of Paratelmatorius (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Atlantic rain forest of southeastern Brazil. SA J Herpt 4:217-224.
2009 2010-03-27  Boana botumirim Hylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Cruz CAG, Nascimento LB 2009 A new species of Hypsiboas of the H. polytaenius clade from southeastern Brazil (Anura: Hylidae). SA J Herpetol 4:210-216.
2009 2010-03-22  Leptobrachium nokrekensis Megophryidae India Mathew R, Sen N 2009. Description of a new species of Leptobrachium Tschudi, 1838, (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Meghalaya, India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India: 109: 91-108.
2009 2010-02-27  Microcaecilia grandis Siphonopidae Suriname Wilkinson M, Nussbaum R, Hoogmoed M (2009) A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Suriname. Herpetologica 65:413-418.
2009 2010-02-26  Chiasmocleis supercilialba Microhylidae Peru Morales VR McDiarmid RW 2009 A new species of Chiasmocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from southern Amazonian Peru with comments on some other microhylids. Biotempo 9:71-76.
2009 2010-02-25  Leptobrachium tagbanorum Megophryidae Philippines Brown RM, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC (2009) Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae): phylogeny-based species delimitation, taxonomic review and descriptions of three new species. Herpt. Monogr. 23:1-44.
2009 2010-02-25  Leptobrachium mangyanorum Megophryidae Philippines Brown RM, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC. 2009. Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae): phylogeny-based species delimitation, taxonomic review and descriptions of three new species. Herpt. Monogr. 23:1-44.
2009 2010-02-25  Leptobrachium lumadorum Megophryidae Philippines Brown RM, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC (2009) Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae): phylogeny-based species delimitation, taxonomic review and descriptions of three new species. Herpt. Monogr. 23:1-44.
2009 2010-02-21  Quasipaa courtoisi Dicroglossidae China Angel 1922. Validated by Dubois A, Ohler A 2009 A new species of the genus Quasipaa (Anura, Ranidae, Dicroglossinae) from northern Vietnam. Alytes 27:49-61.
2009 2010-02-21  Quasipaa acanthophora Dicroglossidae Viet Nam Dubois A, Ohler A 2009 A new species of the genus Quasipaa (Anura, Ranidae, Dicroglossinae) from northern Vietnam. Alytes 27:49-61.
2009 2010-02-21  Nanorana unculuanus Dicroglossidae China Liu, Hu, Yang 1960. Validated by Che J, Hu J, Zhou W, Murphy RW, Papenfuss TJ, Chen M, Rao D, Li P, Zhang Y. 2009 Phylogeny of the Asian spiny frog trip Paini (family Dicrogrlossidae) sensu Dubois. Mol Phylog Evol 50:59-73.
2009 2010-02-21  Nanorana quadranus Dicroglossidae China Liu, Hu, Yang 1960. Validated by Che J, Hu J, Zhou W, Murphy RW, Papenfuss TJ, Chen M, Rao D, Li P, Zhang Y. 2009 Phylogeny of the Asian spiny frog trip Paini (family Dicrogrlossidae) sensu Dubois. Mol Phylog Evol 50:59-73.
2009 2010-02-21  Nanorana delacouri Dicroglossidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Angel 1928. Revalidated (with Quasipaa) by Che J, Hu J, Zhou W, Murphy RW, Papenfuss TJ, Chen M, Rao D, Li P, Zhang Y. 2009 Phylogeny of the Asian spiny frog trip Paini (family Dicroglossidae) sensu Dubois. Mol Phylog Evol 50:59-73.
2009 2010-02-21  Nanorana aenea Dicroglossidae China; Thailand; Viet Nam Smith 1922. Validated by Che J, Hu J, Zhou W, Murphy RW, Papenfuss TJ, Chen M, Rao D, Li P, Zhang Y. 2009 Phylogeny of the Asian spiny frog trip Paini (family Dicrogrlossidae) sensu Dubois. Mol Phylog Evol 50:59-73.
2009 2010-02-03  Oreophryne furu Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B, Iskander D 2009 A new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne from the Mamberamo Basin of northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology (Mus Tierk. Dresden) 59:147-155.
2009 2010-01-29  Oreophryne anamiatoi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New microhylid frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 26:53-76.
2009 2010-01-29  Mantophryne axanthogaster Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Liophryne magnitympanum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Hylophorbus proekes Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Cophixalus caverniphilus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New microhylid frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 26:53-76.
2009 2010-01-29  Choerophryne murrita Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New microhylid frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys 26:53-76.
2009 2010-01-29  Callulops omnistriatus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Callulops eremnosphax Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Litoria eschata Hylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Platymantis manus Ceratobatrachidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-29  Platymantis caesiops Ceratobatrachidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 104:1-36.
2009 2010-01-28  Ichthyophis nokrekensis Ichthyophiidae India Mathew R, Sen N 2009 Studies on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) of North East India with description of three new species of Ichthyophis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya and additional information on Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999. Rec Zool Survey India, Occ Papar 309:1-56.
2009 2010-01-28  Ichthyophis daribokensis Ichthyophiidae India Mathew R, Sen N 2009 Studies on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) of North East India with description of three new species of Ichthyophis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya and additional information on Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999. Rec Zool Survey India, Occ Papar 309:1-56.
2009 2010-01-28  Ichthyophis alfredi Ichthyophiidae India Mathew R, Sen N 2009 Studies on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) of North East India with description of three new species of Ichthyophis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya and additional information on Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999. Rec Zool Survey India, Occ Papar 309:1-56.
2009 2010-01-13  Allobates algorei Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Santos JC 2009 Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela. Phyllomedusa 8:89-104.
2009 2010-01-13  Xanthophryne tigerina Bufonidae India Biju SD, Van Bocxlaer I, Giri VB, Loader SP, Bossuyt F. 2009. Two endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes 2:241
2009 2009-12-27  Oreophryne ezra Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 A remarkable ontogenetic change in color pattern in a new species of Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Copeia 2009:290-297.
2009 2009-12-27  Bokermannohyla capra Hylidae Brazil Napoli ME, Pimenta BVS 2009 A new species of the Bokermannohyhla circumdata group (Anura: Hylidae) from the coastal forests of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Copeia 2009:674- 683.
2009 2009-12-10  Brasilotyphlus guarantanus Siphonopidae Brazil Maciel AO, Mott T, Hoogmoed MS 2009 A second species of Brasilotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 2226:19-27.
2009 2009-12-07  Ischnocnema melanopygia Brachycephalidae Brazil Targino M, Nogueira Costa P, Potsch de Carvalho e Silva S. 2009. Two new species of the Ischnocnema lactea species series from the Itatiaia highlands, southeastern Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Brachycephalidae). So Amer J Herpetol 4:139-150.
2009 2009-12-07  Ischnocnema concolor Brachycephalidae Brazil Targino M, Nogueira Costa P, Potsch de Carvalho e Silva S. 2009. Two new species of the Ischnocnema lactea species series from the Itatiaia highlands, southeastern Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Brachycephalidae). So Amer J Herpetol 4:139-150.
2009 2009-12-02  Ranitomeya defleri Dendrobatidae Colombia Twomey E Brown JL 2009 Another new species of Ranitomeya (Anura: Dendrobatidae)from Amazonian Colombia. Zootaxa 2302: 48-60.
2009 2009-12-02  Arthroleptis langeri Arthroleptidae Liberia Roedel M-O Doumbia J Johnson AT Hillers A 2009. A new small Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Liberian part of Mount Nimba, West Africa. Zootaxa 2302: 19-30.
2009 2009-11-24  Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon Zimkus BM 2009 Biogeographical analysis of Cameroonian puddle frogs and description of a new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon. Zool J Linn Soc 157:795-813
2009 2009-11-24  Bokermannohyla juiju Hylidae Brazil Faivovich J, Lugli L, Lourenco ACC, Haddad CFB 2009 A new species of the Bokermannohyla martinsi group from central Bahia, Brazil with comments on Bokermannohyla (Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica 65:303-310.
2009 2009-11-22  Microcaecilia iwokramae Siphonopidae Guyana Wake MH, Donnelly MA 2009 A new lungless caecilian (Amphbibia: Gymnophiona) from Guyana. Proc Roy Soc B: doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1662
2009 2009-11-14  Ectopoglossus confusus Dendrobatidae Ecuador Myers CW, Grant T 2009 Anomaloglossus confusus, a new Ecuadorian frog formerly masquerading as Colostethus chocoensis (Dendrobatoidea: Aromobatidae). Amer Mus Novit 3659:1-12.
2009 2009-11-09  Philautus davidlabangi Rhacophoridae Malaysia Matsui M 2009 A new species of Philautus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from the lowlands of Sarawak, western Borneo. Zoological Science 26:437-442.
2009 2009-11-07  Ichthyophis sendenyu Ichthyophiidae India Kamei RG, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ, Biju SD 2009 Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa 2267:26-42.
2009 2009-11-07  Ichthyophis moustakius Ichthyophiidae India Kamei RG, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ, Biju SD 2009 Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa 2267:26-42.
2009 2009-11-07  Ichthyophis khumhzi Ichthyophiidae India Kamei RG, Wilkinson M, Gower DJ, Biju SD 2009 Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa 2267:26-42.
2009 2009-11-07  Litoria gasconi Hylidae Indonesia; Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Oliver PM, Krey K, Tjaturadi B. 2009 A new species of Litoria (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the foothills of the Foja Mountains, Papua Province, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2277:1-13.
2009 2009-11-01  Chiasmocleis devriesi Microhylidae Peru Funk WC, Cannatella DC 2009 A new, large species od Chiasmocleis Mehely 1904 (Anura: Microhylidae) from the iquitos region, Amazonian Peru. Zootaxa 2247:37-50
2009 2009-11-01  Scinax rogerioi Hylidae Brazil Pugliese A, Baeta D, Pombal Jr JP 2009 A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from rocky montane fields in southeastern and central Brazil. Zootaxa 2269:53-64.
2009 2009-10-05  Metamagnusia marani Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2009 Metamagnusia and Pseudocallulops, two new genera of microhylid frogs from New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosyst Evol 85:171-187.
2009 2009-10-05  Ceuthomantis smaragdinus Ceuthomantidae Guyana Heinicke MP Duellman WE Trueb L Means DB MacCulloch RD Hedges SB 2009 A new frog family (Anura: Terrarana) from South America and an expanded direct-developing clade revealed by molecular phylogeny. Zootaxa 2211: 1-35.
2009 2009-09-15  Minervarya chilapata Dicroglossidae India Ohler A, Deuti K, Grosjean S, Paul S, Ayyaswamy AK, Ahmed MF, Dutta SK 2009 Small-sized dicroglossids from India, with the description of a new species from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa: 2209:43-56.
2009 2009-09-07  Pristimantis bicantus Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, Funk WC 2009 The amphibian community at Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with a comparison of vertical microhabitat use among Pristimantis species and the description of a new species of the Pristimantis myersi group. Zootaxa 2220:41- 66.
2009 2009-09-02  Osteocephalus castaneicola Hylidae Bolivia; Peru Moravec J, Aparicio J, Guerrero-Reinhard M, Calderon G, Jungfer K-H, Gvozdik V. 2009 A new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Amazonian Bolivia: first evidence of tree frog breeding in fruit capsules of the Brazil nut tree. Zootaxa 2215:37- 54
2009 2009-08-21  Bryophryne zonalis Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2009 Three new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Stabomantidae) from the region of Cusco, Peru. South American J Herpetology 4:125-138.
2009 2009-08-21  Bryophryne hanssaueri Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2009 Three new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Stabomantidae) from the region of Cusco, Peru. South American J Herpetology 4:125-138.
2009 2009-08-21  Bryophryne gymnotis Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2009 Three new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Stabomantidae) from the region of Cusco, Peru. South American J Herpetology 4:125-138.
2009 2009-08-17  Theloderma lateriticum Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Bain RH, Nguyen TQ, Doan KV 2009 A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Northwestern Vietnam. Zootaxa 2191:58-68
2009 2009-08-17  Leptobrachella applebyi Megophryidae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, Trung CT 2009 A new species of Leptolalax (Anura:Megophryidae) from central Vietnam. Zootaxa 2198:51-60
2009 2009-07-20  Noblella coloma Strabomantidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM Teran-Valdez A 2009 A new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the western slopes of the Andes of Ecuador. Zootaxa 2161: 47-59.
2009 2009-07-20  Chalcorana mocquardii Ranidae Indonesia Inger RF Stuart BL Iskandar DT 2009 Systematics of a widespread Southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 155: 123-147.
2009 2009-07-07  Pseudohynobius jinfo Hynobiidae China Wei G, Xiong J-L, Hou M, Zeng X-M 2009 A new species of hynobiid salamander (Urodela: Hynobiidae: Pseudohynobius) from southwestern China. Zootaxa 2149:62-68.
2009 2009-07-03  Urspelerpes brucei Plethodontidae United States Camp CD, Peterman WE, Milanovich JR, Lamb T, Maerz JC, Wake DB 2009 A new genus and species of lungless salamander (family Plethodontidae) from the Appalachian highlands of the south- eastern United States. Jour Zoology 279:1-9
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus tomaiodactylus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus phaeobalius Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus melanops Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus linnaeus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus kethuk Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus iovaorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus interruptus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus desticans Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Cophixalus cupricarenus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Kraus F, Allison A 2009 New species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 2128: 1-38.
2009 2009-07-01  Hyalinobatrachium carlesvilai Centrolenidae Bolivia; Peru Castroviejo-Fisher S, Padial JM, Chaparro JM, Aguayo R, de la Riva I 2009 A new species of Hyalinobatrachium (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Amazonian slopes of the central Andes, with comments on the diversity of the genus in the area. Zootaxa 2143: 24-44.
2009 2009-06-18  Cryptotriton sierraminensis Plethodontidae Guatemala Vasquez-Almazan CR, Rovito SM, Good DA, Wake DB 2009 A new species of Cryptotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Guatemala. Copeia 2009:313-319.
2009 2009-06-12  Brachycephalus pitanga Brachycephalidae Brazil Alves ACR, Sawaya RJ, dos Reis SF, Haddad CFB 2009 New species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic rain forest in Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. J. Herpetology 43:212-219.
2009 2009-06-11  Odorrana geminata Ranidae China; Viet Nam Bain RH, Stuart BL, Nguyen TQ, Che J, Rao D-G 2009 A new Odorrana (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Vietnam and China. Copeia 2009:348-362
2009 2009-06-08  Hyalinobatrachium orocostale Centrolenidae Venezuela Guayasamin JM, Castroviejo-Fisher S, Trueb L, Ayarzaguena J, Rada M, Vila C 2009 Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni. Zootaxa 2100:1-97.
2009 2009-06-07  Rhacophorus subansiriensis Rhacophoridae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Pseudophilautus manipurensis Rhacophoridae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Polypedates subansiriensis Rhacophoridae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Polypedates assamensis Rhacophoridae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Chiromantis senapatiensis Rhacophoridae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus wokhaensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus nagalandensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus mizoramensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus manipurensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus mamitensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-07  Duttaphrynus kiphirensis Bufonidae India Mathew R Sen N 2009 Studies on little known amphibian species of north east India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper 293: 1-64.
2009 2009-06-02  Pseudophilautus tanu Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Meegaskumbura M, Manamendra-Arachchi K, Pethiyagoda R 2009 Two new species of shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Philautus) from the lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2122:51-68.
2009 2009-06-02  Pseudophilautus singu Rhacophoridae Sri Lanka Meegaskumbura M, Manamendra-Arachchi K, Pethiyagoda R 2009 Two new species of shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Philautus) from the lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 2122:51-68.
2009 2009-06-02  Aparasphenodon arapapa Hylidae Brazil Pimenta BVS, Napoli MF, Haddad CFB. 2009 A new species of casque-headed tree frog, genus Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae), from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2123:46-54.
2009 2009-06-02  Callulina dawida Brevicipitidae Kenya Loader SP, Measy GJ, De Sa, RO, Malonza PK 2009 A new bevicipitid species (Brevicipitidae: Callulina) from the fragmented forests of the Taita Hills, Kenya. Zootaxa 2123:55-68.
2009 2009-06-01  Bolitoglossa cataguana Plethodontidae Honduras Townsend JH, Butler JM, Wilson LD, Austin JD 2009 A new species of salamander in the Bolitoglossa dunni group (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossinae) from Parque Nacional Montana de Yoro, Honduras. Salamandra 45:95-105
2009 2009-06-01  Arthroleptis kidogo Arthroleptidae Tanzania, United Republic of Blackburn DC 2009 Description and phylogenetic relationships of two new species of miniature Arthroleptis (Anura: Arthropletidae) from the eastern arc mountains of Tanzania. Bulletin Mus Comp Zool 517:1-17.
2009 2009-06-01  Arthroleptis fichika Arthroleptidae Tanzania, United Republic of Blackburn DC 2009 Description and phylogenetic relationships of two new species of miniature Arthroleptis (Anura: Arthropletidae) from the eastern arc mountains of Tanzania. Bulletin Mus Comp Zool 517:1-17.
2009 2009-05-31  Scinax iquitorum Hylidae Peru MoravecJ, Tuanama IA, Perez PE, Lehr E 2009 A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae)from the area of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru. South American J Herpetology 4:9-16
2009 2009-05-29  Sphaenorhynchus mirim Hylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Almeida AdP, Gasparini JL 2009 Description of two new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura, Hylidae) from the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2115;34-46.
2009 2009-05-29  Sphaenorhynchus botocudo Hylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Almeida AdP, Gasparini JL 2009 Description of two new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura, Hylidae) from the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2115;34-46.
2009 2009-05-29  Phasmahyla cruzi Hylidae Brazil de Carvalho-e-Silva AMPT, Da Silva GR, De Carvalho-e-Silva SB 2009 A new species of Pasmahyla Cruz, 1990 from the Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Amphibia, Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae). Zootaxa 2120:15-26.
2009 2009-05-29  Rhinella leptoscelis Bufonidae Bolivia; Peru Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Koehler J, de la Riva I 2009 Rediscovery, resurrection and redescription of Rhinella leptoscelis (Boulenger, 1912((Anura: Bufonidae). Zootaxa 2115:56-64.
2009 2009-05-28  Limnonectes ferneri Dicroglossidae Philippines Siler CD, McVay JD, Diesmos AC, Brown RM 2009 A new species of fanged frog, genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from southeast Mindanao Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65:105-114.
2009 2009-05-28  Platymantis bayani Ceratobatrachidae Philippines Siler CD, Alcala AC, Diesmos AC, Brown RM 2009 A new species of limestone-forest frog, Genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Eastern Samar Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65:92-104
2009 2009-05-07  Diasporus ventrimaculatus Eleutherodactylidae Costa Rica Chaves G, Garcia-Rodriguez A, Mora A, Leal A 2009 A new species of dink frog (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae: Diasporus) from Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Zootaxa 2088:1-14.
2009 2009-04-18  Pleurodema cordobae Leptodactylidae Argentina Valetti JA, Salas NE, Martino AL 2009 A new polyploid species of Pleurodema (Anura: Leiuperidae) from Sierra de Comechingones, Cordoba, Argentina and redescription of Pleurodema kreigi (Mueller, 1926). Zootaxa 2073:1-21.
2009 2009-04-18  Oreophrynella seegobini Bufonidae Guyana Kok P 2009 A new species of Oreophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Pantepui region of Guyana, with notes on O. macconnelli Boulenger, 1900. Zootaxa 2071: 35-49.
2009 2009-04-16  Atelopus chirripoensis Bufonidae Costa Rica Savage JM, Bolanos F 2009 An enigmatic frog of the genus Atelopus (Family Bufonidae) from Parque Nacional Chirripo, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Revista Biologia Tropical 57:381-386.
2009 2009-04-05  Euphlyctis mudigere Dicroglossidae India Joshy SH, Alam MS, Kurabayashi A, Sumida M, Kuramoto M 2009 Two new species of the genus Euphlyctis (Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern India, revealed by molecular and morphological comparisons. Alytes 26:97-116.
2009 2009-04-05  Euphlyctis aloysii Dicroglossidae India Joshy SH, Alam MS, Kurabayashi A, Sumida M, Kuramoto M 2009 Two new species of the genus Euphlyctis (Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern India, revealed by molecular and morphological comparisons. Alytes 26:97-116.
2009 2009-03-31  Telmatobius rubigo Telmatobiidae Argentina Barrionuevo JS, Baldo D 2009 A new species of Telmatobius (Anura, Ceratophrydiae) from northern Jujuy Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 2030:1-20.
2009 2009-03-23  Morerella cyanophthalma Hyperoliidae Cote d'Ivoire Roedel M-O, Kosuch J, Grafe TU, Boistel R, Assemian NE, Kouame NG, Tohe B, Gourene G, Perret J-L, Henle K, Tafforeau P, Pollet N, Veith M 2009 A new tree-frog genus and species from Ivory Coast, West Africa (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). Zootaxa 2044:23-45.
2009 2009-03-23  Ameerega yoshina Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, Twomey E 2009 Complicated histories: three new species of poison frogs of the genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from north-central Peru. Zootaxa 2049:1-38.
2009 2009-03-23  Ameerega pepperi Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, Twomey E 2009 Complicated histories: three new species of poison frogs of the genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from north-central Peru. Zootaxa 2049:1-38.
2009 2009-03-23  Ameerega ignipedis Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, Twomey E 2009 Complicated histories: three new species of poison frogs of the genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from north-central Peru. Zootaxa 2049:1-38.
2009 2009-03-04  Cacosternum kinangopensis Pyxicephalidae Kenya Channing, A. and Schmitz, A. (2009) Hiding in plain sight: another cryptic dainty frog from the highlands of Kenya (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum). African Journal of Herpetology, 2008 57(2): 75-84.
2009 2009-02-20  Noblella pygmaea Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E and Catenazzi A (2009) A new species of minute Noblella (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru: the smallest frog of the Andes. Copeia 2009: 148-156.
2009 2009-02-15  Leptopelis aubryioides Arthroleptidae Cameroon; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Nigeria Koehler J 2009 The identity of Hylambates rufus aubryioides Andersson, 1907 (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Cameroon. Copeia 2009:57-61.
2009 2009-02-09  Raorchestes chlorosomma Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes sushili Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes munnarensis Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes marki Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes kaikatti Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes jayarami Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes coonoorensis Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes chromasynchysi Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes chotta Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Raorchestes akroparallagi Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Pseudophilautus kani Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Pseudophilautus amboli Rhacophoridae India Biju SD, Bossuyt F 2009 Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species. Zool J Linn Soc 155:374-444.
2009 2009-02-05  Arthroleptis perreti Arthroleptidae Cameroon Blackburn DC, Gonwouo LN, Ernst R, Roedel MO 2009 A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the Cameroon volcanic line with redescriptions of Arthroleptis adolfifriederici Nieden, 1911 (1910) and A. variabilis Matschie, 1893. Breviora 515: 1-22.
2009 2009-02-02  Pristimantis orcus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A, Rodriguez D. 2009 A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru (Region Loreto and San Martin). Zootaxa 1990:30-40.
2009 2009-01-19  Bolitoglossa robinsoni Plethodontidae Costa Rica; Panama Bolanos F, Wake DB 2009 Two new species of montane web- footed salamanders (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) from the Costa Rica-Panama border region. Zootaxa 1981:57-68.
2009 2009-01-19  Bolitoglossa pygmaea Plethodontidae Panama Bolanos F, Wake DB 2009 Two new species of montane web- footed salamanders (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) from the Costa Rica-Panama border region. Zootaxa 1981:57-68.
2009 2009-01-19  Trachycephalus mambaiensis Hylidae Brazil Cintra CED, Silva HLR, da Silva, Jr NJ, Garcia P.C.d'A, Zaher H 2009 A new species of Trachycephalus (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the state of Goias, Brazil. Zootaxa 1975:56-68
2009 2009-01-06  Pristimantis reichlei Strabomantidae Bolivia; Peru Padial JM, de la Riva I 2009 Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic Amazonian species of Pristimantis (Anura: Stabomantidae). Zool J Linn Soc155:97-122.
2009 2009-01-06  Pristimantis koehleri Strabomantidae Bolivia Padial JM, de la Riva I 2009 Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic Amazonian species of Pristimantis (Anura: Stabomantidae). Zool J Linn Soc155:97-122.
2009 2009-01-06  Chalcorana rufipes Ranidae Indonesia Inger RF, Stuart BL, Iskandar DT 2009 Systematics of a widespread southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 155:123-147
2009 2009-01-06  Chalcorana parvaccola Ranidae Indonesia Inger RF, Stuart BL, Iskandar DT 2009 Systematics of a widespread southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 155:123-147
2009 2009-01-06  Chalcorana labialis Ranidae India; Malaysia Inger RF, Stuart BL, Iskandar DT 2009 Systematics of a widespread southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 155:123-147
2009 2009-01-06  Chalcorana eschatia Ranidae Thailand Inger RF, Stuart BL, Iskandar DT 2009 Systematics of a widespread southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae). Zool J Linn Soc 155:123-147
2009 2009-01-05  Phrynobatrachus intermedius Phrynobatrachidae Ghana Roedel M-O, Boateng CO, Penner J, Hillers A 2009 A new cryptic Phrynobatrachus species (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Ghana, West Africa. Zootaxa 1970:53-62.

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2008 2016-05-25  Odorrana cangyuanensis Ranidae China Yang, D.-t. 2008. Amphibia. Yang, D.-t., and D.-q. Rao eds., Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 12–152. Kunming, Yunnan Publishing Group Corporation, Yunnan Science and Technology Press.
2008 2011-08-22  Proceratophrys tupinambis Odontophrynidae Brazil Prado, Pombal 2008 Arq Zool Sao Paulo 39:68
2008 2011-08-22  Proceratophrys rondonae Odontophrynidae Brazil Prado, Pombal 2008 Arq Zool Sao Paulo 39:72
2008 2011-08-22  Hyalinobatrachium mesai Centrolenidae Venezuela Barrio-Amorós and Brewer-Carias, 2008, Zootaxa, 1942: 18.
2008 2009-11-09  Physalaemus insperatus Leptodactylidae Brazil Cruz CAG Cassini CS Caramaschi U 2008 A new species of the genus Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura, Leiuperidae) from southern Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 3(3): 239- 243.
2008 2009-11-08  Litoria viranula Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI Richards SJ Tyler MJ 2008 Systematics of the Australo- Papuan tree frogs known as Litoria bicolor (Anura: Hylidae) in the Papuan region. Australian Journal of Zoology 56:257-280.
2008 2009-11-08  Litoria lodesdema Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI Richards SJ Tyler MJ 2008 Systematics of the Australo- Papuan tree frogs known as Litoria bicolor (Anura: Hylidae) in the Papuan region. Australian Journal of Zoology 56: 257-280.
2008 2009-11-08  Litoria eurynastes Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI Richards SJ Tyler MJ 2008 Systematics of the Australo- Papuan tree frogs known as Litoria bicolor (Anura: Hylidae) in the Papuan region. Australian Journal of Zoology 56: 257-280.
2008 2009-11-08  Litoria chloristona Hylidae Papua New Guinea Menzies JI Richards SJ Tyler MJ 2008 Systematics of the Australo- Papuan tree frogs known as Litoria bicolor (Anura: Hylidae) in the Papuan region. Australian Journal of Zoology 56: 257-280.
2008 2009-11-02  Salamandrella tridactyla Hynobiidae China; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Russian Federation Poyarkov N, Kuzmin S. 2008 Russian J Genetics 44:948-958. This paper is somewhat ambiguous but N. Poyarkov in an e-mail (Nov 2, 2009) urges us to recognize the species.
2008 2009-07-31  Mannophryne speeri Dendrobatidae Venezuela La Marca E 2008 A frog survivor (Amphibia: Anura: Aromobatidae: Mannophryne) of the traditional coffee belt in the Venezuelan Andes. Herpetotropicos 5:49-56.
2008 2009-07-31  Rhaebo andinophrynoides Bufonidae Colombia; Ecuador Mueses-Cisneros JJ 2008 Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope 1862): un complejo de especies. Con redescripcion de Rhaebo hypomelas (Boulenger 1913) y descripcion de una nueva especie. Herpetotropicos 5: 29-47.
2008 2009-07-20  Odorrana zhaoi Ranidae China Li PP Lu YY Rao DQ 2008 A new species of cascade frog (Amphibia, Ranidae) from Tibet, China. Acta Zootaxon. Sinica 33: 537-541.
2008 2009-07-20  Odorrana rotodora Ranidae China Yang D 2008 in Yang D Rao D (eds.) Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 79.
2008 2009-07-20  Odorrana macrotympana Ranidae China Yang D 2008 in Yang D and Rao D (eds.) Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 78.
2008 2009-07-20  Phrynobatrachus brongersmai Phrynobatrachidae Liberia Fretey T 2008. Revue des genres africains Arthroleptis Smith, 1849 et Phrynobatrachus Guenther, 1862 (Amphibia, Anura). Alytes 25: 99-172.
2008 2009-07-15  Melanophryniscus estebani Bufonidae Argentina Cespedez JA 2008 Una nueva especie de Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 de Argentina (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae). FACENA 24: 35-48.
2008 2009-06-15  Arthroleptella rugosa Pyxicephalidae South Africa Turner AA Channing A 2008 A new species of Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926 (Anura : Pyxicephalidae) from the Klein Swartberg Mountain, Caledon, South Africa. Afr. J. Herpetol. 57: 1-12.
2008 2009-06-08  Hylodes cardosoi Hylodidae Brazil Lingnau R Canedo C Pombal Jr. JP 2008 A new species of Hylodes (Anura: Hylodidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Copeia 2008: 595-602.
2008 2009-06-08  Phasmahyla timbo Hylidae Brazil Cruz CAG, Napoli MF, Fonseca PM 2008 A new species of Phasmahyla Cruz, 1990 (Anura: Hylidae) from the state of Bahia, Brazil. S Am J Herpetol 3: 187-195.
2008 2009-06-04  Hyla orientalis Hylidae Azerbaijan; Georgia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Romania; Russian Federation; Turkey; Ukraine Stoeck M Dubey S Kluetsch C Litvinchuk SN Scheidt U Perrin N 2008 Mitochondrial and nuclear phylogeny of circum-Mediterranean tree frogs from the Hyla arborea group. Mol Phylogenet Evol 49: 1019-1024.
2008 2009-06-01  Proceratophrys renalis Odontophrynidae Brazil Prado GM and Pombal Jr., JP 2008 Especies de Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 com apendices palpebrais (Anura; Cycloramphidae). Arq. Zool. 39: 1-85.
2008 2009-06-01  Alsodes coppingeri Alsodidae Chile Formas JR Nunez J Cuevas C 2008 Identidad de la rana austral chilena Eupsophus coppingeri (Amphibia, Anura, Neobatrachia): evidencias morfologicas, cromosomicas y moleculares. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81: 3-20.
2008 2009-05-29  Craugastor saltator Craugastoridae Mexico Hedges SB, Duellman WE, Heinicke MP 2008 New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation. Zootaxa 1737: 40. Removed from the synonymy of Craugastor mexicanus.
2008 2009-05-29  Bufo menglianus Bufonidae China Yang D 2008 in Yang D Rao D (eds.) Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 58, under the original name of Torrentophryne mengliana.
2008 2009-05-29  Bufo luchunnicus Bufonidae China Yang D 2008 in Yang D Rao D (eds.) Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 57, under the original name Torrentophryne luchunnica.
2008 2009-05-26  Psychrophrynella usurpator Strabomantidae Peru De la Riva I, Chaparro JC, Padial JM 2008 A new, long-standing misidentified species of Psychrophrynella Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke from Departamento Cusco, Peru (Anura: Strabomantidae). Zootaxa 1823: 42-50.
2008 2009-05-26  Polypedates impresus Rhacophoridae China Yang D 2008, in Yang D and Rao D (eds.), Amphibia and Reptilia of Yunnan: 109.
2008 2009-03-13  Cryptobatrachus remotus Hemiphractidae Venezuela Infante-Rivero EE, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Barrios-Amoros CL 2008 Un nuevo Cryptobatrachus Ruthven, 1916 (Anura, Cryptobatrachidae) de la vertiente venezolana de la sierra de Perija. Mem Func La Salle Ciencias Naturales 169:45-63
2008 2009-03-07  Arthroleptis nguruensis Arthroleptidae Tanzania, United Republic of Poynton J, Menegon M, Loader SP 2008 A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura) from the forests of the Nguru Mountains, Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology 57(2): 63-74.
2008 2009-03-01  Leptodactylus ochraceus Leptodactylidae Brazil Caramaschi U 2008 Taxonomic status of Leptodactylus ochraceus, a forgotten species (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Rev Bras Zool 25:doi: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000300020
2008 2009-02-21  Hyla molleri Hylidae Portugal; Spain Stoeck M, Dubey S, Kleutsch, Litvinchuk SN, Scheidt U, Perrin N. 2008 Mitochondrial and nuclear phylogeny of circum-Mediterranean tree frogs from the Hyla arborea group. Mol Phyl Evo 49:1019-1024.
2008 2009-02-12  Ghatixalus asterops Rhacophoridae India Biju SD Roelants K Bossuyt F 2008 Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 8:267-276.
2008 2009-01-19  Melanophryniscus vilavelhensis Bufonidae Brazil Steinbach-Padilha GC 2008 A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Campos Gerais region of southern Brazil. Phyllomedusa 7:99-108
2008 2009-01-11  Pelophryne murudensis Bufonidae Malaysia Das I 2008 Two new species of Pelophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from Genung Murud, Sarawak (northwestern Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56:435-443.
2008 2009-01-11  Pelophryne linanitensis Bufonidae Malaysia Das I 2008 Two new species of Pelophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from Genung Murud, Sarawak (northwestern Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56:435-443.
2008 2009-01-06  Odorrana yentuensis Ranidae Viet Nam Tung TT,Orlov NL, Tao NT 2008 A new species of cascade frog of Odorrana Fei, Yi et Huang, 1990 genus (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)from Bac Giang Province (Yen Tu mountain range, northeast Vietnam). Russian J Herpt. 15:212-224.
2008 2008-12-30  Bolitoglossa insularis Plethodontidae Nicaragua Sunyer J, Lotzkat S, Hertz A, Wake DB, Aleman BM, Robleo SJ, Koehler G 2008 Two new species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) from southern Nicaragua (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 88:319-328.
2008 2008-12-17  Ecnomiohyla rabborum Hylidae Panama Mendelson III JR, Savage JM, Griffith E, Ross H, Kubicki B, Gagliardo R. 2008. Spectacular new gliding species of Ecnomiohyla (Anura: Hylildae) from Central Panama. J. Herpetol. 42:750-759
2008 2008-12-11  Rhacophorus penanorum Rhacophoridae Malaysia Dehling JM 2008 A new treefrog (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus) from Gunung Mulu, Borneo. Salamandra 44: 193- 205
2008 2008-12-09  Cardioglossa occidentalis Arthroleptidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone Blackburn DC, Kosuch J, Schmitz A, Burger M, Wagner P, Gonwouo LN, Hillers A, Roedel M-O 2008 A new species of Cardioglossa (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa. Copeia 2008:603-612.
2008 2008-12-08  Chiasmocleis avilapiresae Microhylidae Brazil Peloso PLV, Sturaro MJ 2008 A new species of narrow-mouthed frog of the genus Chiasmocleis Mehely 1904 (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Amazonian rainforest of Brazil. Zootaxa 1947:39-52.
2008 2008-12-08  Trachycephalus dibernardoi Hylidae Brazil Kwet A, Sole M 2008 A new species of Trachycephalus (Anura: Hylildae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest in southern Brazil. Zootaxa 1947:53-67.
2008 2008-12-07  Pristimantis andinognomus Strabomantidae Ecuador Lehr E, Coloma LA 2008 A minute new Ecuadorian andean frog (Anura: Straboman tidae,Pristimantis). Herpetologica 64:354-367.
2008 2008-12-07  Rulyrana mcdiarmidi Centrolenidae Ecuador; Peru Cisneros-Heredia DF, Venegas PJ, Rada M, Schulte R 2008 A new species of glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the foothill Andean forests of Ecuador and Peru. Herpetologica 64:341-353.
2008 2008-12-07  Atelopus oxapampae Bufonidae Peru Lehr E, Loetters S, Lundberg M 2008 A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Oriental of Central Peru. Herpetologica 64:568-578.
2008 2008-12-03  Ansonia latiffi Bufonidae Malaysia Wood Jr PL, Grismer LL, Ahmad N, Senawi J 2008 Two new species of torrent-dwelling toads Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from peninsular Malaysia. Herptologica 64:321-340.
2008 2008-12-03  Ansonia jeetsukumarani Bufonidae Malaysia Wood Jr PL, Grismer LL, Ahmad N, Senawi J 2008 Two new species of torrent-dwelling toads Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from peninsular Malaysia. Herptologica 64:321-340.
2008 2008-11-27  Pristimantis sarisarinama Strabomantidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Brewer-Carias C 2008 Herpetological results of the 2002 expedition to Sarisarinama, a tepui in Venezuelan Guyana, with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1942:1- 68.
2008 2008-11-27  Boana tepuiana Hylidae Brazil; Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Brewer-Carias C 2008 Herpetological results of the 2002 expedition to Sarisarinama, a tepui in Venezuelan Guyana, with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1942:1- 68.
2008 2008-11-27  Anomaloglossus moffetti Dendrobatidae Venezuela Barrio-Amoros CL, Brewer-Carias C 2008 Herpetological results of the 2002 expedition to Sarisarinama, a tepui in Venezuelan Guyana, with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1942:1-68
2008 2008-11-23  Holoaden pholeter Strabomantidae Brazil Pombal JP, Jr, Siqueira CC, Dorigo TA, Vrcibradic D, Rocha CFD 2008 A third species of the rare frog genus Holoaden (Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from a montane rainforest area of southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 1938:61-68
2008 2008-11-23  Uperoleia micra Myobatrachidae Australia Doughty P, Roberts JD 2008 A new species of Uperoleia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia. Zootaxa 1939:10-18.
2008 2008-11-21  Choerophryne nigrescens Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2008 Descriptions of four new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Acta Zoologica Sinica 54:563-574.
2008 2008-11-21  Choerophryne microps Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2008 Descriptions of four new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Acta Zoologica Sinica 54:563-574.
2008 2008-11-21  Choerophryne arndtorum Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2008 Descriptions of four new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Acta Zoologica Sinica 54:563-574.
2008 2008-11-21  Choerophryne amomani Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R 2008 Descriptions of four new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Acta Zoologica Sinica 54:563-574.
2008 2008-11-15  Oedipina quadra Plethodontidae Honduras McCranie JR, Vieites DR, Wake DB 2008 Description of a new divergent lineage and three new species of Honduran salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata, Plethodontidae). Zootaxa 1930:1- 17.
2008 2008-11-15  Oedipina leptopoda Plethodontidae Honduras McCranie JR, Vieites DR, Wake DB 2008 Description of a new divergent lineage and three new species of Honduran salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata, Plethodontidae). Zootaxa 1930:1- 17.
2008 2008-11-15  Oedipina kasios Plethodontidae Honduras McCranie JR, Vieites DR, Wake DB 2008 Description of a new divergent lineage and three new species of Honduran salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Caudata, Plethodontidae). Zootaxa 1930:1- 17.
2008 2008-11-11  Rhacophorus marmoridorsum Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Orlov NL 2008 Description of a new species of Rhacophorus genus (Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophidae) from Kon Cha Rang area (Gia Lai Province, Vietnam). Russian J Herpetology 15:133-140.
2008 2008-11-11  Cardioglossa manengouba Arthroleptidae Cameroon Blackburn DC 2008 A new species of Cardioglossa (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) endemic to Mount Manengouba in the Republic of Cameroon, with an analysis of morphological diversity in the genus. Zoological J Linnean Society 154:611-630
2008 2008-11-10  Gracixalus quyeti Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen, Q.T., Hendrix, R., Boehme, W., Vu, N.T. and Ziegler, T. 2008. A new species of the genus Philautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Truong Son Range, Quang Binh Province, central Vietnam. Zootaxa 1925: 1_13.
2008 2008-11-03  Leptobrachella lateralis Megophryidae India Humtsoe LN, Bordoloi S, Ohler A, Dubois A 2008 Rediscovery of a long known speices, Ixalus lateralis Anderson, 1871. Zootaxa 1921:24-34.
2008 2008-10-29  Pristimantis spectabilis Strabomantidae Peru Duellman WE, Chaparro JC 2008 Two distinctive new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordiller Oriental with a distributional synopsis of strabomantids in central Peru. Zootaxa 1918:13-25
2008 2008-10-29  Pristimantis lucasi Strabomantidae Peru Duellman WE, Chaparro JC 2008 Two distinctive new species of Pristimantis (Anujra: Strabomantidae) from the Cordiller Oriental with a distributional synopsis of strabomantids in central Peru. Zootaxa 1918:13-25
2008 2008-10-29  Dendropsophus reichlei Hylidae Bolivia Moravec J, Aparicio J, Guerrero-Reinhard M, Calderon G, Koehler, J 2008 Diversity of small Amazonian Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae): another new species from northern Bolivia. Zootaxa 1918:1-12
2008 2008-10-26  Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis Nyctibatrachidae India Dinesh KP, Radhakrishnan C, Bhatta G 2008 A new species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger (Amphibia: Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from the surroundings of Bhadra Wildlife Santuary, Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 1914:45-56.
2008 2008-10-26  Scinax tupinamba Hylidae Brazil Da Silva HR, Alves-Silva R 2008 New coastal and insular species of the bromeligenous Scinax perpuisillus group from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Anura, Hylidae) Zootaxa 1914:34-44.
2008 2008-10-19  Oreobates barituensis Strabomantidae Argentina Vaira M, Ferrari L 2008 A new species of Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Andes of northern Argentina. Zootaxa1908:41-50.
2008 2008-10-19  Gastrotheca flamma Hemiphractidae Brazil Junca FA, Nunes I 2008 A new species of marsupial frog of the genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger (Anura: Amphignathodontidae) from the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 1907:61-68.
2008 2008-10-18  Phrynopus lechriorhynchus Strabomantidae Peru Trueb L, Lehr E 2008 A new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Peru, with comments on the osteology of the genus. Phyllomedusa 7:11-24.
2008 2008-10-07  Leptodactylus cupreus Leptodactylidae Brazil Caramaschi U, Feio RN, Sao-Pedro VA 2008 A new species of Leptodactylus Fitzinger (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Serra do Brigadeiro, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 1861:44-54.
2008 2008-10-07  Cryptobatrachus ruthveni Hemiphractidae Colombia Lynch JD 2008 A taxonomic revision of frogs of the genus Cryptobatrachus (Anura:Hemiphractidae). Zootaxa 1883:28-68.
2008 2008-10-07  Cryptobatrachus pedroruizi Hemiphractidae Colombia Lynch JD 2008 A taxonomic revision of frogs of the genus Cryptobatrachus (Anura:Hemiphractidae). Zootaxa 1883:28-68.
2008 2008-10-07  Cryptobatrachus conditus Hemiphractidae Colombia Lynch JD 2008 A taxonomic revision of frogs of the genus Cryptobatrachus (Anura:Hemiphractidae). Zootaxa 1883:28-68.
2008 2008-10-07  Adelophryne patamona Eleutherodactylidae Guyana Macculough RD, Lathrop A, Kok PJR, Minter LR, Kahn SZ, Barrios- Amoros CL 2008 A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Guyana, with additional data on A. gutturosa. Zootaxa 1884:36-50.
2008 2008-10-07  Cornufer parilis Ceratobatrachidae Solomon Islands Brown RM, Richard SJ 2008 Two new frogs of the genus Platymantis (Anura:Ceratobatrachidae) from the Isabel Island group, Solomon Islands. Zootaxa 1888:47-68
2008 2008-10-07  Cornufer desticans Ceratobatrachidae Solomon Islands Brown RM, Richard SJ 2008 Two new frogs of the genus Platymantis (Anura:Ceratobatrachidae) from the Isabel Island group, Solomon Islands. Zootaxa 1888:47-68
2008 2008-08-30  Atelopus patazensis Bufonidae Peru Venegas PJ, Catenazzi A, Siu-Ting K, Carrillo J. 2008. Two new harlequin frogs (Anura: Atelopus) from the Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 44(3): 163-176.
2008 2008-08-30  Atelopus eusebiodiazi Bufonidae Peru Venegas PJ, Catenazzi A, Siu-Ting K, Carrillo J. 2008. Two new harlequin frogs (Anura: Atelopus) from the Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 44(3): 163-176.
2008 2008-08-28  Rhacophorus laoshan Rhacophoridae China Mo J, Xie F, Ohler A. 2008. A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Ranidae) from China. Asiatic Herpetological Research 11: 85-92.
2008 2008-08-28  Rhacophorus belalongensis Rhacophoridae Brunei Darussalam Dehling JM, Grafe TU. 2008. A new treefrog of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Brunei Darussalam (Borneo). Salamandra 44(2): 101-112.
2008 2008-08-28  Rana culaiensis Ranidae China Li P, Lu Y and Li A. 2008. A new species of brown frog from Bohai, China. Asiatic Herpetological Research 11: 62-70.
2008 2008-08-28  Megophrys sangzhiensis Megophryidae China Jiang J-P, Ye C-Y, Fei L. 2008. A New Horn Toad Megophrys sangzhiensis from Hunan, China (Amphibia, Anura). Zoological Research 29(2): 219-222.
2008 2008-08-28  Spinomantis tavaratra Mantellidae Madagascar Cramer AF, Rabibisoa NH and Raxworthy CJ. 2008. Descriptions of two new Spinomantis frogs from Madagascar (Amphibia, Mantellidae), and new morphological data for S. brunae and S. massorum. American Museum Novitates 3618: 1-22.
2008 2008-08-28  Spinomantis nussbaumi Mantellidae Madagascar Cramer AF, Rabibisoa NH and Raxworthy CJ. 2008. Descriptions of two new Spinomantis frogs from Madagascar (Amphibia, Mantellidae), and new morphological data for S. brunae and S. massorum. American Museum Novitates 3618: 1-22.
2008 2008-08-28  Adenomera ajurauna Leptodactylidae Brazil Berneck BVM, da Costa COR, Garcia PC. 2008. A new species of Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Zootaxa 1795: 46-56
2008 2008-08-28  Hylodes perere Hylodidae Brazil da Silva HR, Benmaman P. 2008. A new species of Hylodes Fitzinger from Serra da Mantiqueira, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (Anura: Hylodidae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 25(1): 89-99.
2008 2008-08-28  Phasmahyla spectabilis Hylidae Brazil Cruz CA, Feio R, Nascimento L. 2008. A new species of Phasmahyla Cruz, 1990 (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest of the States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. Amphibia- Reptilia 29(3): 311-318.
2008 2008-08-28  Hyloscirtus tigrinus Hylidae Colombia; Ecuador Mueses-Cisneros JJ and Anganoy-Criollo MA. 2008. Una nueva especie del grupo Hyloscirtus larinopygion (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) del suroccidente de Colombia. Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 48(15): 129-138.
2008 2008-08-28  Boana poaju Hylidae Brazil Garcia PC, Peixoto OL, Haddad CFB. 2008. A new species of Hypsiboas (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic forest of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, with comments on its conservation status. South American Journal of Herpetology 3(1): 27-35.
2008 2008-08-28  Ranitomeya summersi Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, Twomey E, Pepper M and Rodriguez MS. 2008. Revision of the Ranitomeya fantastica species complex with description of two new species from Central Peru (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 1823: 1-24
2008 2008-08-28  Ranitomeya benedicta Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, Twomey E, Pepper M and Rodriguez MS. 2008. Revision of the Ranitomeya fantastica species complex with description of two new species from Central Peru (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Zootaxa 1823: 1-24.
2008 2008-08-28  Melanophryniscus alipioi Bufonidae Brazil Langone JA, Segalla MV, Bornschein MR, de Sa RO. 2008. A new reproductive mode in the genus Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 (Anura: Bufonidae) with discription of a new species from the state of Parana, Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 3(1): 1-9.
2008 2008-08-28  Dendrophryniscus krausae Bufonidae Brazil Cruz CAG, Fusinatto LA. 2008. A new species of Dendrophryniscus, Jimenez de la Espada, 1871 (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) from the Atlantic rain forest of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 3(1): 22-26.
2008 2008-08-24  Litoria robinsonae Hylidae Indonesia Oliver, P.M., Stuart-Fox, D., and Richards, S. J. (2008) A new species of treefrog (Hylidae, Litoria) from the southern lowlands of New Guinea. 27(1): 35-42.
2008 2008-08-24  Litoria mareku Hylidae Indonesia Guenther, R. (2008) Two new hylid frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from western New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 58 (1): 83-92
2008 2008-08-24  Litoria christianbergmanni Hylidae Indonesia Guenther, R. (2008) Two new hylid frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from western New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 58 (1): 83-92
2008 2008-08-13  Pachytriton archospotus Salamandridae China Shen Y-H, Shen D-W, Mo X-Y 2008 A new species of salamander (Pachytriton archospotus) from Hunan Prov China (Amphibia, Salamandridae). Acta Zool Sinica 54:645-.
2008 2008-08-08  Rhacophorus chuyangsinensis Rhacophoridae Orlov, NL, Sang NN, Cuc HT 2008 Description of a new species and new records of Rhachophorus genus (Amphibia:Anura:Rhacophoridae) with the review of amphibians and reptiels diversity of Ghu Yang Sin National Park, (Dac Lac Province, Vietnam). Russian J Herpetology 15:67-84.
2008 2008-08-08  Centrolene condor Centrolenidae Ecuador Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Morales-Mite, M.A. (2008) A new species of glassfrog from the elfin forests of the Cordillera del Condor, southeastern Ecuador (Anura: Centrolenidae). Herpetozoa 21 (1/2): 49-56.
2008 2008-08-08  Melanophryniscus langonei Bufonidae Uruguay Maneyro, R., D. E. Naya & D. Baldo. 2008. A new species of Melanophryniscus Gallardo, 1961 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Uruguay. Iheringia, 98: 189-192
2008 2008-08-08  Bufo eichwaldi Bufonidae Azerbaijan; Iran, Islamic Republic of Litvinchuk, SN, Borkin LJ, Skorinov DV, Rosanov JM. 2008 A new species of common toads from the Talysh Mountains, South- eastern Caucasus: Genome size, allozyme and morphological evidences. Russian J Herpetology 15:19-43.
2008 2008-07-23  Osornophryne puruanta Bufonidae Ecuador Gluesenkamp AG, Guayasamin JM 2008 A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador. Zootaxa 1828:18-28
2008 2008-07-15  Uraeotyphlus gansi Ichthyophiidae India Gower DJ, Rajendran A, Nussbaum RA, Wilkinson M 2008 A new species of Uraeotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Uraeotyphlidae) of the malabaricus group. Herpetologica 64:235-245
2008 2008-07-14  Bolitoglossa tica Plethodontidae Costa Rica Garcia-Paris M, Parra-Olea B, Wake DB 2008 Description of a new species of the Bolitoglossa subpalamata group (Caudata: Plethodontidae)from Costa Rica. Herp. J. 18:23-31.
2008 2008-07-13  Pristimantis yuruaniensis Strabomantidae Venezuela Roedder D, Jungfer K-H 2008 A new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Yuruani-tepui, Venezuela. Zootaxa 1814:58- 68
2008 2008-07-13  Pristimantis gagliardoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Bustamante MR, Mendelson III JR 2008 A new frog species (Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) from the High Andes of Southeastern Ecuador. Zootaxa 1820:49-59.
2008 2008-07-13  Phrynobatrachus pintoi Phrynobatrachidae Guinea Hillers A, Zimkus B, Roedel M-O 2008 A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia:Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from north- western Guinea, West Africa. Zootaxa 1815:43-50.
2008 2008-07-13  Boophis lilianae Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Vences M 2008 Two additional treefrogs of the Boophis ulftunni species group (Anura: Mantellidae) discovered in rainforests of northern and south-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 1814:37-48
2008 2008-07-13  Boophis baetkei Mantellidae Madagascar Koehler J, Glaw F, Vences M 2008 Two additional treefrogs of the Boophis ulftunni species group (Anura: Mantellidae) discovered in rainforests of northern and south-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa 1814:37-48
2008 2008-07-13  Limnonectes megastomias Dicroglossidae Thailand McLeod DS 2008 A new species of bif-headed, fanged dicroglossine frog (Genus Limnonectes) from Thailand. Zootaxa 1807:26-46
2008 2008-07-01  Acris blanchardi Hylidae Canada; Mexico; United States Gamble T, Berendzen PB, Shaffer HB, Starkey DE, Simon AM 2008 Species limits and phylogeography of North American cricket frogs (Acris: Hylidae) Mol Phyl Evol 48:112-125
2008 2008-06-25  Paramesotriton longliensis Salamandridae China Li S,Tian Y-z, Gu X-m, Xiong R-c 2008 A new species of Paramesotriton - Paramesotriton longliensis. Zool Res 29: 313-317
2008 2008-06-10  Pristimantis kichwarum Strabomantidae Ecuador Elmer KR, Cannatella DC 2008 Three new species of leaflitter frogs from the upper Amazon forests: cryptic diversity within Pristimantis ockendeni (Anura: Strabomantidae) in Ecuador. Zootaxa 1784:11-38.
2008 2008-06-10  Pristimantis altamnis Strabomantidae Ecuador; Peru Elmer KR, Cannatella DC 2008 Three new species of leaflitter frogs from the upper Amazon forests: cryptic diversity within Pristimantis ockendeni (Anura: Strabomantidae) in Ecuador. Zootaxa 1784:11-38.
2008 2008-06-09  Pristimantis peruvianus Strabomantidae Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru Should be in database according to Hedges et al. 2008 and ASW.
2008 2008-06-09  Bryophryne nubilosus Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2008 A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 1784:1-10
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus tychathrous Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic; Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus ruthae), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus staurometopon Eleutherodactylidae Cuba Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus varians), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus sommeri Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic; Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus wetmorei), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus rucillensis Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus schmidti), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus paralius Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic; Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus weinlandi), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus olibrus Eleutherodactylidae Cuba Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus varians), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus notidodes Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic; Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus audanti), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum Eleutherodactylidae Dominican Republic; Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus audanti), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus limbensis Eleutherodactylidae Haiti Elevated to species (formerly considered a subspecies of Eleutherodactylus schmidti), by Hedges et al. 2008 Zootaxa 1737:1-182.
2008 2008-06-09  Eleutherodactylus erythropr