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Newly Described Species By Year

Newly Described Species By Year
Year Described Number of Species
2024 48
2023 131
2022 159
2021 163
2020 170
2019 153
2018 166
2017 185
2016 116
2015 128
2014 166
2013 153
2012 161
2011 117
2010 181
2009 163
2008 152
2007 187

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Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2024 2024-10-08  Scinax juruena Hylidae Brazil Ferrão M, Hanken J, Oda FH, Campião KM, Penhacek M, Anjos SFD, Rodrigues DJ. 2024. A new snouted treefrog (Anura, Hylidae, Scinax) from fluvial islands of the Juruena River, Southern Brazilian Amazonia. PLoS One 19: e0292441.
(10.1371/journal.pone.0292441)
2024 2024-10-08  Litoria skeliphros Hylidae Papua New Guinea Oliver PM, McDonald PJ, Dahl G, Nagombi E, Richards SJ. 2024 A new species of treefrog (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from the karstic South-fold Mountains of New Guinea. Zootaxa 5514: 559–576. (10.11646/zootaxa.5514.6.4)
2024 2024-09-26  Phyllobates samperi Dendrobatidae Colombia Amézquita A, Vargas-Salinas F, Ramos I., Palacios-Rodríguez P, Salazar EN, Quiroz M, Bolívar W, Galindo-Uribe DM, Mazariegos-H LA. 2024. Molecular phylogenetics uncovers two new species in the genus Phyllobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae): the terrible frog gets two new sisters. ZooKeys. 1212:217–240.
(10.3897/zookeys.1212.126733)
2024 2024-09-26  Phyllobates bezosi Dendrobatidae Colombia Amézquita A, Vargas-Salinas F, Ramos I., Palacios-Rodríguez P, Salazar EN, Quiroz M, Bolívar W, Galindo-Uribe DM, Mazariegos-H LA. 2024. Molecular phylogenetics uncovers two new species in the genus Phyllobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae): the terrible frog gets two new sisters. ZooKeys 1212:217–240. (10.3897/zookeys.1212.126733)
2024 2024-09-24  Cynops oolong Salamandridae China Wang, J, Zeng, Z-C, Wei T-L & Lyu, Z-T. 2024 Taxonomic determination of Hypselotriton populations distributed in eastern Guangdong, China (Caudata, Salamandridae), with description of a new species and a new subgenus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(3): 1121-1134. (10.3897/zse.100.127268)
2024 2024-09-23  Litoria kikori Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Oliver PM. 2024 Two new species of torrent-breeding treefrogs (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from hill forests on the southern edge of New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 417-433. (10.3897/vz.74.e123251)
2024 2024-09-23  Litoria grinpela Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Oliver PM. 2024. Two new species of torrent-breeding treefrogs (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from hill forests on the southern edge of New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 417-433. (10.3897/vz.74.e123251)
2024 2024-09-20  Scinax skuki Hylidae Brazil Nascimento, FA, Araujo-Viera, KA, Dubeux, MJM, Marinho, P, Guedes-Santos, J, Roberto, IJ, Dos Santos, EM, Ávila, RW, Pombal Jr., JP & Faivovich, J. (2024). Phylogenetic position, morphological data, call, and geographic distribution of the elusive treefrog Ololygon skuki (Hylidae: Hylinae: Scinaxini). Zootaxa, 5493(4), 401-418. (10.11646/zootaxa.5493.4.6)
2024 2024-09-19  Cynops huanggangensis Salamandridae China Jiang, Z, Huang, S, Fan, Q, Cheng, L, Gong, Y, Cui, Z, Zhang, T, Lan, W, Zou, Z, Huang, H, Raffaëlli, J & Chen, J. 2024 A new species of the newt genus Hypselotriton (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae) from Jiangxi Province, southeastern China. ZooKeys 1208: 331-346. (10.3897/zookeys.1208.126092)
2024 2024-09-19  Xenophrys yingjiangensis Megophryidae China; Myanmar Wu, Y-H, Yu, Z-B, Chen, J-M, Kilunda, FK, Zhang, D-C, Zuo, C-S, Zuo, A-R, Duan Z-P & Che, J. 2024. A field survey on the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia, Megophryidae) confirms underestimated diversity in the Gaoligong Mountains, with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(3): 1041-1052. (10.3897/zse.100.127635)
2024 2024-09-17  Limnonectes cassiopeia Dicroglossidae Philippines Herr, MW, Som, HE, Brown, RM. 2024. A long overlooked new species of Fanged Frog, genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 112(2):270-294. (10.1643/h2022094)
2024 2024-09-12  Aplastodiscus aulophonus Hylidae Brazil Marinho, Pedro, Marcus T. T. Santos, Julian Faivovich, Mariana L. Lyra, Ariovaldo A. Giaretta, Célio F. B. Haddad & Thiago R. De Carvalho. 2024 A New Species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus Group (Hylinae: Cophomantini) from the Northern Mantiqueira Mountain Range. Herpetologica 80(1): 51–66. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00008)
2024 2024-09-12  Bufo rubroventromaculatus Bufonidae Viet Nam Orlov, N. L., Ananjeva, N. B., Ermakov, O. A., Lukonina, S. A., Ninh, H. T., Nguyen, T. T. 2024. A new record of Bufo gargarizans complex (Bufonidae, Anura) from Truong Son Mounts, Ha Tinh and Ha Giang provinces, Vietnam based on molecular evidence with a description of a new species. Diversity 16(361): 1-16. (10.3390/d16070361)
2024 2024-08-28  Choerophryne hageni Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther, Rainer & Stephen J. Richards. 2024 Two new Choerophryne species from western Papua New Guinea (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae). Salamandra 60(3): 153-167.
2024 2024-08-28  Choerophryne frieda Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther, Rainer & Stephen J. Richards. 2024 Two new Choerophryne species from western Papua New Guinea (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae). Salamandra 60(3): 153-167.
2024 2024-08-28  Stefania upuigmae Hemiphractidae Venezuela Kok, Philippe J. R. 2024 Head in the clouds: two more microendemic tepui-summit species of Stefania (Anura: Hemiphractidae). Zoological Letters. (10.1186/s40851-024-00237-w)
2024 2024-08-28  Stefania imawari Hemiphractidae Venezuela Kok, Philippe J. R. 2024 Head in the clouds: two more microendemic tepui-summit species of Stefania (Anura: Hemiphractidae). Zoological Letters. (10.1186/s40851-024-00237-w)
2024 2024-08-27  Pristimantis asimus Strabomantidae Bolivia; Peru Köhler, Jörn, Frank Glaw, César Aguilar-Puntriano, Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher, Juan C. Chaparro, Ignacio De La Riva, Giussepe Gagliardi-Urrutia, Roberto C. Gutiérrez, Miguel Vences & José M. Padial. 2024 Similar looking sisters: A new sibling species in the Pristimantis danae group from the southwestern Amazon basin (Anura, Strabomantidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(2): 565-582. (10.3897/zse.100.119143)
2024 2024-08-21  Centrolene marcoreyesi Centrolenidae Ecuador Franco-Mena​ D, De la Riva I,Vega-Yánez MA, Székely P, Amador L, Batallas D, Reyes-Puig JP, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Venegas-Valencia K, Galeano SP, Culebras J, Guayasamin JM. 2024. Simplifying the Centrolene buckleyi complex (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae): a taxonomic review and description of two new species. PeerJ 12:e17712
(10.7717/peerj.17712)
2024 2024-08-21  Centrolene elisae Centrolenidae Ecuador Franco-Mena​ D, De la Riva I,Vega-Yánez MA, Székely P, Amador L, Batallas D, Reyes-Puig JP, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Venegas-Valencia K, Galeano SP, Culebras J, Guayasamin JM. 2024. Simplifying the Centrolene buckleyi complex (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae): a taxonomic review and description of two new species. PeerJ 12:e17712
(10.7717/peerj.17712)
2024 2024-08-15  Rhacophorus dulongensis Rhacophoridae China Lee P-S, Liu B, Ouyang M, Ai R-D, Liu X-L, He Y-H, Huang P-Q, Li Y-C, Naveen RS, Yuan Z-Y, Chen J-M. 2024 Hidden in the bamboo: A new parachuting frog (Rhacophoridae, Rhacophorus) from the borderlands of western China, with comments on the taxonomy of R. rhodopus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(3): 851-862. (10.3897/zse.100.120224)
2024 2024-07-17  Centrolene kutuku Centrolenidae Ecuador Ron SR, García D, Brito-Zapata D, Reyes-Puig C, Figueroa-Coronel E, Cisneros-Heredia DF. 2024. A new glassfrog of the genus Centrolene (Amphibia, Centrolenidae) from the Subandean Kutukú Cordillera, eastern Ecuador. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100: 923–939. (10.3897/zse.100.116350)
2024 2024-07-08  Hyloscirtus arcanus Hylidae Ecuador Rivera-Correa M, Ron, SR, Nunez I., Araujo-Vieira K, Pinheiro PDP, Grant T. 2024. Forty years later: a new Andean stream treefrog of the genus Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Ecuador, with comments on arm hypertrophy in the H. larinopygion group. Zootaxa 5474: 101–126.
(10.11646/zootaxa.5474.2.1)
2024 2024-06-26  Eleutherodactylus coelum Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Hernández-Austria R, García-Castillo MG, Parra-Olea G. A new species of direct-developing frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Tamaulipas, Mexico. Zootaxa 5471: 433–450 (10.11646/zootaxa.5471.4.3)
2024 2024-06-19  Boulenophrys elongata Megophryidae China Zeng Z, Wang J, Chen H, Xiao W, Zhan B, Li Y, Lin S. 2024. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Eastern Guangdong, China. Asian Herpetological Research 15:12–21. (10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2023.0038)
2024 2024-06-03  Pristimantis normaewingae Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Libke Z, Vinueza P, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2024. Phylogenetic diversity of the Pristimantis anaiae species group, with a description of a new species of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Cerro Candelaria, Tungurahua, Ecuador. Evolutionary Systematics 8: 101–118. (10.3897/evolsyst.8.118855)
2024 2024-05-17  Gephyromantis makira Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Scherz MD, Hutter CR, Rabe Maheritafika HM, Rafanoharana JM, Raherinjatovo H, Rakotoarison A, Andreone F, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F. 2024. Four new species of forest-dwelling mantellid frogs from Madagascar allied to Gephyromantis moseri (Amphibia, Anura). Spixiana 46: 297–319.
2024 2024-05-17  Gephyromantis fuscus Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Scherz MD, Hutter CR, Rabe Maheritafika HM, Rafanoharana JM, Raherinjatovo H, Rakotoarison A, Andreone F, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F. 2024. Four new species of forest-dwelling mantellid frogs from Madagascar allied to Gephyromantis moseri (Amphibia, Anura). Spixiana 46: 297–319.
2024 2024-05-17  Gephyromantis bemiray Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Scherz MD, Hutter CR, Rabe Maheritafika HM, Rafanoharana JM, Raherinjatovo H, Rakotoarison A, Andreone F, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F. 2024. Four new species of forest-dwelling mantellid frogs from Madagascar allied to Gephyromantis moseri (Amphibia, Anura). Spixiana 46: 297–319.
2024 2024-05-17  Gephyromantis ampondo Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Scherz MD, Hutter CR, Rabe Maheritafika HM, Rafanoharana JM, Raherinjatovo H, Rakotoarison A, Andreone F, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F. 2024. Four new species of forest-dwelling mantellid frogs from Madagascar allied to Gephyromantis moseri (Amphibia, Anura). Spixiana 46: 297–319.
2024 2024-05-10  Zhangixalus thaoae Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TT, Nguyen HH, Ninh HT, Le LT, Bui HT, Orlov N, Van Hoang C, Ziegler T.  2024. Zhangixalus thaoae sp. nov., a new green treefrog species from Vietnam (Anura, Rhacophoridae). ZooKeys: 1197:93. (10.3897/zookeys.1197.104851)
2024 2024-05-10  Amolops yangi Ranidae China Wu Y-H, Yu Z-B, Lu C-Q, Zhang Y-P, Dong W-J, Liu X-L, Kilunda FK, Xiong Y, Jiang Y-F, Ouyang H, Fu Z-X, He Y-B, Yuan Z-Y, Che J. 2024. A new species of the genus Amolops (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first national record of Amolops vitreus from China. Vertebrate Zoology 74 343–357. (10.3897/vz.74.e108013)
2024 2024-04-03  Pyxicephalus beytelli Pyxicephalidae Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia du Preez LH, Netherlands EC, Rödel MO, Channing A. 2024. A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838). African Journal of Herpetology 73: 61–89. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654)
2024 2024-03-13  Guibemantis vakoa Mantellidae Madagascar Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1.)
2024 2024-03-13  Guibemantis rianasoa Mantellidae Madagascar Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1.)
2024 2024-03-13  Guibemantis ambakoana Mantellidae Madagascar Gabriel H, Rothe LD, Kohler J, Rakotomanga S, Edmonds D, Galan P, Glaw F, Lehtinen RM, Rakotoarison A, Vences M. 2024. Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397: 451-485. (10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1.)
2024 2024-03-13  Adenomera albarena Leptodactylidae Brazil Martins BC, Mônico AT, Mendonça C, Dantas SP, Souza JRD, Hanken J, Lima AP, Ferrão M. 2024. A new species of terrestrial foam-nesting frog of the Adenomera simonstuarti complex (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from white-sand forests of central Amazonia, Brazil. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100: 233-253. (10.3897/zse.100.110133)
2024 2024-03-13  Scinax ushiniauae Hylidae Peru Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Araujo-Vieira K, Padial JM, Simões PI, Faivovich J, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2024. A new species of the Scinax cruentomma group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Ucayali River basin of Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 5406: 401-420. (10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5406.3.1)
2024 2024-03-08  Brachycephalus herculeus Brachycephalidae Brazil Folly M, Condez TH, Vrcibradic D, Rocha CFD, Machado AS, Lopes LR, Pombal JP Jr. 2024. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the northern portion of the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 1–21. (10.3897/vz.74.e103573)
2024 2024-03-04  Atelopus calima Bufonidae Colombia Velásquez Trujillo DA, Castro Herrera F, Lötters S, Plewnia A. 2024. A new species of harlequin toad from the Western Cordillera of Colombia (Bufonidae: Atelopus), with comments on other forms. Salamandra 60: 67–81. (10.5281/zenodo.1066493)
2024 2024-02-22  Zhangixalus yunnanensis Rhacophoridae China Pan, Y., M. Hou, G. Yu, and S. Liu. 2024. A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100: 183–197. (10.3897/zse.100.113850)
2024 2024-02-22  Odorrana leishanensis Ranidae China Li SZ, Chen JJ, Su HJ, Liu J, Tang XJ, Wang B. 2024. A new odorous frog species of Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 1192: 57–82. ( https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.114315)
2024 2024-02-22  Rhinella bella Bufonidae Colombia; Ecuador Menéndez-Guerrero, PA, Lima dos Santos, SP, Salazar-Nicholls, MJ, Green, D M., & Ron, SR. (2024). Cryptic diversity in toads of the Rhinella marina species group (Anura, Bufonidae) with a subjectively beautiful new species from Western Ecuador. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlad197. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad197
(10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad197)
2024 2024-02-12  Pristimantis paulogabrieli Strabomantidae Brazil Melo-Sampaio PR. 2024. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the state of Acre, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 23044. (10.25225/jvb.23044)
2024 2024-02-05  Sphaerotheca varshaabhu Dicroglossidae India Deepak P, Dinesh KP, Nag C, Ohler A, Shanker K, Souza PD, Prasad VK and JS Ashadevi. 2024. Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India. Zootaxa 5405(3): 381-410. (10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.3 )
2024 2024-02-04  Litoria sibilus Hylidae Australia Parkin T, Rowley JJL, Elliott-Tate J, Mahony MJ, Sumner J, Melville J, and Donnellan SC. 2024. Systematic assessment of the brown tree frog (Anura: Pelodryadidae: Litoria ewingii) reveals two endemic species in South Australia. Zootaxa 5406: 1–36 (10.11646/zootaxa.5406.1.1)
2024 2024-01-26  Odorrana damingshanensis Ranidae China Chen W-C, Mo Y-M, Lin L, Qin K (2024) A new species of Odorrana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from central Guangxi, China with a discussion of the taxonomy of Odorrana (Bamburana). ZooKeys 1190: 131–152. (10.3897/zookeys.1190.109886)
2024 2024-01-15  Amolops dafangensis Ranidae China Li SZ, Liu J, Ke XC, Cheng G, and Wang B. 2024. A new species of Amolops (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 1189: 33–54 (10.3897/zookeys.1189.115621)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2023 2024-02-04  Neblinaphryne mayeri Neblinaphrynidae Brazil Fouquet A, Kok PJR, Recoder RS, Prates I, Camacho A, Marques-Souza S, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW, Rodrigues MT. 2023. Relicts in the mist: Two new frog families, genera and species highlight the role of Pantepui as a biodiversity museum throughout the Cenozoic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 191 (10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107971)
2023 2024-02-04  Caligophryne doylei Caligophrynidae Brazil Fouquet A, Kok PJR, Recoder RS, Prates I, Camacho A, Marques-Souza S, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW, Rodrigues MT. 2023. Relicts in the mist: Two new frog families, genera and species highlight the role of Pantepui as a biodiversity museum throughout the Cenozoic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 191 (10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107971)
2023 2024-01-09  Boulengerula endauensis Herpelidae Kenya Malonza PK, Wasonga VD. 2023. A new species of caecilian in the genus Boulengerula from Endau Hill in South-Eastern Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 112: 74–80. (10.2982/028.112.0701)
2023 2024-01-09  Mannophryne phylidros Aromobatidae Venezuela La Marca E, Mijares-Urrutia A, Saavedra LA. Gottberg C. 2023. Some new species can be foretold: An endemic collared frog (Aromobatidae: Mannophryne La Marca, 1992) is discovered in a still herpetologically unexplored mountain range in northern Venezuela. Anartia 36: 63–74. (10.5281/zenodo.10429600)
2023 2024-01-01  Bolitoglossa bolanosi Plethodontidae Costa Rica Arias E, Chaves G, Parra-Olea G. 2023. A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) from the subalpine rain páramo of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 17: 143–160.
2023 2023-12-30  Pristimantis similaris Strabomantidae Peru Herrera Alva V, Catenazzi A, Aguilar-Puntriano C. 2023 A new cryptic species of terrestrial breeding frog of the Pristimantis danae group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from montane forests in Ayacucho, Peru. ZooKeys 1187: 1–29. (10.3897/zookeys.1187.104536)
2023 2023-12-30  Pseudopaludicola javae Leptodactylidae Brazil Alves Silva L, Silva De Andrade F, Painkow Neto E, Pereira Dantas S, Aquemi Haga I. 2023. A New Species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Tocantins State, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 57: 297–314. (10.1670/18-125)
2023 2023-12-23  Kenyaphrynoides vulcani Bufonidae Kenya Liedtke HC, Malonza PK, Wasonga DV, Müller H, Loader SP. 2023. A new genus and species of toad from Mount Kenya illuminates East African montane biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society; zlad160 (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad160)
2023 2023-12-22  Odorrana confusa Ranidae China Song H, Zhang S, Qi S, Lyu Z, Zeng Z, Zhu Y, Huang M, Luan F, Shu Z, Gong Y, Liu Z, Wang Y. 2023. Redefinition of the Odorrana versabilis group, with a new species from China (Anura, Ranidae, Odorrana). Asian Herpetological Research 14(4): 1–17. (10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2023.0019)
2023 2023-12-22  Scutiger luozhaensis Megophryidae China Shi S-C, Sui L-L, Ma S, Ji F-R, Bu-Dian A-Y, Jiang J-P. 2023. A new Asian lazy toad of the genus Scutiger Theobald, 1868 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Tibet, China. ZooKeys 1187: 31–62. (10.3897/zookeys.1187.107958)
2023 2023-12-22  Crossodactylodes teixeirai Leptodactylidae Brazil Ferreira RB, Zocca C, Carvalho SEC, Haddad CFB, Santos MTT. 2023. A new species of the bromeligenous genus Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 57: 373–380. (10.1670/23-030)
2023 2023-12-22  Nanorana huangi Dicroglossidae China Ji F, Shi S, Ma S, Shen C, Chang L, Jiang J. 2023. A new species of the genus Nanorana Günther, 1896 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Hengduan Mountains of China. Asian Herpetological Research 14(4): 1–19. (10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2023.0025)
2023 2023-12-22  Limnonectes phyllofolia Dicroglossidae Indonesia Frederick JH, Iskandar DT, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Reilly SB, Stubbs AL, Bloch LM, Bach B, McGuire JA. 2023. A new species of terrestrially-nesting fanged frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. PLoS ONE 18(12): e0292598. (10.1371/journal.pone.0292598)
2023 2023-12-11  Arthroleptis nyungwensis Arthroleptidae Rwanda Dehling JM. 2023. A new miniature species of Arthroleptis (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. Diversity 15: 1104 (10.3390/d15101104)
2023 2023-12-06  Pristimantis loeslein Strabomantidae Peru Castillo-Urbina E, Vences M, Aguilar-Puntriano C, Glaw F, Köhler J. 2023. Contributing to the taxonomic inventory of green-colored rain frogs: A new species of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the southern Cordillera Azul, central Peru. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 1047–1061. (10.3897/vz.73.e109309)
2023 2023-12-06  Nidirana noadihing Ranidae India Boruah B, Deepak V, Das A. 2023. Musicians in the marsh: a new species of music frog (Anura: Ranidae: Nidirana) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 5374: 51–73. (10.11646/zootaxa.5374.1.3)
2023 2023-12-06  Vietnamophryne aurantifusca Microhylidae Viet Nam Ninh HT, Le LTH, Bui HT, Nguyen HQ, Orlov N, Moseyko OB, Le MV, Nguyen SN, Hoang CV, Ziegler T, Nguyen TT. 2023. A new species of Vietnamophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Northeastern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5374: 505–518. (10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.3)
2023 2023-12-06  Leptobrachella phiaoacensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Luong AM, Hoang CV, Pham CT, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2023. Two new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Cao Bang Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5369: 301–335. (10.11646/zootaxa.5369.3.1)
2023 2023-12-06  Leptobrachella phiadenensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Luong AM, Hoang CV, Pham CT, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2023. Two new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Cao Bang Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5369: 301–335. (10.11646/zootaxa.5369.3.1)
2023 2023-12-06  Nanorana laojunshanensis Dicroglossidae China Tang S, Liu S, Yu G. 2023. A New Species of Nanorana (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Northwestern Yunnan, China, with Comments on the Taxonomy of Nanorana arunachalensis and Allopaa. Animals 13: 3427. (10.3390/ani13213427)
2023 2023-12-06  Poyntonophrynus nambensis Bufonidae Angola Baptista NL, Pinto PV, Keates C, Lobón-Rovira J, Edwards S, Rödel M-O. 2023. Two new Poyntonophrynus species (Anura: Bufonidae) highlight the importance of Angolan centers of endemism. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 991–1031. (10.3897/vz.73.e103935)
2023 2023-12-06  Poyntonophrynus fernandae Bufonidae Angola Baptista NL, Pinto PV, Keates C, Lobón-Rovira J, Edwards S, Rödel M-O. 2023. Two new Poyntonophrynus species (Anura: Bufonidae) highlight the importance of Angolan centers of endemism. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 991–1031. (10.3897/vz.73.e103935)
2023 2023-12-03  Phyllodytes iuna Hylidae Brazil Santos L, RS Roseno, M Solé & IR Dias. 2023. Another new species (and it’s not over yet) of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1930 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5374(4): 519-532. (10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.4)
2023 2023-11-29  Rhinella kuka Bufonidae Bolivia Köhler J, Vences M, Padial JM, Plewnia A, Lötters S. 2023. Misjudged for long: a new toad of the Rhinella veraguensis species group (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Yungas forests of Bolivia. Salamandra 59: 307–326.
2023 2023-11-22  Rohanixalus wuguanfui Rhacophoridae China Xiao-Long Liu, Jun-Kai Huang, Bryan L. Stuart, Ren-Da Ai, Justin M. Bernstein, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Siriwadee Chomdej, Jing Che, Zhi-Yong Yuan. Taxonomic revision of genus Rohanixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(6): 1146-1151. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.179)
2023 2023-11-08  Xenophrys pangdaensis Megophryidae China Shu G, Li K, Wu Y, Liu Q, He Z, Li L, Zhang H, Guo P. 2023. A new species of Xenophrys (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Tibet, China. ZooKeys 1182: 307–329. (10.3897/zookeys.1182.106828)
2023 2023-11-08  Alcalus fontinalis Ceratobatrachidae India Boruah B, Narayanan S, Gerard JD, Das A, Deepak V. 2023. Discovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India. Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1): 2249891. (10.1080/14772000.2023.2249891)
2023 2023-10-18  Pristimantis kayi Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Urgilés-Merchán M, Franco-Mena D, Guayasamin JM, Batallas D, Reyes-Puig C. 2023. Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology. ZooKeys 1180:257-93. (10.3897/zookeys.1180.107333)
2023 2023-10-18  Pristimantis donnelsoni Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Urgilés-Merchán M, Franco-Mena D, Guayasamin JM, Batallas D, Reyes-Puig C. 2023. Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology. ZooKeys 1180:257-93. (10.3897/zookeys.1180.107333)
2023 2023-10-18  Oreophryne riyantoi Microhylidae Indonesia Putri AA, Trilaksono W, Kurniati H, Hitch AT, Engilis JR AN, Widayati KA, Fajarallah A, Hamidy A. 2023. A new high elevation species of Oreophryne Boettger (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5353(5):455-67. (10.11646/zootaxa.5353.5.4)
2023 2023-10-18  Nanohyla albopunctata Microhylidae Viet Nam Gorin VA, Trofimets AV, Gogoleva SS, Dac LX, Poyarkov NA. 2023. A new species of Nanohyla (Anura: Microhylidae) from the lowland forests of southern Vietnam. Zoological Research 44: 732-736. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.029)
2023 2023-10-18  Boulenophrys hengshanensis Megophryidae China Qian T, Hu K, Mo X, Gao Z, Zhang N, Yang D. 2023. A new species of Boulenophrys from central Hunan Province, China (Anura: Megophryidae). Vertebrate Zoology 73: 915-930. (10.3897/vz.73.e100889)
2023 2023-10-18  Litoria ridibunda Hylidae Australia Donnellan S, Catullo R, Rowley J, Doughty P, Price L, Hines H, Richards S. 2023. Revision of Litoria rothii (Anura: Pelodryadidae) from northern Australia. Zootaxa 5352(1):73-108. (10.11646/zootaxa.5352.1.3)
2023 2023-10-18  Bufoides bhupathyi Bufonidae India Naveen RS, Tapley B, Chandramouli SR, Jervis PA, Babu S, Meetei AB, Karunakaran PV. 2023. A new species of Bufoides Pillai and Yazdani 1973 (Amphibia: Bufonidae) from Mizoram (India) and the delimitation of the distribution range of Bufoides meghalayanus (Yazdani & Chanda 1971) to the Khasi hills, Meghalaya (India). Biodiversitas 24: 4617-4627. (10.13057/biodiv/d240901)
2023 2023-10-11  Phrynopus apumantarum Strabomantidae Peru Chávez G, García-Ayachi LA, Catennazi A. 2023. A new species of frog (Terrarana,, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean Grasslands. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 105–116. (10.3897/evolsyst.7.96258)
2023 2023-09-05  Leptobrachella wumingensis Megophryidae China Chen WC, Peng WX, Li P, Yu GD. 2023. A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1178: 1–16. (10.3897/ zookeys.1178.106038)
2023 2023-08-25  Tylototriton zaimeng Salamandridae India Decemson H, Lalremsanga HT, Elangbam PS, Vabeiryureilai M, Shinde P, Purkayastha J, Arkhipov DV, Bragin AM, Poyarkov NA. 2023. A new cryptic species of Tylototriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from mysterious mountain lakes in Manipur, north-eastern India. Herpetozoa 36: 203–224. (10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e106614)
2023 2023-08-10  Adenomera guarani Leptodactylidae Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay Zaracho VH, Lavilla EO, Carvalho TR, Motte M, Basso NG. 2023. Redescription of Adenomera diptyx (Boettger, 1885) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) and description of a closely related new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 888: 1–45. (10.5852/ejt.2023.888.2205)
2023 2023-08-08  Pristimantis clarae Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, Marchelie A, Ormeño JR, Catenazzi A. 2023. A New Species of Terrestrial-Breeding Frog, Genus Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae), from the Peruvian Yungas of Central Peru. Taxonomy 3(2):331-45. (10.3390/taxonomy3020019)
2023 2023-08-08  Dendrophryniscus cuca Bufonidae Brazil Neves MO, Campos Lima LM, Koroiva R, Nali RC, Santana DJ. 2023. A New Species of Dendrophryniscus Jiménez de la Espada 1871 (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from Mantiqueira Mountain Range, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Herpetologica 79(1):63-71. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00028)
2023 2023-08-03  Andrias cheni Cryptobranchidae China Gong YA, Xu JC, Huang S, Huang RY, Li JQ, Jiang YQ, Yang DC, Yu J, Zhang Y, Li WJ. 2023. A New Species of the Giant Salamander of the Genus Andrias from Qimeng, Anhui, China (Amphibia: Cryptobranchidae). Chinese Journal of Zoology. https://kns.cnki.net/kcms2/detail/11.1830.q.20230717.1544.002.html
2023 2023-08-03  Scutiger feiliangi Megophryidae China Zhou SB, Guan P, Shi JS. 2023. A new species of the genus Scutiger from Eastern Qinling Mountains (Anura: Megophryidae).Chinese Journal of Zoology. https://kns.cnki.net/kcms2/detail/11.1830.q.20230715.1749.002.html
2023 2023-07-24  Blommersia bara Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Multzsch M, Köhler J, Crottini A, Andreone F, Rakotoarison A, Scherz MD, Glaw F. 2023. Integrative revision of the Blommersia wittei complex, with description of a new species of frog from western and north-western Madagascar. Zootaxa 5319: 178–198. (10.11646/zootaxa.5319.2.2)
2023 2023-07-24  Bufo exiguus Bufonidae China Qi S, Lyu Z-T, Song H-M, Wei S-C, Zhong Q-F, Wang Y-Y. 2023. A new species of stream-living toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo) from Guangdong, China. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 677–689. (10.3897/vz.73.e98558)
2023 2023-07-24  Allobates albiventris Aromobatidae Brazil Souza JRD, Ferrão M, Kaefer IL, Cunha-Machado AS, Melo-Sampaio PR, Hanken J, Lima AP. 2023. A new pale-ventered nurse frog (Aromobatidae: Allobates) from southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 647–675. (10.3897/vz.73.e103534)
2023 2023-07-23  Amolops ailao Ranidae China Tang S, Sun T, Liu S, Luo S, Yu G, Du L. 2023. A new species of cascade frog (Anura:
Ranidae: Amolops) from central Yunnan, China. Zoological Letters 9: 15. (10.1186/s40851-023-00214-9)
2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus tilleyi Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus lycos Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus cheaha Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, O’Connell KA, Duncan SC, Burbrink FT, Beamer, DA. 2023. Speciation hypotheses from phylogeographic delimitation yield an integrative taxonomy for Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola). Systematic Biology 72: 179–197. (10.1093/sysbio/syac065)
2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus catahoula Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus campi Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus bairdi Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Desmognathus anicetus Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer, DA. 2023. Systematic revision of the Spotted and Northern Dusky Salamanders (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus conanti and D. fuscus), with six new species from the eastern United States. Zootaxa 5311: 451–504.
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2023 2023-07-14  Pristimantis kopinangae Strabomantidae Guyana Means DB, Heinicke MP, Hedges SB, Macculloch RD, Lathrop A. 2023. Exceptional diversity of Pristimantis Landfrogs (Anura: Terraranae) on the Wokomung Massif, Guyana, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 1–26. (10.25225/jvb.23026)
2023 2023-07-14  Pristimantis koki Strabomantidae Guyana Means DB, Heinicke MP, Hedges SB, Macculloch RD, Lathrop A. 2023. Exceptional diversity of Pristimantis Landfrogs (Anura: Terraranae) on the Wokomung Massif, Guyana, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 1–26. (10.25225/jvb.23026)
2023 2023-07-14  Pristimantis kalamandeenae Strabomantidae Guyana Means DB, Heinicke MP, Hedges SB, Macculloch RD, Lathrop A. 2023. Exceptional diversity of Pristimantis Landfrogs (Anura: Terraranae) on the Wokomung Massif, Guyana, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 1–26. (10.25225/jvb.23026)
2023 2023-07-14  Crossodactylodes serranegra Leptodactylidae Brazil Santos MTT, Pinheiro PDP, Garcia PCA, Griffiths RA, Haddad CFB, Barata IM. 2023. A New Species of Crossodactylodes from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, Southeastern Brazil (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae). Herpetologica 79: 108–118. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00035)
2023 2023-07-14  Osteocephalus vasquezi Hylidae Peru Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, Toral E, Malqui J, Ron SR. 2023. A new species of spiny-backed tree frog, genus Osteocephalus (Anura, Hylidae), from the Yanachaga Chemillén National Park in central Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 237–251. (10.3897/evolsyst.7.102360)
2023 2023-07-14  Stefania maccullochi Hemiphractidae Guyana Kok PJR. 2023. Bones and all: a new critically endangered Pantepui species of Stefania (Anura: Hemiphractidae) and a new osteological synapomorphy for the genus. Zoological Letters 9: 11. (10.1186/s40851-023-00209-6)
2023 2023-07-14  Brachycephalus tabuleiro Brachycephalidae Brazil Mângia S, Santana DJ, Drummond LO, Sabagh LT, Ugioni L, Costa PN, Wachlevski M. 2023. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Serra do Tabuleiro, Southern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 575–597. (10.3897/vz.73.e102098)
2023 2023-06-28  Guibemantis pulcherrimus Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Hutter CR, Glaw F, Rakotoarison A, Raselimanana AP, Scherz MD. 2023. A new species of Pandanus-dwelling frog from northern Madagascar related to Guibemantis pulcher. Zootaxa 5306: 97–115. (10.11646/zootaxa.5306.1.4)
2023 2023-06-10  Pristimantis campinarana Strabomantidae Brazil Mônico AT, Ferrão M, Moravec J, Fouquet A., Lima AP. 2023. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from white-sand forests of central Amazonia, Brazil. Peerj 11:e15399. (10.7717/peerj.15399)
2023 2023-06-08  Allobates vicinus Aromobatidae Suriname Fouquet A, Ferrão M, Jairam R. 2023. Two new species of Allobates of the trilineatus clade (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 5297: 533-561. (10.11646/zootaxa.5297.4.4)
2023 2023-06-08  Allobates ripicolus Aromobatidae Brazil; French Guiana; Suriname Fouquet A, Ferrão M, Jairam R. 2023. Two new species of Allobates of the trilineatus clade (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 5297: 533-561. (10.11646/zootaxa.5297.4.4)
2023 2023-06-02  Gracixalus patkaiensis Rhacophoridae India Bitupan B, Deepak V, Patel NG, Jithin V, Yomcha T, Das A. 2023. A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 557–574 (10.3897/vz.73.e98444)
2023 2023-06-02  Mixophyes australis Myobatrachidae Australia Mahoney MJ, Bertozzi T, Guzinski J, Hines HB, Donnellan SC. 2023. A new species of barred frog, Mixophyes (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from south-eastern Australia identified by molecular genetic analyses. Zootaxa 5297: 301–336. (10.11646/zootaxa.5297.3.1)
2023 2023-05-22  Hynobius bambusicolus Hynobiidae China Wang, Z., S. N. Othman, Z. Qiu, Y. Lu, V. K. Prasad, Y. Dong, C. Lu, and A. Borzée. 2023. An isolated and deeply divergent Hynobius species from Fujian, China. Animals. Basel, Switzerland 13 (1661): 1–24. (10.3390/ani13101661)
2023 2023-05-22  Phrynopus sancristobali Strabomantidae Peru Díaz V, Mamani L, Catenazzi A. 2023. A new species of Andean frog of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southeastern Peru. Zootaxa 5293: 333–348. (10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.7)
2023 2023-05-22  Chimerella mira Centrolenidae Peru Köhler J, Venegas PJ, Castillo-Urbina E, Glaw F, Aguilar-Puntriano C, Vences M. 2023. A third species of glassfrog in the genus Chimerella (Anura, Centrolenidae) from central Peru, discovered by an integrative taxonomic approach. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 195–209. (10.3897/evolsyst.7.102950)
2023 2023-05-22  Centrolene ericsmithi Centrolenidae Ecuador Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Ron SR. 2023. Two new syntopic species of glassfrogs (Amphibia, Centrolenidae, Centrolene) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 11: e15195. (10.7717/peerj.15195)
2023 2023-05-22  Centrolene camposi Centrolenidae Ecuador Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Ron SR. 2023. Two new syntopic species of glassfrogs (Amphibia, Centrolenidae, Centrolene) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 11: e15195. (10.7717/peerj.15195)
2023 2023-05-16  Scinax pyroinguinis Hylidae Peru Chávez G, Aznaran W, García-Ayachi LA, Catenazzi A. 2023. Rising from the ashes: A new treefrog (Anura, Hylidae, Scinax) from a wildfire-threatened area in the Amazon lowlands of central Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 183–194. (10.3897/evolsyst.7.102425)
2023 2023-05-12  Nidirana chongqingensis Ranidae China Ma Q, Wang Z. 2023. A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101986. (10.3897/BDJ.11.e101986)
2023 2023-04-28  Guibemantis razoky Mantellidae Madagascar Koppetsch T, Pabijan M, Hutter CR, Köhler CR, Gehring P-S, Rakotoarison A, Ratsoavina FM, Scherz MD, Vieites DR, Glaw F, Vences M. 2023. An initial molecular resolution of the mantellid frogs of the Guibemantis liber complex reveals three new species from northern Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 73: 387–432. (10.3897/vz.73.e94063)
2023 2023-04-28  Guibemantis razandry Mantellidae Madagascar Koppetsch T, Pabijan M, Hutter CR, Köhler CR, Gehring P-S, Rakotoarison A, Ratsoavina FM, Scherz MD, Vieites DR, Glaw F, Vences M. 2023. An initial molecular resolution of the mantellid frogs of the Guibemantis liber complex reveals three new species from northern Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 73: 387–432. (10.3897/vz.73.e94063)
2023 2023-04-28  Guibemantis fotsitenda Mantellidae Madagascar Koppetsch T, Pabijan M, Hutter CR, Köhler CR, Gehring P-S, Rakotoarison A, Ratsoavina FM, Scherz MD, Vieites DR, Glaw F, Vences M. 2023. An initial molecular resolution of the mantellid frogs of the Guibemantis liber complex reveals three new species from northern Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 73: 387–432. (10.3897/vz.73.e94063)
2023 2023-04-27  Litoria spectabilis Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC. 2023. Two new species of green treefrogs (Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from the northern slopes of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. Zootaxa 5271: 477–502. (10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.3)
2023 2023-04-27  Litoria beryllinus Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC. 2023. Two new species of green treefrogs (Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from the northern slopes of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. Zootaxa 5271: 477–502. (10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.3)
2023 2023-04-27  Eleutherodactylus franzi Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Montaño-Ruvalcaba C, Jones JM, Ahumada-Carrillo I, Grünwald AJ, Zheng J, Strickland JL, Reyes-Velasco J. 2023.A novel species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from southern Mexico. Herpetozoa 36: 95–111. (10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e104707)
2023 2023-04-24  Caecilia yaigoje Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán JD, Medina-Rangel GF, Lynch JD. 2023. A new Caecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the Colombian Amazon. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111: 241–247. (10.1643/h2021107)
2023 2023-04-24  Caecilia wilkinsoni Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán, J.D. & J. D. Lynch. 2023. A new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, with comments on the status of C. tenuissima Taylor, 1973. Zootaxa 5270(2): 194-206. (10.5281/zenodo.7864560)
2023 2023-04-24  Caecilia macrodonta Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán JD, Lynch JD, Medina-Rangel GF. 2023. On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. Zootaxa 5227: 205–228. (10.11646/zootaxa.5227.2.3)
2023 2023-04-24  Caecilia epicrionopsoides Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán JD, Lynch JD, Medina-Rangel GF. 2023. On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. Zootaxa 5227: 205–228. (10.11646/zootaxa.5227.2.3)
2023 2023-04-24  Caecilia atelolepis Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán JD, Lynch JD, Medina-Rangel GF. 2023. On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor, 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. Zootaxa 5227: 205–228. (10.11646/zootaxa.5227.2.3)
2023 2023-04-24  Bolitoglossa muisca Plethodontidae Colombia López-Perilla YR, Fernández-Roldán JD, Meza-Joya FL, Medina-Rangel GF. 2023. A new Bolitoglossa (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. ZooKeys 1158: 27–48. (10.3897/zookeys.1158.99077)
2023 2023-04-24  Pristimantis sagedunneae Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Székely D, Armijos-Ojeda D, Hualpa-Vega S, Vörös J. 2023. Molecular and morphological assessment of rain frogs in the Pristimantis orestes species group (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) with the description of three new cryptic species from southern Ecuador. Herpetological Monographs 37: 41–69. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-22-00002)
2023 2023-04-24  Pristimantis paladines Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Székely D, Armijos-Ojeda D, Hualpa-Vega S, Vörös J. 2023. Molecular and morphological assessment of rain frogs in the Pristimantis orestes species group (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) with the description of three new cryptic species from southern Ecuador. Herpetological Monographs 37: 41–69. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-22-00002)
2023 2023-04-24  Pristimantis numbala Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Székely D, Armijos-Ojeda D, Hualpa-Vega S, Vörös J. 2023. Molecular and morphological assessment of rain frogs in the Pristimantis orestes species group (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) with the description of three new cryptic species from southern Ecuador. Herpetological Monographs 37: 41–69. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-22-00002)
2023 2023-04-24  Theloderma pseudohorridum Rhacophoridae Indonesia Kurniawan N, Septiadi L, Kadafi AM, Fathoni M, Prabasari K, Thammachoti P. 2023. A new species of Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Rhacoporidae) from Central Java allied to T. horridum (Boulenger, 1903). Asian Herpetological Research 14: 1–23. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220033)
2023 2023-04-24  Phrynobatrachus rillingi Phrynobatrachidae Kenya Malonza P. 2023. Phrynobatrachus rillingi (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae), a new large puddle frog from Nyambene Hills, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 112: 20–26. (10.2982/028.112.0201)
2023 2023-04-24  Synapturanus sacratus Microhylidae Colombia Osorno-Muñoz M, Gutiérrez-Lamus DL, Lynch J, Keeffe R, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Chan KN, Tonini JFR, de Sá RO. 2023. Three new species of the Synapturanus rabus complex (Microhylidae: Otophryninae) in Colombia with a review of the genus Synapturanus. Zootaxa 5258: 151–196. (10.11646/zootaxa.5258.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Synapturanus latebrosus Microhylidae Colombia Osorno-Muñoz M, Gutiérrez-Lamus DL, Lynch J, Keeffe R, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Chan KN, Tonini JFR, de Sá RO. 2023. Three new species of the Synapturanus rabus complex (Microhylidae: Otophryninae) in Colombia with a review of the genus Synapturanus. Zootaxa 5258: 151–196. (10.11646/zootaxa.5258.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Synapturanus artifex Microhylidae Colombia Osorno-Muñoz M, Gutiérrez-Lamus DL, Lynch J, Keeffe R, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Chan KN, Tonini JFR, de Sá RO. 2023. Three new species of the Synapturanus rabus complex (Microhylidae: Otophryninae) in Colombia with a review of the genus Synapturanus. Zootaxa 5258: 151–196. (10.11646/zootaxa.5258.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Litoria naispela Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC, Oliver PM. 2023. Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs. Zootaxa 5263: 151–190. (10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Litoria lisae Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC, Oliver PM. 2023. Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs. Zootaxa 5263: 151–190. (10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Litoria hematogaster Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC, Oliver PM. 2023. Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs. Zootaxa 5263: 151–190. (10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Litoria gracilis Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC, Oliver PM. 2023. Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs. Zootaxa 5263: 151–190. (10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Litoria daraiensis Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Donnellan SC, Oliver PM. 2023. Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs. Zootaxa 5263: 151–190. (10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1)
2023 2023-04-24  Nymphargus pijao Centrolenidae Colombia Montilla SO, Arcila-Pérez LF, Toro-Gómez MP, Vargas-Salinas F, Rada M. 2023. A multidisciplinary approach reveals a new species of glassfrog from Colombia (Anura: Centrolenidae: Nymphargus). Zootaxa 5271: 1–48. (10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.1)
2023 2023-04-14  Amolops siju Ranidae India Saikia B, Sinha B, Shabnam A, Dinesh KP. 2023. Description of a new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from a cave ecosystem in Meghalaya, Northeast India. Journal of Animal Diversity 5(1):36-54. (10.52547/JAD.2023.5.1.2)
2023 2023-04-14  Amolops sangzhiensis Ranidae China Qian T. Y., Xiang J. J., Jiang J. P., Yang D. D., Gui J. A New Species of the Amolops mantzorum Group (Anura: Ranidae: Amolops) from Northwestern Hunan Province, China. Asian Herpetol Res, 2023, 14(1): 54–64. DOI: 10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220063 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220063)
2023 2023-04-13  Xenophrys lancangica Megophryidae China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Lyu, Z.-T., S. Qi, J. Wang, S.-Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, Z.-C. Zeng, H. Wan, J.-h. Yang, Y.-m. Mo, and Y.-y. Wang. 2023. Generic classification of Asian Horned Toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species. Zoological Research. Kunming 44: 380–450.
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2023 2023-04-13  Xenophrys dehongensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., S. Qi, J. Wang, S.-Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, Z.-C. Zeng, H. Wan, J.-h. Yang, Y.-m. Mo, and Y.-y. Wang. 2023. Generic classification of Asian Horned Toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species. Zoological Research. Kunming 44: 380–450.
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2023 2023-04-13  Boulenophrys xuefengmontis Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., S. Qi, J. Wang, S.-Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, Z.-C. Zeng, H. Wan, J.-h. Yang, Y.-m. Mo, and Y.-y. Wang. 2023. Generic classification of Asian Horned Toads (Anura: Megophryidae: Megophryinae) and monograph of Chinese species. Zoological Research. Kunming 44: 380–450. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.372)
2023 2023-04-10  Cynops yunnanensis Salamandridae China Lyu Z, Shuo Qi ,Siyu Zhang, Keyuan Dai, Yingyong Wang. 2023. Two New Species of Fire-Bellied Newts (Caudata, Salamandridae, Cynops) from Southeastern China. Asian Herpetological Research(AHR) 14(1):41-53. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220059)
2023 2023-04-10  Cynops maguae Salamandridae China Lyu Z, Shuo Qi ,Siyu Zhang, Keyuan Dai, Yingyong Wang. 2023. Two New Species of Fire-Bellied Newts (Caudata, Salamandridae, Cynops) from Southeastern China. Asian Herpetological Research(AHR) 14(1):41-53. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220059)
2023 2023-04-10  Cynops jiaoren Salamandridae China Lyu Z, Shuo Qi ,Siyu Zhang, Keyuan Dai, Yingyong Wang. 2023. Two New Species of Fire-Bellied Newts (Caudata, Salamandridae, Cynops) from Southeastern China. Asian Herpetological Research(AHR) 14(1):41-53. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220059)
2023 2023-04-10  Leptobrachella jinyunensis Megophryidae China Shi, Shengchao, Tuo Shen, Xing Wang, Jianping Jiang & Bin Wang. 2023 Multiple Data Sources Reveal a New Asian Leaf Litter Toad of Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Southwestern China. Asian Herpetological Research 14(1): 65–94. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.220065)
2023 2023-03-29  Siren sphagnicola Sirenidae United States Fedler MT, Enge KM, Moler PE. 2023. Unraveling Siren (Caudata: Sirenidae) systematics and description of a small, seepage specialist. Zootaxa 5258: 351–378. (10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.1)
2023 2023-03-26  Centrolene zarza Centrolenidae Ecuador Székely P, Córdova-Díaz M, Hualpa-Vega D, Hualpa-Vega S, Székely D. 2023. A new glassfrog species of the genus Centrolene (Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, southern Ecuador. ZooKeys 1149:53–84. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1149.96134. (10.3897/zookeys.1149.96134)
2023 2023-03-24  Rana hillisi Ranidae Mexico Pérez-Ramos, E. 2023. Two other new species of Rana (Anura: Ranidae) in the Mexican Pacific coasts of Guerrero and Sinaloa. Revista de Zoología 35: 1–18.
2023 2023-03-24  Rana adleri Ranidae Mexico Pérez-Ramos, E. 2023. Two other new species of Rana (Anura: Ranidae) in the Mexican Pacific coasts of Guerrero and Sinaloa. Revista de Zoología 35: 1–18.
2023 2023-03-24  Vitreorana assuh Centrolenidae Brazil Zucchetti VM, Rojas-Padilla OMAR, Dias IR, Sole M, Orrico VG, and Castroviejo-Fisher S. (2023). An elusive giant: A new species of Vitreorana Guayasamin et al., 2009 (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the northern Atlantic Forest with an osteological description and comments on integumentary spicules. Zootaxa, 5249(3), 301-334. (10.11646/zootaxa.5249.3.1)
2023 2023-03-22  Raorchestes malipoensis Rhacophoridae China Huang J, Liu XL, Du L, Bernstein JM, Liu S, Yang Y, Yu G, Wu Z (2023) A new species of Bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes) from southeastern Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1151: 47–65. (10.3897/zookeys.1151.95616)
2023 2023-03-22  Cophixalus gigiraensis Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther, R., C. S. Dahl, and S. J. Richards. 2023. Another giant species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from the mountains of Papua New Guinea and first records of procoracoids in the genus. Zoosystematics and Evolution. Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin 99: 173–183. (10.3897/zse.99.97006)
2023 2023-03-22  Leptobrachella sinorensis Megophryidae Thailand Matsui, M., S. Panha, and K. Eto. 2023. Two new species of Leptobrachella from northern Thailand (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae). Current Herpetology. Kyoto 42: 83–97 (10.5358/hsj.42.83)
2023 2023-03-22  Leptobrachella korifi Megophryidae Thailand Matsui, M., S. Panha, and K. Eto. 2023. Two new species of Leptobrachella from northern Thailand (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae). Current Herpetology. Kyoto 42: 83–97. (10.5358/hsj.42.83)
2023 2023-03-19  Amnirana parva Ranidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone Griesbaum, Jongsma GFM, Penner, J, Kouamé NG, Doubmia J, Gonwouo NL, Hillers A, Glos J, Blackburn, DC, Rödel M-O. 2023. The smallest of its kind: Description of a new cryptic Amnirana species (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from West African rainforests. Zootaxa 5254: 301-339. (10.11646/zootaxa.5254.3.1)
2023 2023-03-19  Litoria lakekamu Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ, Bickford D. 2023. A new species of small green treefrog (Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from the Lakekamu Basin in southern Papua New Guinea. Current Herpetology 42: 43-54. (10.5358/hsj.42.43)
2023 2023-03-16  Blommersia dupreezi Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Armerding M, Köhler J, Glaw F. 2023. Genetic diversity of the mantellid frog Blommersia blommersae, and description of a new anuran species from south-eastern Madagascar. African Journal of Herpetology. (10.1080/21564574.2023.2165547)
2023 2023-03-08  Eleutherodactylus jamesdixoni Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Devitt TJ, Tseng K, Taylor-Adair M, Koganti S, Timugura A, Cannatella DC. 2023. Two new species of Eleutherodactylus from western and central Mexico (Eleutherodactylus jamesdixoni sp. nov., Eleutherodactylus humboldti sp. nov.) PeerJ 11:e14985 (10.7717/peerj.14985)
2023 2023-03-08  Eleutherodactylus humboldti Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Devitt TJ, Tseng K, Taylor-Adair M, Koganti S, Timugura A, Cannatella DC. 2023. Two new species of Eleutherodactylus from western and central Mexico (Eleutherodactylus jamesdixoni sp. nov., Eleutherodactylus humboldti sp. nov.) PeerJ 11:e14985 (10.7717/peerj.14985)
2023 2023-02-28  Oreophryne chlorops Microhylidae Indonesia Günther R, Iskandar DT and Richards SJ. 2023. A new large Oreophryne species from the mountains of Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology 73: 153-159. (10.3897/vz.73.e94207)
2023 2023-02-28  Leptobrachella dong Megophryidae China Liu, Jing, Shengchao Shi, Shize Li, Mengfei Zhang, Sunjun Xiang, Gang Wei and Bin Wang. 2023. A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134. (10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895)
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis sergei Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis mitsinjo Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis mafifeo Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis kremenae Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis feomborona Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-02-28  Gephyromantis cornucopia Mantellidae Madagascar Miralles A, Köhler J, Glaw F, Wollenberg Valero KC, Crottini A, Rosa GM, Du Preez L, Gehring P-S, Vieites DR, Ratsoavina FM and Vences M. 2023. An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar. Salamandra: German Journal of Herpetology 59(1): 1-41.
2023 2023-01-30  Hyloscirtus tolkieni Hylidae Ecuador Sánchez Nivicela JC, Falcón JM and Cisneros-Heredia DF. 2023. A new stream treefrog of the genus Hyloscirtus (Amphibia, Hylidae) from the Río Negro-Sopladora National Park, Ecuador. PeerJ 1141: 75-92. (10.3897/zookeys.1141.90290)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2022 2024-01-20  Bufo formosus Bufonidae Japan Dufresnes C and Litvinchuk SN. 2022. Diversity, distribution and molecular species delimitation in frogs and toads from the Eastern Palaearctic. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195: 695—760
2022 2023-04-12  Caecilia aprix Caeciliidae Colombia Fernández-Roldán JD and Rueda-Almonacid JV. 2022. A new species of the genus Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Caquetá, Colombia. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia 5(3): 51-57 (10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.484)
2022 2023-04-07  Leptodactylus fremitus Leptodactylidae Brazil; French Guiana; Suriname Carvalho TR, Fouquet A, Lyra ML, Giaretta AA, Costa-Campos CE, Rodrigues MT, Haddad CFB, Ron SR. 2022. Species diversity and systematics of the Leptodactylus melanonotusgroup (Anura, Leptodactylidae): review of diagnostic traits and a new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Systematics and Biodiversity 20:1–31. (10.1080/14772000.2022.2089269.)
2022 2023-03-31  Diasporus lynchi Eleutherodactylidae Colombia Ospina Sarria JJ, Velásquez Trujillo DA, Castaño Saavedra CO, Castillo LF, Bolívar-García W. 2022. A new golden species of Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from southwestern Colombia, with evaluation of the phylogenetic significance of morphological characters in Diasporus. PeerJ 10:e12765. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12765. (10.7717/peerj.12765)
2022 2023-03-23  Rana floresi Ranidae Mexico Pérez-Ramos, E. and Luja-Molina, V.H. 2022. Dos especies nuevas de ranas leopardo del género Rana (Anura: Ranidae) en la vertiente del Pacífico, al noroeste de México. Revista de Zoología 34: 19–41.
2022 2023-03-23  Rana cora Ranidae Mexico Pérez-Ramos, E. and Luja-Molina, V.H. 2022. Dos especies nuevas de ranas leopardo del género Rana (Anura: Ranidae) en la vertiente del Pacífico, al noroeste de México. Revista de Zoología 34: 19–41.
2022 2023-03-12  Amolops terraorchis Ranidae India Saikia B, Sinha B, Laskar MA, Shabnam A, Dinesh KP. 2022. A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) representing the morphological ‘Marmoratus species group’ from Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Rec. of the Zoological Survey of India. 122(3):303-322. (10.26515/rzsi/v122/i3/2022/167288)
2022 2023-03-12  Amolops tawang Ranidae India Saikia B, Laskar MA, Dinesh KP, Shabnam A, and Sinha B. 2022. Description of two new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India under the morphological ‘Viridimaculatus species group’. Rec. of the Zoological Survey of India. 122(3): 247–266. (10.26515/rzsi/v122/i3/2022/169417)
2022 2023-03-12  Amolops chanakya Ranidae India Saikia B, Laskar MA, Dinesh KP, Shabnam A, and Sinha B. 2022. Description of two new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India under the morphological ‘Viridimaculatus species group’. Rec. of the Zoological Survey of India. 122(3): 247–266. (10.26515/rzsi/v122/i3/2022/169417)
2022 2023-01-01  Tylototriton joe Salamandridae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Paramesotriton malipoensis Salamandridae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Desmognathus mavrokoilius Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Nomenclatural solutions for diagnosing ‘cryptic’ species using molecular and morphological data facilitate a taxonomic revision of the Black-bellied Salamanders (Urodela, Desmognathus ‘quadramaculatus’) from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Bionomina 27: 1–43. (10.11646/bionomina.27.1.1)
2022 2023-01-01  Desmognathus kanawha Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Nomenclatural solutions for diagnosing ‘cryptic’ species using molecular and morphological data facilitate a taxonomic revision of the Black-bellied Salamanders (Urodela, Desmognathus ‘quadramaculatus’) from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Bionomina 27: 1–43. (10.11646/bionomina.27.1.1)
2022 2023-01-01  Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Nomenclatural solutions for diagnosing ‘cryptic’ species using molecular and morphological data facilitate a taxonomic revision of the Black-bellied Salamanders (Urodela, Desmognathus ‘quadramaculatus’) from the southern Appalachian Mountains. Bionomina 27: 1–43. (10.11646/bionomina.27.1.1)
2022 2023-01-01  Amolops binchachaensis Ranidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Scutiger meiliensis Megophryidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Scutiger biluoensis Megophryidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Scutiger bangdaensis Megophryidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Leptolalax pingbianensis Megophryidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Nanorana bangdaensis Dicroglossidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Torrentophryne yongdeensis Bufonidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2023-01-01  Bufo yunlingensis Bufonidae China Rao, D. 2022 "2020". Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian [in Chinese]. Zhu, J-G, Rao, D (Eds.). Atlas of Wildlife in Southwest China: Amphibian: 1–448 (printed in 2020 but not distributed until 2022). Beijing, Beijing Publishing Group.
2022 2022-12-31  Pseudoeurycea jaguar Plethodontidae Mexico Cazares-Hernández, Erasmo, H. D. Jimeno-Sevilla, Sean M. Rovito, Marco A. López-Luna and Luis Canseco-Márquez. 2022. A new arboreal Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodonti­dae) from the Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 937-950. (10.3897/vz.72.e87275)
2022 2022-12-31  Onychodactylus sillanus Hynobiidae Korea, Republic of Borzée A, Shin Y, Poyarkov NA, Jeon JY, Baek HJ, Lee CH, An J, Hong YJ and Min M. 2022. Dwindling in the mountains: description of a critically endangered and microendemic Onychodactylus species (Amphibia, Hynobiidae) from the Korean Peninsula. Zoological Research 43(5): 750-755. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.048)
2022 2022-12-31  Hynobius sumidai Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Naito J, Iwata T and Nagano M. 2022. Molecular Phylogenetic and Morphological Problems of the Aki Salamander Hynobius akiensis: Description of Two New Species from Chugoku, Japan. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, (Natural Science)(51): 35-46.
2022 2022-12-31  Hynobius owariensis Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Fujitani T, Seguchi S, Sawahata T & Nagano M. 2022. Taxonomic Re-examination of the Yamato Salamander Hynobius vandenburghi: Description of a New Species from Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, (Natural Science)(51): 47-59.
2022 2022-12-31  Hynobius nihoensis Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Tahara Y, Nakazono S, Matsukoji T & Nagano M. 2022. Taxonomic revision of the Yamaguchi salamander Hynobius bakan: Description of two new species from Chugoku and Kyushu, Japan. Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum(69): 1-17.
2022 2022-12-31  Hynobius nagatoensis Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Tahara Y, Nakazono S, Matsukoji T & Nagano M. 2022. Taxonomic revision of the Yamaguchi salamander Hynobius bakan: Description of two new species from Chugoku and Kyushu, Japan. Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum(69): 1-17.
2022 2022-12-31  Hynobius geiyoensis Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Naito J, Iwata T and Nagano M. 2022. Molecular Phylogenetic and Morphological Problems of the Aki Salamander Hynobius akiensis: Description of Two New Species from Chugoku, Japan. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, (Natural Science)(51): 35-46.
2022 2022-12-31  Kurixalus inexpectatus Rhacophoridae China Messenger KR, Othman SN, Chuang M-F, Yang Y, Borzée A. 2022. Description of a new Kurixalus
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2022 2022-12-31  Boana guarinimirim Hylidae Brazil Marinho P, Bang DL, Vidigal I and Giaretta AA. 2022. A new cryptic species of Boana (Hylinae: Cophomantini) of the B. polytaenia clade from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Herpetology. 56: 278–293. (10.1670/21-045)
2022 2022-12-31  Allobates kamilae Aromobatidae Brazil Ferrão M, Hanken J and Lima AP. 2022. A new nurse frog of the Allobates tapajos species complex (Anura: Aromobatidae) from the upper Madeira River, Brazilian Amazonia. PeerJ 10: e13751. (10.7717/peerj.13751)
2022 2022-12-30  Desmognathus valtos Plethodontidae United States Pyron, RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Allocation of Salamandra auriculata Holbrook, 1838, with a new species of swamp-dwelling dusky salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus) from the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Zootaxa 5188: 587–595. (10.11646/zootaxa.5188.6.6).)
2022 2022-12-30  Desmognathus balsameus Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Systematics of the Ocoee Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus ocoee), with description of two new species from the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Zootaxa 5190: 207–240. (10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.3)
2022 2022-12-30  Desmognathus adatsihi Plethodontidae United States Pyron RA, Beamer DA. 2022. Systematics of the Ocoee Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus ocoee), with description of two new species from the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Zootaxa 5190: 207–240. (10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.3)
2022 2022-12-29  Hoplobatrachus salween Dicroglossidae Myanmar; Thailand Thongproh P, Chunskul J, Sringurngam Y, Waiprom L, Makchai S, Cota M, Duengkae P, Duangjai S, Hasan M, Chuaynkern C, Chuaynkern Y. 2022. A new species of the genus Hoplobatrachus Peters, 1863 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from northwesten Thailand. Agriculture and Natural Resources 56: 1135–1152. (10.34044/j.anres.2022.56.6.08)
2022 2022-12-22  Tylototriton houi Salamandridae China Dufresnes C and A Hernandez. 2022. Towards completing the crocodile newts' puzzle with all-inclusive phylogeographic resources, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlac038. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac038)
2022 2022-12-22  Echinotriton raffaellii Salamandridae Japan Dufresnes C and A Hernandez. 2022. Towards completing the crocodile newts’ puzzle with all-inclusive phylogeographic resources, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlac038. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac038)
2022 2022-12-22  Nidirana guibeiensis Ranidae China Chen W-C, Ye J-P, Peng W-X, Li P, Su T-P, Yu G-D, and Cheng Z-Y. 2022. A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1135: 119–137. (10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371)
2022 2022-12-22  Odontophrynus toledoi Odontophrynidae Brazil Moroti MDT, M Pedrozo, MR Severgnini, G Augusto-Alves, S Dena, IA Martins, I Nunes & E Muscat. 2022 A new species of Odontophrynus (Anura, Odontophrynidae) from the southern portion of the Mantiqueira mountains. European Journal of Taxonomy 847(1): 160–193. (10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1991)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus stelliger Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.19)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus steinfartzi Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.2)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus riparius Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.7)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus marintsoai Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.11)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus manerana Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.20)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus mahery Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.1)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus kortei Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.6)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus katae Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.5)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus jonasi Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.4)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus jahnarum Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.10)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus incognitus Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.3)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus gudrunae Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.13)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus grubenmanni Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.12)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus glosi Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.18)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus georgei Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.9)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus fergusoni Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.8)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus eulenbergeri Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.17)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus brevirostris Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.16)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus bletzae Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.15)
2022 2022-12-22  Mantidactylus augustini Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, A Crottini, CR Hutter, A Hildenbrand, F Andreone, TR Fulgence, G Köhler, SH Ndriantsoa, A Ohler, M.Preick, A Rakotoarison, L Rancilhac, JW Streicher, DR.Vieites, J Köhler, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2022. An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs: integration of phylogenomics, archival DNA analysis, morphology, and bioacoustics yields 24 new taxa in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus) from Madagascar. Megataxa 7: 113–311 (10.11646/megataxa.7.2.14)
2022 2022-12-22  Litoria insularis Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards SJ & PM Oliver. 2022. A new species of insular treefrog in the Litoria thesaurensis species group from the Nakanai Mountains, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 1067-1076. (10.3897/vz.72.e91422)
2022 2022-12-22  Eleutherodactylus montserratae Eleutherodactylidae Montserrat Hedges, Stephen B. 2022. A new species of frog from the Caribbean island of Montserrat (Eleutherodactylidae, Eleutherodactylus). Zootaxa 5219(4): 375-387. (10.11646/zootaxa.5219.4.5)
2022 2022-12-22  Hyloxalus jhoncito Dendrobatidae Colombia Anganoy-Criollo M, A Viuche-Lozano, MP Enciso-Calle, MH Bernal, and T Grant. 2022. The Enigmatic Hyloxalus edwardsi Species Group (Anura: Dendrobatidae): Phylogenetic Position, a New Species, and New Putative Morphological Synapomorphies. Herpetologica 78(4), 253-267 (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-21-00015)
2022 2022-11-23  Rana kyoto Ranidae Japan Eto K, Matsui M, Sugahara T. 2022. Description of a new subterranean breeding brown frog (Ranidae: Rana) from Japan. Zootaxa 5209(4):401-25. (10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.1)
2022 2022-11-23  Nyctibatrachus tunga Nyctibatrachidae India Kumar KP, Vishwajith H, Anisha A, Dayananda G, Gururaja KV, Priti H. 2022. A new cryptic species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) with description of its tadpole from the central Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5209(1):69-92. (10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.4)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis venegasi Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis tamia Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis resistencia Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis morlaco Strabomantidae Ecuador Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Toral-Contreras E, Urgiles VL. 2022. Una nueva especie de Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) de la provincia del Azuay, Andes sur de Ecuador. Neotropical Biodiversity 8:305–322. (10.1080/23766808.2022.2123731)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis kunam Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis glendae Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-22  Pristimantis anaiae Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega JA, Brito J, Ron SR. 2022. Six new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Llanganates National Park and Sangay National Park in Amazonian cloud forests of Ecuador. PeerJ 10:e13761 (10.7717/peerj.13761)
2022 2022-11-10  Nototriton vereh Plethodontidae Costa Rica Kubicki B, Reyes A, Arias E. 2022. Revised taxonomy and distributions of Costa Rican moss salamanders
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2022 2022-11-10  Nototriton lateomuscus Plethodontidae Costa Rica Kubicki B, Reyes A, Arias E. 2022. Revised taxonomy and distributions of Costa Rican moss salamanders
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2022 2022-11-10  Nototriton kenorum Plethodontidae Costa Rica Kubicki B, Reyes A, Arias E. 2022. Revised taxonomy and distributions of Costa Rican moss salamanders
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2022 2022-11-08  Microhyla xodangorum Microhylidae Viet Nam Hoang CV, Nguyen TT, Phan TQ, Pham CT, Ninh HT, Wang B, Jiang J, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2022. Distribution pattern of the Microhyla heymonsi group (Anura, Microhylidae) with descriptions of two new species from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 846: 1–41. (10.5852/ejt.2022.846.1961)
2022 2022-11-08  Microhyla hmongorum Microhylidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Viet Nam Hoang CV, Nguyen TT, Phan TQ, Pham CT, Ninh HT, Wang B, Jiang J, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2022. Distribution pattern of the Microhyla heymonsi group (Anura, Microhylidae) with descriptions of two new species from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 846: 1–41. (10.5852/ejt.2022.846.1961)
2022 2022-10-31  Microhyla dabieshanensis Microhylidae China Zhang C, Chen C, Zhang M, Wang Z, Ma H, Sun R, Jiang J, Zhang B. 2022. A new species of the genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China. Animals 12: 2894. (10.3390/ani12212894)
2022 2022-10-30  Amolops wangyali Ranidae Bhutan Mahony S, Nidup T, Streicher JW, Teeling EC, Kamei RG. 2022. A review of torrent frogs (Amolops: Ranidae) from Bhutan, the description of a new species, and reassessment of the taxonomic validity of some A. viridimaculatus group species aided by archival DNA sequences of century-old type specimens. Herpetological Journal 32: 142–175. (10.33256/32.3.142175)
2022 2022-10-28  Chiasmocleis jacki Microhylidae Brazil; French Guiana Fouquet A, Rodrigues MT, Peloso P. 2022. A new Chiasmocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from the eastern Guiana Shield with an amended definition of C. haddadi Peloso, Sturaro, Forlani, Gaucher, Motta, & Wheeler, 2014. Zootaxa 5200(1): 1–23. (10.11646/zootaxa.5200.1.1)
2022 2022-10-28  Quasipaa taoi Dicroglossidae Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam Pham CT, Hoang CV, Phan TQ, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T. 2022. Hidden in the jungle of Vietnam: a new species of Quasipaa (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Ngoc Linh Mountain. ZooKeys 1124: 23–42. (10.3897/zookeys.1124.89282)
2022 2022-10-28  Brachycephalus clarissae Brachycephalidae Brazil Folly M, Vrcibradic D, Siqueira CC, Rocha CFD, Machado AS, Lopes RT, Pombal Jr JP. 2022. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from a montane Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil, with a reappraisal of the species groups in the genus. Ichthyology & Herpetology 110(3): 585–601. (10.1643/h2020144)
2022 2022-10-25  Rhacophorus napoensis Rhacophoridae China Li J, Liu S, Yu G, Sun T.  2022. A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1117:123-38. (10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787)
2022 2022-10-25  Raorchestes yadongensis Rhacophoridae China Zhang, H., G.-c. Shu, F. Shu, K. Li, Q. Liu, Y.-Y. Wu, B.-j. Dong, and P. Guo. 2022. A new species of bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes ) from southern Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5195: 125–142. (10.11646/zootaxa.5195.2.2)
2022 2022-10-25  Rana zhijinensis Ranidae China Shasha Yan,Qingqing He,Tao Luo, et al. 2022. Description of a new species of the genus Rana (Anura: Ranidae) from western Guizhou, China, integrating morphological and molecular genetic data[J]. Zoological Systematics, 47(4): 275-292. (10.11865/zs.2022401)
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2022 2022-10-25  Leptobrachella yunyangensis Megophryidae China Luo, T., W. Wang, D. Peng, B. Lei, H. Deng, S. Ji, H. Huang, and J. Zhou. 2022. A new species of the Asian Leaf Litter Toad genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Chongqing City, Southwest China. Asian Herpetological Research 13: 75–95. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210052)
2022 2022-10-25  Occidozyga lingnanica Dicroglossidae China Lyu, Z.-T., J. Wang, Z.-C. Zeng, L. Luo, Y.-W. Zhang, C.-P. Guo, J.-L. Ren, S. Qi, Y.-m. Mo, and Y.-y. Wang. 2022. Taxonomic clarifications on the floating frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae: Occidozyga sensu lato) in southeastern China. Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 72: 495–512. (10.3897/vz.72.e80019)
2022 2022-10-21  Glandirana reliquia Ranidae Japan Shimada T, Matsui M, Ogata M, Miura I, Tange M, Min MS, Eto K. 2022. Genetic and morphological variation analyses of Glandirana rugosa with description of a new species (Anura, Ranidae). Zootaxa 5174(1):25-45. (10.11646/zootaxa.5174.1.2)
2022 2022-10-21  Leptobrachella verrucosa Megophryidae China Lin SS, Li YH, Lu YH, Su HL, Wu SB, Zhang QQ, Mo MJ, Xiao SJ, Pan Z, Pan HJ, Zeng ZC. 2022. A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangdong Province, China. Herpetozoa 35:165-178. (10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e89981)
2022 2022-10-11  Pristimantis omarrhynchus Strabomantidae Ecuador Bejarano-Muñoz P, Ron SR, Navarrete MJ, Yánez-Muñoz MH. 2022. Dos nuevas especies del grupo Pristimantis boulengeri (Anura: Strabomantidae) de la cuenca alta del río Napo, Ecuador. Cuadernos de Herpetología 36: 125–154.
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2022 2022-10-11  Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Hylidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Recalde D, Recalde F, Koch C, Guayasamin JM, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Jost L, Yánez-Muñoz MH. 2022. A spectacular new species of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera de Los Llanganates in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 10: e14066.
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2022 2022-10-09  Leptobrachella shimentaina Megophryidae China Wang, Jian, Shuo Qi, Ke-Yuan Dai, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Hong-Hui Chen, Yuan-Qiu Li, Yong-You Zhao, Yun-Ze Wang and Ying-Yong Wang. 2022. A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 98(1): 165-180. (10.3897/zse.98.73162)
2022 2022-10-09  Afrixalus phantasma Hyperoliidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Rwanda Greenbaum E, Portik DM, Allen KE, Vaughan ER, Badjedjea G, Barej MF, Behangana M, Conkey N, Dumbo B, Gonwouo LN, Hirschfeld M, Hughes DF, Igunzi F, Kusamba C, Lukwago W, Masudi FM, Penner J, Reyes JM, Rödel M-O, Roelke CE, Soraya Romero S and Dehling JM. 2022. Systematics of the Central African Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of two new species from the Albertine Rift. Zootaxa 5174(3): 201-232. (10.11646/zootaxa.5174.3.1)
2022 2022-10-09  Afrixalus lacustris Hyperoliidae Congo, the Democratic Republic of the; Uganda Greenbaum E, Portik DM, Allen KE, Vaughan ER, Badjedjea G, Barej MF, Behangana M, Conkey N, Dumbo B, Gonwouo LN, Hirschfeld M, Hughes DF, Igunzi F, Kusamba C, Lukwago W, Masudi FM, Penner J, Reyes JM, Rödel M-O, Roelke CE, Soraya Romero S and Dehling JM. 2022. Systematics of the Central African Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of two new species from the Albertine Rift. Zootaxa 5174(3): 201-232. (10.11646/zootaxa.5174.3.1)
2022 2022-09-28  Rana taihangensis Ranidae China Shen HJ, Xu MY, Yang XY, Chen Z, Xiao NW, Chen XHA. 2022. New Brown Frog of the Genus Rana (Anura, Ranidae) from North China, with a Taxonomic Revision of the R. chensinensis Species Group. Asian Herpetol Res. 13(3): 145–158. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210062)
2022 2022-09-28  Odorrana concelata Ranidae China Lin S-S, Li Y-H, Su H-L, Yi H, Pan Z, Sun Y-J, Zeng Z-C, Wang J. 2022. Discovery of a new limestone karst-restricted odorous frog from northern Guangdong, China (Anura, Ranidae, Odorrana). ZooKeys 1120: 47–66. (10.3897/zookeys.1120.87067)
2022 2022-09-25  Hynobius oni Hynobiidae Japan Kanamori S, Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Tanabe S. 2022. A new species of lotic breeding salamander (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) from Shikoku, Japan. PeerJ 10:e13891 (10.7717/peerj.13891)
2022 2022-09-06  Tlalocohyla celeste Hylidae Costa Rica Varela-Soto D, Abarca JG, Brenes-Mora E, Aspinall V, Leenders T and Shepack A. 2022. A new species of brilliant green frog of the genus Tlalocohyla (Anura, Hylidae) hiding between two volcanoes of northern Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5178(6): 501-531. (10.11646/zootaxa.5178.6.1)
2022 2022-08-19  Rhinella unapensis Bufonidae Peru Rojas RR, Peña PP, Ávila RW, Carvalho VT, Perez R, Farias IP, Gordo M and Hrbek T. 2022. Two new surprising species of leaf-litter toad of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Peruvian Amazon, Loreto-Peru. Zootaxa 5150(4): 487-515. ( )
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2022 2022-07-21  Hynobius sengokui Hynobiidae Japan Matsui M, Misawa Y, Yoshikawa N, Nishikawa K. 2022. Taxonomic reappraisal of Hynobius tokyoensis, with description of a new species from northeastern Honshu, Japan (Amphibia: Caudata). Zootaxa 5168: 207-221. (10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.7)
2022 2022-07-21  Xenophrys truongsonensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Luong AM, Hoang CV, Pham CT, Nguyen TT, Orlov NL, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2022. A new species of Xenophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Truong Son Range, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5150: 333-356. (10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.2)
2022 2022-07-21  Ansonia infernalis Bufonidae Thailand Suwannapoom C, Grismer LL, Pawangkhanant, Poyarkov NA. 2022. A new species of stream toad of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Nakhon Si Thammarat Range in southern Thailand. Zootaxa 5168: 119-136. (10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.2)
2022 2022-07-19  Nidirana shiwandashanensis Ranidae China Chen W, Peng W, Li P, Liu Y. 2022. A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from southern Guangxi, China. Asian Herpetological Research 13: 109-116. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210065)
2022 2022-07-19  Amolops shihaitaoi Ranidae China; Viet Nam Wang J, Li J, Du L, Hou M, Yu G. 2022. A cryptic species of Amolops ricketti species group (Anura, Ranidae) from China-Vietnam border regions. ZooKeys 1112: 139-159. (10.3897/zookeys.1112.82551)
2022 2022-07-19  Micryletta subaraji Microhylidae Singapore Sankar A, Thong Law I, Sind Law I, Shivaram R, Abraham RK, Chan KO. 2022. Morphology, phylogeny, and species delimitation of Micryletta (Anura: Microhylidae) reveals a new species from Singapore. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 457-467. (10.3897/vz.72.e85020)
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2022 2022-06-14  Gephyromantis portonae Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Crottini A, Hofreiter M, Hutter C R, du Preez L, Preick M, Rakotoarison A, Rancilhac L, Raselimanana A P, Rosa G M, Scherz M D, Glaw F. 2022. An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology 72 271–309. (10.3897/vz.72.e78830)
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2022 2022-05-18  Andrias jiangxiensis Cryptobranchidae China Chai J, Lu C-Q, Yi M-R, Dai N-H, Weng X-D, Di M-X, Peng Y, Tang Y, Shan Q-H, Wang K, Liu H-Z, Zhao H-P, Jin J-Q, Cao R-J, Lu P, Luo L-C, Murphy RW, Zhang Y-P, and Che J. 2022. Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities. Zoological Research 43: 469–480. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.101)
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2022 2022-05-16  Bolitoglossa cathyledecae Plethodontidae Panama Ponce M, Navarro D, Morales R, and Batista A. 2022. A new salamander of the genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the highlands of western Panama. Zootaxa, 5129(4), 543-556. (10.11646/zootaxa.5129.4.4)
2022 2022-05-11  Theloderma hekouense Rhacophoridae China; Viet Nam Du L, J Wang, S Liu, and G Yu. 2022. A new cryptic species in the Theloderma rhododiscus complex (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from China–Vietnam border regions. ZooKeys 1099: 123–138. (10.3897/zookeys.1099.80390)
2022 2022-04-21  Tylototriton tongziensis Salamandridae China Li S-Z, J Liu, S-C Shi, G Wei, and B Wang. 2022. Description of a new species of the newt genus Tylototriton sensu lato (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from southwestern China. Zootaxa 5128: 248–268. (10.11646/zootaxa.5128.2.5)
2022 2022-04-12  Pristimantis cryptopictus Strabomantidae Colombia Patiño-Ocampo, E., S. Duarte-Marín, and M. Rivera Correa. 2022. Genética, bioacústica y morfología revelan una nueva especie oculta en Pristimantis dorsopictus (Anura: Strabomantidae). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología 5:60–90. (10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.305)
2022 2022-04-10  Tylototriton daloushanensis Salamandridae China Luo, T., S. Yan, N. Xiao, W. Li, H. Deng, and J. Zhou. 2022. A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from the Eastern Dalou Mountains in Guizhou, China. Zoological Systematics 47:66–88. (10.11865/zs.2022102)
2022 2022-04-10  Onychodactylus pyrrhonotus Hynobiidae Japan Yoshikawa N and Matsui M. 2022. A new salamander of the genus Onychodactylus from Central Honshu, Japan (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae). Current Herpetology 41:82–100. (10.5358/hsj.41.82)
2022 2022-04-10  Pristimantis maryanneae Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig, J. P., C. Reyes-Puig, D. Franco-Mena, L. Jost, and M. H. Yánez-Muñoz. 2022. Strong differentiation between amphibian communities on two adjacent mountains in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed of Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species of terrestrial frogs. ZooKeys 2022:35–87. (10.3897/zookeys.1081.71488)
2022 2022-04-10  Pristimantis burtoniorum Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig, J. P., C. Reyes-Puig, D. Franco-Mena, L. Jost, and M. H. Yánez-Muñoz. 2022. Strong differentiation between amphibian communities on two adjacent mountains in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed of Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species of terrestrial frogs. ZooKeys 2022:35–87. (10.3897/zookeys.1081.71488)
2022 2022-04-10  Philoria knowlesi Myobatrachidae Australia Mahony MJ, Hones, HB, Bertozzi T, Bradford TM, Mahony SV, Newell DA, Clarke JM, Donnellan SC. 2022. A new species of Philoria (Anura: Limnodynastidae) from the uplands of the Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage Area of eastern Australia. Zootaxa 5104 (2): 209–241 (10.11646/zootaxa.5104.2.3)
2022 2022-04-10  Brachytarsophrys qiannanensis Megophryidae China Li, S., J. Liu, G. Yang, G. Wei, and H. Su. 2022. A new toad species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. Biodiversity Data Journal 10:e79984. (10.3897/BDJ.10.e79984)
2022 2022-04-10  Phantasmarana tamuia Hylodidae Brazil De Sá FP, Condez TH, Lyra ML, Haddad CFB, and Malagoli LR. 2022. Unveiling the diversity of Giant Neotropical Torrent frogs (Hylodidae): phylogenetic relationships, morphology, and the description of two new species. Systematics and Biodiversity 20:1–31. (10.1080/14772000.2022.2039318)
2022 2022-04-10  Phantasmarana curucutuensis Hylodidae Brazil De Sá FP, Condez TH, Lyra ML, Haddad CFB, and Malagoli LR. 2022. Unveiling the diversity of Giant Neotropical Torrent frogs (Hylodidae): phylogenetic relationships, morphology, and the description of two new species. Systematics and Biodiversity 20:1–31. (10.1080/14772000.2022.2039318)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor rubinus Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor portilloensis Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor polaclavus Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor cueyatl Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor candelariensis Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-10  Craugastor bitonium Craugastoridae Mexico Jameson TJM, Streicher JW, Manuelli L, Head JJ, Smith EN. 2022. Miniaturization in direct-developing frogs from Mexico with the description of six new species. Herpetological Monographs 36:1–48. (10.1655/0733-1347-36.1.1)
2022 2022-04-09  Allobates paleci Aromobatidae Brazil Silva LA, Marques R, Folly H, Santana DJ. 2022. A new Amazonian species of Allobates Zimmermann & Zimmermann, 1988 (Aromobatidae) with a trilled advertisement call. PeerJ 10:e13026 (10.7717/peerj.13026)
2022 2022-04-08  Hyalinobatrachium nouns Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin, JM, Brunner RM, Valencia-Aguilar A, Franco-Mena D, Ringler E, Medina Armijos A, Morochz C, Bustamante L, Maynard RJ, and Culebras J. 2022. Two new glassfrogs (Centrolenidae: Hyalinobatrachium) from Ecuador, with comments on the endangered biodiversity of the Andes. PeerJ 10:e13109 (10.7717/peerj.13109)
2022 2022-04-08  Hyalinobatrachium mashpi Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin, JM, Brunner RM, Valencia-Aguilar A, Franco-Mena D, Ringler E, Medina Armijos A, Morochz C, L. Bustamante L, Maynard RJ, and Culebras J. 2022. Two new glassfrogs (Centrolenidae: Hyalinobatrachium) from Ecuador, with comments on the endangered biodiversity of the Andes. PeerJ 10:e13109 (10.7717/peerj.13109)
2022 2022-04-07  Theloderma khoii Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Ninh HT, TT Nguyen, HQ Nguyen, NV Hoang, S Siliyavong, TV Nguyen, DT Le, QK Le, and T Ziegler. 2022. A new species of mossy frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Northeastern Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 794: 72–90. (10.5852/ejt.2022.794.1655)
2022 2022-04-04  Pristimantis relictus Strabomantidae Brazil Roberto IJ, Loebmann D, Lyra ML, Haddad CFB, Ávila RW. 2022. A new species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the “Brejos de Altitude” in Northeast Brazil. Zootaxa 5100: 521–540. (10.11646/zootaxa.5100.4.4)
2022 2022-03-20  Stumpffia bishopi Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Rasolonjatovo SM, Razafindraibe JH, Vences M, Scherz MD. 2022. Discovery of frogs of the Stumpffia hara species group (Microhylidae, Cophylinae) on Montagne d’Ambre in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species. Evolutionary Systematics 6(1): 21-33. (10.3897/evolsyst.6.76382)
2022 2022-03-20  Boulenophrys puningensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Lyu, Z-T, Qi S, Liu Z-Y, Chen H-H, Lu Y-H, Xiao H-W, Lin C-R, Chen K, and Wang Y-Y. 2022. Description of three new Boulenophrys species from eastern Guangdong, China, emphasizing the urgency of ecological conservation in this region (Anura, Megophryidae). Zootaxa 5099(1): 91–119. (10.11646/zootaxa.5099.1.4 )
2022 2022-03-20  Boulenophrys hungtai Megophryidae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Lyu, Z-T, Qi S, Liu Z-Y, Chen H-H, Lu Y-H, Xiao H-W, Lin C-R, Chen K, and Wang Y-Y. 2022. Description of three new Boulenophrys species from eastern Guangdong, China, emphasizing the urgency of ecological conservation in this region (Anura, Megophryidae). Zootaxa, 5099(1):91–119. (10.11646/zootaxa.5099.1.4)
2022 2022-03-20  Boulenophrys fengshunensis Megophryidae China Wang J, Zeng Z-C, Lyu, Z-T, Qi S, Liu Z-Y, Chen H-H, Lu Y-H, Xiao H-W, Lin C-R, Chen K, and Wang Y-Y. 2022. Description of three new Boulenophrys species from eastern Guangdong, China, emphasizing the urgency of ecological conservation in this region (Anura, Megophryidae). Zootaxa, 5099(1):91–119. (10.11646/zootaxa.5099.1.4 )
2022 2022-03-20  Eleutherodactylus potosiensis Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Hernández-Austria R,García-Vázquez UO, Grünwald CI and Parra-Olea G. 2022. Molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Syrrhophus (Amphibia: Anura: Eleutherodactylidae), with the description of a new species from Eastern Mexico. Systematics and Biodiversity. 20(1): 1-20. (10.1080/14772000.2021.2014597)
2022 2022-03-20  Euphlyctis jaladhara Dicroglossidae India Dinesh K, Channakeshavamurthy B, Deepak P, Shabnam A, Ghosh A, and Deuti K. 2022. Discovery of a new species of Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the western coastal plains of peninsular India. Zootaxa, 5100(3), 419–434. (10.11646/zootaxa.5100.3.6 )
2022 2022-02-28  Kurixalus qionglaiensis Rhacophoridae China Guo C-P, Zhong M-J, Leung KW, Wang X-Y, Hu J-H. 2022. A new species of the genus Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Zoological Research 43(1): 90-94. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.293)
2022 2022-02-28  Microhyla nakkavaram Microhylidae India Garg S, Sivaperuman C, Gokulakrishnan G, Chandramouli SR, Biju SD. 2022. Hiding in plain sight: rain water puddles in Nicobar Islands of India reveal abundance of a new frog species of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae). Zool Stud 61:2. (10.6620/ZS.2022.61-02)
2022 2022-02-18  Elachistocleis tinigua Microhylidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, Tonini JFR, & De Sá RO.2022. Two new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Anura: Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 5099:527–548. (10.11646/zootaxa.5099.5.2)
2022 2022-02-18  Elachistocleis sikuani Microhylidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, Tonini JFR, & De Sá RO.2022. Two new species of Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 (Anura: Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 5099:527–548. (10.11646/zootaxa.5099.5.2)
2022 2022-02-16  Synapturanus danta Microhylidae Peru Chávez G, Thomson ME, Sánchez DA, Chávez-Arribasplata JC, Catenazzi A. 2022. A needle in a haystack: Integrative taxonomy reveals the existence of a new small species of fossorial frog from Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 6: 9-20. (10.3897/evolsyst.6.80281)
2022 2022-02-16  Gastrotheca trachyplevra Hemiphractidae Peru Echevarria LY, Paluh DJ, Garcia-Ayachi LA, Venegas PJ, Catenazzi A, Pradel R, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2022. Two new species of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Central Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 58: 1-23. (10.5281/zenodo.6090197)
2022 2022-02-16  Gastrotheca flavodactyla Hemiphractidae Peru Echevarria LY, Paluh DJ, Garcia-Ayachi LA, Venegas PJ, Catenazzi A, Pradel R, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2022. Two new species of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Central Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 58: 1-23. (10.5281/zenodo.6090197)
2022 2022-02-06  Pristimantis postducheminorum Strabomantidae Colombia Palacios-Rodríguez P, Daza JM, Mazariegos-H LA, Rendón U & Amézquita A. 2022. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) with a colourful venter from the cloud forests of Colombian western Andes. Zootaxa 5092: 67–84 (10.11646/zootaxa.5092.1.3)
2022 2022-02-06  Pristimantis blasi Strabomantidae Colombia Duarte-Marin S, Montoya-Marin M, & Rivera-Gomez J. 2022. A New Species of Red-eyed frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Western Slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Risaralda, Colombia. Zootaxa, 5093(2), 218–232. (10.11646/zootaxa.5093.2.5 )
2022 2022-02-06  Scinax albertinae Hylidae Brazil Ferrão M, Moravec J, Ferreira AS, Moraes LJCL & Hanken J. 2022. A new snouted treefrog of the genus Scinax (Anura, Hylidae) from the white-sand forests of Central Amazonia. Breviora Museum of Comparative Zoology 573(1): 1–36.
2022 2022-01-22  Conraua kamancamarai Conrauidae Guinea Neira-Salamea K, Doumbia J, Hillers A, Sandberger-Loua L, Kouamé NG, Brede C, Schäfer M, Blackburn DC, Barej MF and Rödel M-O. 2022. A new slippery frog (Amphibia, Conrauidae, Conraua Nieden, 1908) from the Fouta Djallon Highlands, west-central Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 98(1): 23-42. (10.3897/zse.98.76692)
2022 2022-01-15  Pristimantis gretathunbergae Strabomantidae Panama Mebert K, González-Pinzón M, Miranda M, Griffith E, Vesely M, Schmid PL, Batista A. 2022. A new rainfrog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Brachycephaloidea) from central and eastern Panama. ZooKeys 1081: 1-34. (10.3897/zookeys.1081.63009)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera tapajonica Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera kayapo Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera inopinata Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera gridipappi Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera aurantiaca Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-04-24  Adenomera amicorum Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho, TR de, Moraes LJCL, Lima AP, Fouquet PA, Peloso PLV, Pavan D, Drummond L de O, Rodrigues MT, Giaretta AA, Gordo M, Neckel-Oliveira S, and Haddad CFB. 2021. Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191: 395–433. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa051)
2021 2023-01-31  Gephyromantis marokoroko Mantellidae Madagascar Hutter CR, Andriampenomanana ZF, Andrianasolo GT, Cobb KA, Razafindraibe JH, Abraham RK, Lambert SM. 2021. A fantastic new species of secretive forest frog discovered from forest fragments near Andasibe, Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution. Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin 97:483-495. (10.3897/zse.97.73630)
2021 2022-12-31  Hynobius kunibiki Hynobiidae Japan Sugawara H, Iwata T, Yamashita H & Nagano M. 2021. Taxonomic Reassessment of the Izumo Lineage of Hynobius utsunomiyaorum: Description of a New Species from Chugoku, Japan. Animals 11(8): 2187.
2021 2022-05-25  Kurixalus silvaenaias Rhacophoridae China Hou M, Peng XP, Miao JL, Liu S, Li PP, and Orlov NL. 2021. Description a new species of genus Kurixalus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, Animal Molecular Breeding, 11(2): 1-16. (10.5376/amb.2021.11.0002))
2021 2022-04-10  Cophixalus pusillus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Three new tiny species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from central Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 134:339–362. (10.2988/0006-324X-134.339)
2021 2022-04-10  Cophixalus melanogenys Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther, R., and S. Richards. 2021. Three new tiny species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from central Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 134:339–362. (10.2988/0006-324X-134.339)
2021 2022-04-10  Cophixalus brevidigitus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Three new tiny species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from central Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 134:339–362. (10.2988/0006-324X-134.339)
2021 2022-02-06  Odorrana liboensis Ranidae China Luo T, Wang S, Xiao N, Wang Y, and Zhou J. 2021. A new species of Odorous Frog genus Odorrana (Anura, Ranidae) from southern Guizhou Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 12: 381–398 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200122)
2021 2022-01-22  Gephyromantis pedronoi Mantellidae Madagascar Vences M, Köhler J, Andreone F, Craul A.-K, Crottini A, du Preez L, Preick M, Rancilhac L, Rödel M.-O, Scherz MD, Streicher JW, Hofreiter M and Glaw F. 2021. Target-enriched DNA sequencing clarifies the identity of name-bearing types of the Gephyromantis plicifer complex and reveals a new species of mantellid frog from Madagascar (Amphibia, Anura). Spixiana 44 (2): 175-202.
2021 2022-01-22  Minervarya pentali Dicroglossidae India Garg S and SD Biju. 2021. DNA barcoding and systematic review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a taxonomic conundrum with description of a new species. Asian Herpetological Research 12: 345–370 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023)
2021 2022-01-15  Pristimantis okmoi Strabomantidae Peru Ortega-Andrade H.M., Deichmann J.L., Chaparro J.C. 2021. Two new cryptic Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) from the southern Amazon basin of Peru with taxonomic comments on Pristimantis imitatrix (Duellman, 1978). South American Journal of Herpetology 21: 41–64. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00068.1)
2021 2022-01-15  Pristimantis gagliardi Strabomantidae Peru Ortega-Andrade H.M., Deichmann J.L., Chaparro J.C. 2021. Two new cryptic Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) from the southern Amazon basin of Peru with taxonomic comments on Pristimantis imitatrix (Duellman, 1978). South American Journal of Herpetology 21: 41–64. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00068.1)
2021 2022-01-08  Glyphoglossus huadianensis Microhylidae China Zhang D, Liu S, Zhang L, H. Hui, Xiao H, and D.-q. Rao. 2021. A new species of Glyphoglossus Günther, 1869 (Anura: Microhylidae) from western Yunnan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 12: 371–380 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200106)
2021 2022-01-05  Pristimantis paulpittmani Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, and Catenazzi A. 2021 "2022". Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru. Taxonomy 2: 20–40. (10.3390/taxonomy2010002)
2021 2022-01-05  Pristimantis kiruhampatu Strabomantidae Peru Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, and Catenazzi A. 2021 "2022". Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru. Taxonomy 2: 20–40. (10.3390/taxonomy2010002)
2021 2022-01-02  Vietnamophryne cuongi Microhylidae Viet Nam Nguyen TV, Hoang CV, Jianping J, Orlov NL, Ninh HT, Nguyen HQ, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T. 2021. A New Species of Vietnamophryne with an Extended Description of Vietnamophryne orlovi. Russian Journal of Herpetology 28(6):355-368. (10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-6-355-368)
2021 2022-01-02  Osteocephalus melanops Hylidae Brazil Melo-Sampaio PR, Ferrão M, and L. João Carneiro de Lima Moraes. 2021. A new species of Osteocephalus Steindachner, 1862 (Anura, Hylidae), from Brazilian Amazonia. Breviora, 572(1), 1-21. (10.3099/0006-9698-572.1.1)
2021 2021-12-27  Ansonia karen Bufonidae Myanmar; Thailand Suwannapoom C, Grismer LL, Pawangkhanant P, Naiduangchan M, Yushchenko PV, Arkhipov DV, Wilkinson JA, Poyarkov NA. 2021. Hidden tribe: A new species of Stream Toad of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka, 1870 (Anura: Bufonidae) from the poorly explored mountainous borderlands of western Thailand. Vertebrate Zoology 71 763–779. (10.3897/vz.71.e73529)
2021 2021-12-21  Micryletta melanops Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov NA, Nguyen TV, Yang J-H, and Gorin VA. 2021. A new species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from the Langbian Plateau in southern Vietnam. Zoological Research 42(6): 726-733. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.228)
2021 2021-12-20  Tylototriton umphangensis Salamandridae Thailand Pomchote P, Peerachidacho P, Hernandez A, Sapewisut P, Khonsue W, Thammachoti P, Nishikawa K. 2021. A new species of the genus Tylototriton (Urodela, Salamandridae) from western Thailand. ZooKeys 1072: 83-105. (10.3897/zookeys.1072.75320)
2021 2021-12-20  Pristimantis daquilemai Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito-Zapata D, Reyes-Puig C, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Zumel D, and Ron SR. 2021. Description of a new minute frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. Zootaxa 5072(4): 351-372. (10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.3)
2021 2021-12-20  Leptobrachella damingshanensis Megophryidae China Wei-Cai Chen, Gui-Dong Yu, Zhi-Ying Cheng, Tao Meng, Hai Wei, Guang-Yong Zhou, Yan-Wu Lu. 2021. A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from central Guangxi, China. Zoological Research 42(6): 783-788. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.179)
2021 2021-12-20  Boulenophrys yunkaiensis Megophryidae China Qi, Shuo, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yun-Ming Mo, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Yang-Jin Zeng, Ke-Yuan Dai, Yuan-qiu L, L. L. Grismer & Ying-Yong Wang. 2021. Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 5072(5): 401-438. (10.11646/zootaxa.5072.5.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Boulenophrys yingdeensis Megophryidae China Qi, Shuo, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yun-Ming Mo, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Yang-Jin Zeng, Ke-Yuan Dai, Yuan-qiu L, L. L. Grismer & Ying-Yong Wang. 2021. Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 5072(5): 401-438. (10.11646/zootaxa.5072.5.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Boulenophrys yaoshanensis Megophryidae China Qi, Shuo, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yun-Ming Mo, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Yang-Jin Zeng, Ke-Yuan Dai, Yuan-qiu L, L. L. Grismer & Ying-Yong Wang. 2021. Three new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 5072(5): 401-438. (10.11646/zootaxa.5072.5.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Litoria quiritatus Hylidae Australia Rowley JJL, Mahony MJ, Hines HB, Myers S, Price LC, Shea GM and Donnellan SC. 2021. Two new frog species from the Litoria rubella species group from eastern Australia. Zootaxa 5071(1): 1-41. (10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Litoria balatus Hylidae Australia Rowley JJL, Mahony MJ, Hines HB, Myers S, Price LC, Shea GM and Donnellan SC. 2021. Two new frog species from the Litoria rubella species group from eastern Australia. Zootaxa 5071(1): 1-41. (10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Schismaderma branchi Bufonidae Angola Baptista, Ninda, Pedro Vaz Pinto, Chad Keates, Shelley Edwards, Mark-Oliver Rödel & Werner Conradie. 2021. A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola. Zootaxa 5081(3): 301-332. (10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Ischnocnema crassa Brachycephalidae Brazil Silva-Soares T, Ferreira RB, Ornellas IS, Zocca CZ, Caramaschi U and Cruz CAG. 2021. A new species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the mountainous region of Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil, with a new phylogeny and diagnose for Ischnocnema parva series. Zootaxa 5082(3): 201-222. (10.11646/zootaxa.5082.3.1)
2021 2021-12-20  Brachycephalus puri Brachycephalidae Brazil Almeida-Silva D, Silva-Soares T, Rodrigues MT, and Verdade VK. 2021. New species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Zootaxa 5068: 517–532 (10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.3)
2021 2021-11-08  Pristimantis ventristellatus Strabomantidae Ecuador Zumel D, Buckley D & Santiago RR. 2021. The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 40. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab044)
2021 2021-11-08  Pristimantis ujucami Strabomantidae Ecuador Zumel D, Buckley D, and Santiago RR. 2021. The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 40. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab044)
2021 2021-11-08  Pristimantis pramukae Strabomantidae Ecuador Zumel D, Buckley D, and Santiago RR. 2021. The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 40. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab044)
2021 2021-11-08  Pristimantis nanus Strabomantidae Ecuador Zumel D, Buckley D & Santiago RR. 2021. The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 40. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab044)
2021 2021-11-07  Rana wuyiensis Ranidae China Wu Y, Shi S, Zhang H, Chen W, Cai B, Hoang VC, Wu J, Wang B (2021) A new species of the genus Rana sensu lato Linnaeus, 1758 (Anura, Ranidae) from Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China. ZooKeys 1065: 101-124. (10.3897/zookeys.1065.67005)
2021 2021-11-07  Duttaphrynus peninsularis Bufonidae India Bisht K, Garg S, Sarmah ANDA, Sengupta S and Biju SD. 2021. Lost, forgotten, and overlooked: Systematic reassessment of two lesser-known toad species (Anura: Bufonidae) from Peninsular India and another wide-ranging northern species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(2): 451-470. (10.3897/zse.97.61770)
2021 2021-11-05  Leptodactylus avivoca Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho TRde, Seger KR, Magalhães FdeM, Lourenço LB & Haddad CFB. 2021. On the availability of the recently proposed nomen Leptodactylus avivoca (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Bionomina 22(1): 42–45. (10.11646/bionomina.22.1.4)
2021 2021-11-03  Scinax pixinguinha Hylidae Brazil Lacerda JVA de, Ferreira RB, Araujo-Vieira K, Zocca C, and Lourenço ACC. 2021. A new species of Scinax Wagler (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. Ichthyology & Herpetology 109: 522–536 (10.1643/h2020091)
2021 2021-11-02  Ichthyophis benjii Ichthyophiidae India Lalremsanga HT, Purkayastha J, Biakzuala L, Vabeiryureilai M, Murasanga L, Hmar GZ. 2021. A new striped species of Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Mizoram, northeast India. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15(2) [Taxonomy Section]: 198–209 (e288).
2021 2021-11-02  Leptobrachella murphyi Megophryidae Thailand Chen JM, Suwannapoom C, Wu Y-H, Poyarkov NA, Xu K, Pawangkhanant P and Che J. (2021) Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from the mountains of northern Thailand. Zootaxa. 5052(2): 41–64 (10.11646/zootaxa.5052.2.2)
2021 2021-11-01  Pristimantis lojanus Strabomantidae Ecuador Székely P, Székely D, Ordóñez-Delgado L, Armijos-Ojeda D, Vörös J (2021) Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258454. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258454 (10.1371/journal.pone.0258454)
2021 2021-11-01  Pristimantis chocolatebari Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Gonzalez-Duran GA, Saldarriaga-Gomez AM, Duarte-Marin S. (2021). Biodiversity in the Andean Mountains: Two new rain frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern Cordillera Central in Colombia. Zootaxa, 5040(3), 334–364. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5040.3.2 (10.11646/zootaxa.5040.3.2)
2021 2021-11-01  Pristimantis carylae Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, Gonzalez-Duran GA, Saldarriaga-Gomez AM, Duarte-Marin S. 2021. Biodiversity in the Andean Mountains: Two new rain frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern Cordillera Central in Colombia. Zootaxa, 5040(3), 334–364. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5040.3.2 (10.11646/zootaxa.5040.3.2)
2021 2021-11-01  Uperoleia gurrumuli Myobatrachidae Australia Catullo RA, and Keogh JS. 2021. Seen only once: an evolutionarily distinct species of Toadlet (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae) from the Wessel Islands of northern Australia. Zootaxa, 5057(1), 52–68. (10.11646/zootaxa.5057.1.3 )
2021 2021-11-01  Assa wollumbin Myobatrachidae Australia Mahony MJ, Hines HB, Mahony SV, Moses B, Catalano SR, Myers S, & Donnellan SC. (2021). A new hip-pocket frog from mid-eastern Australia (Anura: Myobatrachidae: Assa). Zootaxa, 5057(4), 451–486. (10.11646/zootaxa.5057.4.1 )
2021 2021-11-01  Andinobates supata Dendrobatidae Colombia Chaves-Portilla GA, Salazar EN, Gil-Acero J, Dorado-Correa A, Marquez R, Rueda-Almonacid JV, & Amezquita A. 2021. A new species of Andean golden poison frog (Andinobates, Dendrobatidae) from the Eastern Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa, 5047(5), 531–546. (10.11646/zootaxa.5047.5.3)
2021 2021-10-30  Amolops chaochin Ranidae China Jiang K, JL Ren, ZT Lyu, D Wang, Z Wang, K Lv, JW Wu, and JT Li. 2021. Taxonomic revision of Amolops chunganensis (Pope, 1929) (Amphibia: Anura) and description of a new species from southwestern China, with discussion on Amolops monticola group and assignment of species groups of the genus Amolops. Zoological Research 42: 574-591. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.107)
2021 2021-10-30  Xenorhina ventrimaculata Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, C Dahl, and SJ Richards. 2021. Description of a new Xenorhina species (Anura, Microhylidae) from northwestern Papua New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 621-630. (10.3897/vz.71.e66954)
2021 2021-10-30  Microhyla sriwijaya Microhylidae Indonesia Eprilurahman, R, S Garg, VY Atmaja, F Alhadi, M Munir, R Ubaidillah, T Arisuryanti, SD Biju, EN Smith, and A Hamidy. 2021. A tiny new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Belitung Island and Southeastern Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5027: 451-488. (10.11646/zootaxa.5027.4.1)
2021 2021-10-30  Megophrys selatanensis Megophryidae Indonesia Munir M, K Nishikawa, A Hamidy, and EN Smith. 2021. Two new species of Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5057: 503-529. (10.11646/zootaxa.5057.4.3)
2021 2021-10-30  Megophrys acehensis Megophryidae Indonesia Munir M, K Nishikawa, A Hamidy, and EN Smith. 2021. Two new species of Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5057: 503-529. (10.11646/zootaxa.5057.4.3)
2021 2021-10-30  Melanophryniscus nigricans Bufonidae Argentina Aguirre, TM, JE Dopazo, A Cortelezzi, ML Arellano, CT Falasco, MV Simoy, and I Berkunsky. 2021. Two new species of the genus Melanophryniscus (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from pampa grasslands of Argentina. Russian Journal of Herpetology 28: 108-116. (10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-2-108-116)
2021 2021-10-30  Melanophryniscus diabolicus Bufonidae Argentina Aguirre, TM, JE Dopazo, A Cortelezzi, ML Arellano, CT Falasco, MV Simoy, and I Berkunsky. 2021. Two new species of the genus Melanophryniscus (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from pampa grasslands of Argentina. Russian Journal of Herpetology 28: 108-116. (10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-2-108-116)
2021 2021-09-28  Proceratophrys korekore Odontophrynidae Brazil Santana, DJ, L Alves da Silva, AC Sant’Anna, DB Shepard, and S Mângia. 2021. A new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Odontophrynidae) from Southern Amazonia, Brazil. PeerJ 9:e12012 (10.7717/peerj.12012)
2021 2021-09-25  Pristimantis achupalla Strabomantidae Peru Ttito A and Catenazzi A. 2021. Pristimantis achupalla sp. n., a new minute species of direct-developing frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) inhabiting bromeliads of the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 9:e11878 (10.7717/peerj.11878)
2021 2021-09-25  Leucostethus siapida Dendrobatidae Colombia Grant T and Bolívar-García W. 2021. A new species of Leucostethus (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from Gorgona Island, Colombia. ZooKeys 1057: 185–208. (10.3897/zookeys.1057.67621)
2021 2021-09-23  Batrachoseps wakei Plethodontidae United States Sweet SS and Jockusch EL. 2021. A New Relict Species of Slender Salamander (Plethodontidae: Batrachoseps) with a Tiny Range from Point Arguello, California. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 109(3), 836-850. (10.1643/h2020027)
2021 2021-08-28  Pristimantis ledzeppelin Strabomantidae Ecuador Brito-Zapata D, and C Reyes-Puig. 2021. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Neotropical Biodiversity 7: 213–222. (10.1080/23766808.2021.1940048)
2021 2021-08-28  Boophis asquithi Mantellidae Madagascar Glaw F, J Köhler, A Crottini, P-S Gehring, D Prötzel, L Randriamanana, F Andreone, and M Vences. 2021. An additional level of cryptic diversity: a new green-coloured Malagasy treefrog of the Boophis luteus species group. Salamandra 57: 295–308.
2021 2021-08-28  Physalaemus araxa Leptodactylidae Brazil Leal, F, C Zornosa-Torres, G Augusto-Alves, S Dena, TL Pezzuti, F Leite, LB Lourenço, P Garcia, and LP Toledo. 2021. Head in the clouds: a new dwarf frog species of the Physalaemus signifer clade (Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) from the top of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. European Journal of Taxonomy 764: 119–151. (10.5852/ejt.2021.764.1475)
2021 2021-08-28  Phrynoglossus swanbornorum Dicroglossidae Bangladesh Trageser S, H Al-Razi, M Maria, F Nobel, M. Asaduzzaman, SC Rahman. 2021. A new species of Phrynoglossus Peters, 1867; Dicroglossidae) from southeastern Bangladesh, with comments on the genera Occidozyga and Phrynoglossus. PeerJ 9: e11998. (10.7717/peerj.11998)
2021 2021-08-28  Limnonectes bagoyoma Dicroglossidae Myanmar Köhler G, B Zwitzers, NL Than, DK Gupta, A Janke, SU Pauls, and P Thammachoti. 2021. Bioacoustics reveal hidden diversity in frogs: tw new species of the genus Limnonectes from Myanmar (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae). Diversity 13: 399. (10.3390/d13090399)
2021 2021-08-28  Limnonectes bagoensis Dicroglossidae Myanmar Köhler G, B Zwitzers, NL Than, DK Gupta, A Janke, SU Pauls, and P Thammachoti. 2021. Bioacoustics reveal hidden diversity in frogs: tw new species of the genus Limnonectes from Myanmar (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae). Diversity 13: 399. (10.3390/d13090399)
2021 2021-08-28  Allobates sieggreenae Aromobatidae Peru Gagliardi-Urrutia G, S Castroviejo-Fisher, FJM Rojas-Runjaic, AF Jaramillo, S Solís, and PI Simões. 2021. A new species of nurse-frog (Aromobatidae, Allobates) from the Amazonian forest of Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 5026: 375–404. (10.11646/zootaxa.5026.3.3)
2021 2021-08-17  Pristimantis petersioides Strabomantidae Ecuador Carrión-Olmedo JC, and SR Ron. 2021. A new cryptic species of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics 5: 151–175. (10.3897/evolsyst.5.62661)
2021 2021-08-17  Oreobates colanensis Strabomantidae Peru Venegas, PJ, LA García-Ayachi, J Ormeño, S Bullard, A Catenazzi, and AP Motta. 2021. Two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) from Cordillera de Colán, Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity 7: 279–296. (10.1080/23766808.2021.1953894)
2021 2021-08-17  Lynchius waynehollomonae Strabomantidae Peru Venegas, PJ, LA García-Ayachi, J Ormeño, S Bullard, A Catenazzi, and AP Motta. 2021. Two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) from Cordillera de Colán, Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity 7: 279–296. (10.1080/23766808.2021.1953894)
2021 2021-08-17  Philautus nepenthophilus Rhacophoridae Malaysia Etter, L, A Haas, CC Lee, PY Min, I Das, and ST Hertwig. 2021. Out of the trap: A new phytothelm-breeding species of Philautus and an updated phylogeny of Bornean bush frogs (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59: 1064–1096. (10.1111/jzs.12465)
2021 2021-08-17  Amolops adicola Ranidae India Patel NG, S Garg, A Das, BL Stuart, and SD Biju. 2021. Phylogenetic position of the poorly known montane cascade frog Amolops monticola (Ranidae) and description of a new closely related species from Northeast India. Journal of Natural History 55: 1403–1440. (10.1080/00222933.2021.1946185)
2021 2021-08-17  Phrynobatrachus amieti Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon; Nigeria Dolinay, M, T Nečas, BM Zimkus, A Schmitz, EB Fokam, EM Lemmon, AR Lemmon, and V Gvoždík. 2021. Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of Afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 163:107258. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107258 (10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107258)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina woxvoldi Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina wiegankorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina thiekeorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina pohleorum Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina perexigua Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Xenorhina lacrimosa Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. (10.3897/zse.97.59696)
2021 2021-08-17  Phrynomantis newtoni Microhylidae Angola Ceríaco LMP, BS Santos, MP Marques, AM Bauer, and A Tiutenko. 2021. Citizen Science meets specimens in old formalin filled jars: a new species of Banded Rubber Frog, genus Phrynomantis (Anura, Phrynomeridae) from Angola. Alytes 38: 18–48.
2021 2021-08-17  Micryletta hekouensis Microhylidae China Liu S, M Hou, M Mo, and D Rao. 2021. A new species of Micryletta Dubois, 1987 (Anura, Microhylidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Herpetozoa 34: 131–140. (10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e69755)
2021 2021-08-17  Kalophrynus puncak Microhylidae Malaysia Fukuyama I, M Matsui, K Eto, MY Hossman, and K Nishikawa. 2021. Discovery of a deeply divergent and highly endemic frog lineage from Borneo: A taxonomic revision of Kalophrynus nubicola Dring, 1983 with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 326–343. (10.1016/j.jcz.2021.06.016)
2021 2021-08-17  Kalophrynus dringi Microhylidae Malaysia Fukuyama I, M Matsui, K Eto, MY Hossman, and K Nishikawa. 2021. Discovery of a deeply divergent and highly endemic frog lineage from Borneo: A taxonomic revision of Kalophrynus nubicola Dring, 1983 with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 326–343. (10.1016/j.jcz.2021.06.016)
2021 2021-08-17  Leptobrachella shiwandashanensis Megophryidae China Chen W, W Peng, W Pan, N Liao, Y Liu, and Y Huang. 2021. A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura: Megophryidae) from Southern Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 5020: 581–596. (10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.8)
2021 2021-08-17  Leptobrachella graminicola Megophryidae Viet Nam Nguyen LT, B Tapley, CT Nguyen, HV Luong, and JJL Rowley. 2021. A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Mount Pu Ta Leng, northwest Vietnam. Zootaxa 5016: 301–332. (10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.1)
2021 2021-08-17  Hyloscirtus conscientia Hylidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, JP Reyes-Puig, D Batallas-Revelo, C Broaddus, M Urgilés-Merchán, DF Cisneros-Heredia, and JM Guayasamin. 2021. A new Andean treefrog (Amphibia: Hyloscirtus bogotensis group) from Ecuador: an example of community involvement for conservation. PeerJ 9: e11914. (10.7717/peerj.11914)
2021 2021-08-17  Boana eucharis Hylidae Brazil Fouquet A, P Marinho, A Réjaud, TR Carvalho, MA Caminer, M Jansen, RN Rainha, MT Rodrigues, FP Werneck, AP Lima, T Hrbek, AA Giaretta, PJ Venegas, G Chávez, & S Ron. 2021. Systematics and biogeography of the Boana albopunctata species group (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of two new species from Amazonia. Systematics and Biodiversity 19: 375–399. (10.1080/14772000.2021.1873869)
2021 2021-08-17  Boana courtoisae Hylidae Brazil Fouquet A, P Marinho, A Réjaud, TR Carvalho, MA Caminer, M Jansen, RN Rainha, MT Rodrigues, FP Werneck, AP Lima, T Hrbek, AA Giaretta, PJ Venegas, G Chávez, & S Ron. 2021. Systematics and biogeography of the Boana albopunctata species group (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of two new species from Amazonia. Systematics and Biodiversity 19: 375–399. (10.1080/14772000.2021.1873869)
2021 2021-08-17  Conraua sagyimase Conrauidae Ghana Neira-Salamea K, C Ofori-Boateng, NG Kouamé, DC Blackburn, GH Segniagbeto, A Hillers, MF Barej, AD Leaché, and M-O Rödel. 2021. A new critically endangered slippery frog (Amphibia, Conrauidae, Conraua) from the Atewa Range, central Ghana. Zootaxa 4995: 71–95. (10.11646/zootaxa.4995.1.4)
2021 2021-07-22  Gracixalus ziegleri Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Le DT, YT Do, TT Tran, TQ Nguyen, NL Orlov, HT Ninh, and TT Nguyen. 2021. A new species of Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 28: 111–122. (10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-3-111-122)
2021 2021-07-22  Dendropsophus tapacurensis Hylidae Brazil Oliveira RF de, FdM Magalhães, BFdV Teixeira, GJB de Moura, CR Porto, FPBB Guimarães, AA Giaretta, and MS Tinôco. 2021. A new species of the Dendropsophus decipiens Group (Anura: Hylidae) from Northeastern Brazil. PLoS ONE 16: e0248112. (10.1371/journal.pone.0248112)
2021 2021-07-19  Chirixalus pantaiselatan Rhacophoridae Indonesia Munir, M, A Hamidy, MD Kusrini, UF Kennedi, MA Ridha, DI Qayyim, R Rafsanzani, and K Nishikawa. 2021. A new species of Chirixalus Boulenger, 1893 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the lowland forests of Java. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 69: 219–234. (10.26107/RBZ-2021-0018)
2021 2021-07-19  Amolops teochew Ranidae China Zeng, Z-C, J Wang, Z-T Lyu, and Y-Y Wang. 2021. A new species of Torrent frog (Anura, Ranidae, Amolops) from the Coastal Hills of Southeastern China. Zootaxa 5004: 151–166. (10.11646/zootaxa.5004.1.6)
2021 2021-07-19  Proceratophrys kaingang Odontophrynidae Brazil Santana, DJ, S Mângia, S da Silva Alves Saccol, and T Gomes dos Santos. 2021. A new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Odontophrynidae) of the P. bigibbosa species group from Southern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 387–401. (10.3897/vz.71.e67894)
2021 2021-07-19  Nanorana xuelinensis Dicroglossidae China Liu, S, P Zhang, D Rao. 2021. A new species of Nanorana Günther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49–67. (10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620)
2021 2021-07-08  Leptobrachella yeae Megophryidae China Shi S, Y Hou, Z Song, J-p Jiang and B Wang. 2021. A new Leaf Litter Toad of Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China with supplementary description of L. oshanensis. Asian Herpetological Research 12: 143–166 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200118)
2021 2021-07-08  Boulenophrys congjiangensis Megophryidae China Luo T, Y Wang, S Wang, X Lu, W Wang, H Deng, and J Zhou. 2021. A species of the genus Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 1047: 27–60 (10.3897/zookeys.1047.61097)
2021 2021-07-01  Euphlyctis kerala Dicroglossidae India Dinesh KP, BH Channakeshavamurthy, P Deepak, A Ghosh, and K Deuti. 2021. Morphological groupings within Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) and description of a new species from the surroundings of Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India. Zootaxa 4990: 329–353. (10.11646/zootaxa.4990.2.7)
2021 2021-07-01  Thoropa bryomantis Cycloramphidae Brazil Assis CL, Lacerda JVA, CS Guimarães, MA Peixoto, MC Luna, and RN Feio. 2021. A new species of Thoropa Cope, 1865 (Anura, Cycloramphidae) from the Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeast Brazil. Zootaxa 4995: 505–522. (10.11646/zootaxa.4995.3.6)
2021 2021-06-16  Synapturanus zombie Microhylidae Brazil; French Guiana Fouquet A, K Leblanc, A-C Fabre, MT Rodrigues, M Menin, EA Courtois, M Dewynter, M Hölting, R Ernst, P Peloso, and PJR Kok. 2021. Comparative osteology of the fossorial frogs of the genus Synapturanus (Anura, Microhylidae) with the description of three new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 46–73. (10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.003)
2021 2021-06-16  Synapturanus mesomorphus Microhylidae Guyana Fouquet A, K Leblanc, A-C Fabre, MT Rodrigues, M Menin, EA Courtois, M Dewynter, M Hölting, R Ernst, P Peloso, and PJR Kok. 2021. Comparative osteology of the fossorial frogs of the genus Synapturanus (Anura, Microhylidae) with the description of three new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 46–73. (10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.003)
2021 2021-06-16  Synapturanus ajuricaba Microhylidae Brazil Fouquet A, K Leblanc, A-C Fabre, MT Rodrigues, M Menin, EA Courtois, M Dewynter, M Hölting, R Ernst, P Peloso, and PJR Kok. 2021. Comparative osteology of the fossorial frogs of the genus Synapturanus (Anura, Microhylidae) with the description of three new species from the Eastern Guiana Shield. Zoologischer Anzeiger 293: 46–73. (10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.003)
2021 2021-06-16  Litoria amnicola Hylidae Indonesia Richards SJ, B Tjaturadi, K Krey, and SC Donnellan. 2021. A new stream-dwelling frog of the genus Litoria Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Pelodryadidae) from Salawati Island, Indonesia. Telnov, D, MVL Barclay, and OSG Pauwels (eds.), Biodiversity, biogeography and nature conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Volume IV: 19–33. Riga, Latvia, Entomological Society of Latvia.
2021 2021-06-16  Adelophryne nordestina Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Lourenço-de-Moraes R, Lisboa BS, Drummond L de O, Moura CC de M, Moura GJB de, Lyra ML, Guarnieri MC, Mott T, Hoogmoed MS, and Santana DJ. 2021. A new species of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: Phyzelaphryninae) from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 77: 164–175. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-20-00022.1)
2021 2021-06-16  Brachycephalus ibitinga Brachycephalidae Brazil Condez TH, JPC Monteiro, LR Malagoli, VC Trevine, F Schunck, PCA Garcia, and CFB Haddad. 2021. Notes on the hyperossified pumpkin toadlets of the genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) with the description of a new species. Herpetologica 77: 176–194. (10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-20-00031)
2021 2021-06-16  Allobates grillicantus Aromobatidae Brazil Moraes LJCL and AP Lima. 2021. A new nurse frog (Allobates, Aromobatidae) with a cricket-like advertisement call from eastern Amazonia. Herpetologica 77: 146–163. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-20-00010.1)
2021 2021-06-08  Boana platanera Hylidae Colombia; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela Escalona M. La Marca E, Castellanos M., Fouquet A, Crawford AC, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Giaretta AA, Señaris, JC and Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2021. Integrative taxonomy reveals a new but common Neotropical treefrog, hidden under the name Boana xerophylla. Zootaxa: 4981:401-448. (10.11646/zootaxa.4981.3.1)
2021 2021-06-05  Tylototriton thaiorum Salamandridae Viet Nam Poyarkov NA, TV Nguyen, and DV Akrhipov. 2021. A new species of the genus Tylotriton (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from central Vietnam. Taprobanica 10: 4–22. (10.47605/tapro.v10i1.244)
2021 2021-06-02  Leptobrachium sylheticum Megophryidae Bangladesh; India Al-Razi H, Maria M, and Poyarkov, Jr. NA. 2021. Integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a new species of Leptobrachium Tschudi, 1838 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Bangladesh. Journal of Natural History. London 55: 85–114 (10.1080/00222933.2021.1894365)
2021 2021-05-24  Rhinella chullachaki Bufonidae Peru Castillo-Urbina E, F Glaw, C Aguilar-Puntriano, M Vences, and J Köhler. 2021. Genetic and morphological evidence reveal another new toad of the Rhinella festae species group (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul in central Peru. Salamandra 57: 181–195.
2021 2021-05-10  Odontophrynus reigi Odontophrynidae Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay Rosset SD, RM Fadel, C da Silva Guimarães, PS Carvalho, K Ceron, M Pedrozo, R Serejo, V dos Santos Souza, D Baldo, and S Mângia. 2021. A new burrowing frog of the Odontophrynus americanus species group (Anura, Odontophrynidae) from subtropical regions of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Ichthyology & Herpetology 1: 228–244. (10.1643/h2020056)
2021 2021-05-06  Microhyla ninhthuanensis Microhylidae Viet Nam Hoang CV, TT Nguyen, HT Ninh, AM Luong, CT Pham, TQ Nguyen, NL Orlov, Y Chen, B Wang, T Ziegler, and J Jiang. 2021. Two new cryptic species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) related to the M. heymonsi group from central Vietnam. ZooKeys 1036: 47-74. (10.3897/zookeys.1036.56919)
2021 2021-05-06  Microhyla daklakensis Microhylidae Viet Nam Hoang CV, TT Nguyen, HT Ninh, AM Luong, CT Pham, TQ Nguyen, NL Orlov, Y Chen, B Wang, T Ziegler, and J Jiang. 2021. Two new cryptic species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) related to the M. heymonsi group from central Vietnam. ZooKeys 1036: 47-74. (10.3897/zookeys.1036.56919)
2021 2021-05-06  Brachycephalus rotenbergae Brachycephalidae Brazil Nunes I, CS Guimarães, PHAG Moura, M Pedrozo, M de Toledo Moroti, LM Castro, DR Stuginski, and E Muscat. 2021. Hidden by the name: A new fluorescent pumpkin toadlet from the Brachycephalus ephippium group (Anura: Brachycephalidae). PLoS One 16: e0244812. (10.1371/journal.pone.0244812)
2021 2021-05-02  Bolitoglossa qeqom Plethodontidae Guatemala Hellen D-B, Serrano MJ, Alonso-Ascencio M, Cruz-Font JJ, Rosito-Prado I, Ruiz-Villanueva KJA, Vásquez-Almazán JR, Ariano-Sánchez D. 2021. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) of the Bolitoglossa franklini group from an isolated cloud forest in northern Guatemala. Zootaxa 4966: 202–214. (10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.7)
2021 2021-04-29  Vietnamophryne vuquangensis Microhylidae Viet Nam Hoang VC, J Jiang, QH Nguyen, N Orlov, VM Le, VH Nguyen, VT Nguyen, TT Nguyen, and T Ziegler. 2021. A new species of Vietnamophryne from Vietnam. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 128: 207-219. (10.35929/RSZ.0046)
2021 2021-04-23  Limnonectes beloncioi Dicroglossidae Philippines Herr, MW, JG Vallejos, CG Meneses, RK Abraham, R Otterholt, CD Siler, ELB Rico, and RM Brown. 2021. A new, morphologically cryptic species of Fanged Frog, genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), from Mindoro Island, central Philippines. Ichthyology & Herpetology 109: 188–210. (10.1643/h2020095)
2021 2021-04-23  Atelopus fronterizo Bufonidae Panama Veselý M, A Batista. 2021. A new species of Atelopus (Amphibia: Bufonidae) from eastern Panama. Zoological Research 42: 272-279. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.319)
2021 2021-04-16  Pristimantis chamezensis Strabomantidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis A.R., Saldarriaga-Gómez A.M., Ramírez B. and Vargas-Ramírez M. (2020). A new Terrarana frog of genus Pristimantis from an unexplored cloud forest from the eastern Andes, Colombia. ZooKeys, 961, 129–156. (10.3897/zookeys.961.51971)
2021 2021-04-12  Pristimantis sira Strabomantidae Peru Chávez G, García-Ayachi LA, Catenazzi A (2021) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Cruciform eye reveals new species of direct-developing frog (Strabomantidae, Pristimantis) in the Amazonian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics 5(1): 81-92. (10.3897/evolsyst.5.63674)
2021 2021-04-12  Pristimantis ingles Strabomantidae Colombia Cuellar-Valencia OM, FG Arriaga-Jaramillo, I García-Gómez, I Ceballos-Castro, W Bolívar-García, DA Velásquez-Trujillo, AS Ortiz-Baez, and JJ Ospina-Sarria. 2021. Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Serranía de los Paraguas: a priority site for conservation of amphibians in Colombia. Herpetologica 77: 72-84. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-20-00003.1)
2021 2021-04-12  Pristimantis alius Strabomantidae Colombia Cuellar-Valencia OM, FG Arriaga-Haramillo, I García-Gómez, I Ceballos-Castro, W Bolívar-García, DA Velásquez-Trujillo, AS Ortiz-Baez, and JJ Ospina-Sarria. 2021. Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Serranía de los Paraguas: a priority site for conservation of amphibians in Colombia. Herpetologica 77: 72-84. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-20-00003.1)
2021 2021-04-12  Kurixalus raoi Rhacophoridae China Zeng J, J-S Wang, G-H Yu, and L-N Da. 2021. A new species of Kurixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guizhou, China. Zoological Research 42: 227-233. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.311)
2021 2021-04-12  Micryletta immaculata Microhylidae China Yang J-H, NA Poyarkov. 2021. A new species of the genus Micryletta (Anura, Microhylidae) from Hainan Island, China. Zoological Research 42: 234-240. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.333)
2021 2021-04-12  Gastrotheca gemma Hemiphractidae Peru Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, Echevarría LY, Paluh DJ, Chávez–Arribasplata JC, Marchelie A, Catenazzi A. 2021. A new species of marsupial frog (Anura; Gastrotheca) from the Cordillera de Colán in northeastern Peru. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 201-218. (10.3897/vz.71.e60097)
2021 2021-04-11  Leptopelis montanus Arthroleptidae Ethiopia Tiutenko A, Zinenko O. 2021. A new species of Leptopelis (Anura, Arthroleptidae) from the south-eastern slope of the Ethiopian Highlands, with notes on the Leptopelis gramineus species complex and the revalidation of a previously synonymised species. ZooKeys 1023: 119–150. (10.3897/zookeys.1023.53404)
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2021 2021-04-10  Boulenophrys frigida Megophryidae Viet Nam Tapley B, Cutajar T, Nguyen LT, Portway C, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Harding L, Luong HV, Rowley JJL. 2021. A new potentially Endangered species of Megophrys from Mount Ky Quan San, northwest Vietnam. Journal of Natural History. 54: 2543-2575. (10.1080/00222933.2020.1856952)
2021 2021-04-09  Odorrana sangzhiensis Ranidae China Zhang B, Li Y, Hu K, Li P,Gu Z, Xiao N, Yang D. 2021. A new species of Odorrana (Anura, Ranidae) from Hunan Province, China. ZooKeys 1024: 91–115. (10.3897/zookeys.1024.56399)
2021 2021-04-08  Corythomantis botoque Hylidae Brazil Marques, R, C.F.B. Haddad, and A.A. Garda. 2021. There and back again from monotypy: A new species of the Casque-Headed Corythomantis Boulenger 1896 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil. Herpetologica, 77: 56-71 (10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.56)
2021 2021-04-06  Raorchestes dulongensis Rhacophoridae China Wu Y-H, Liu X-L, Gao W, Wang Y-F, Li Y-C, Zhou W-W, Yuan Z-Y, and Che J. 2021 Description of a new species of Bush frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Raorchestes) from northwestern Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 4941:2-39-258. (10.11646/zootaxa.4941.2.5)
2021 2021-04-06  Boulenophrys lushuiensis Megophryidae China Shi S, Li D, Zhu W, Jiang J, Wang B. 2021. Description of a new toad of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from western Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa 4942:351-381. (10.11646/zootaxa.4942.3.3)
2021 2021-04-06  Aplastodiscus heterophonicus Hylidae Brazil Pinheiro P.D.P., Pezzuti T. L., von M. Berneck B., Lyra M.L., Lima R. C. L., and Leite F. S. F. 2021. A new cryptic species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus group (Anura: Hylidae). Salamandra 57: 27–43.
2021 2021-03-11  Leptobrachella jinshaensis Megophryidae China Cheng Y-L, Shi S-C, Li J, Liu J, Li S-Z, Wang B. 2021. A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwest Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys. 1021: 81–107. (10.3897/zookeys.1021.60729)
2021 2021-03-11  Boulenophrys tongboensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., Z. Zeng, J. Wang, Z.-y. Liu, Y.-q. Huang, W.-z. Li, and Y.-y. Wang. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927: 9–40 (10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2)
2021 2021-03-11  Boulenophrys sanmingensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., Z. Zeng, J. Wang, Z.-y. Liu, Y.-q. Huang, W.-z. Li, and Y.-y. Wang. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927: 9–40 (10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2)
2021 2021-03-11  Boulenophrys daoji Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., Z. Zeng, J. Wang, Z.-y. Liu, Y.-q. Huang, W.-z. Li, and Y.-y. Wang. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927: 9–40 (10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2)
2021 2021-03-11  Boulenophrys daiyunensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Z.-T., Z. Zeng, J. Wang, Z.-y. Liu, Y.-q. Huang, W.-z. Li, and Y.-y. Wang. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927: 9–40 (10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2)
2021 2021-03-11  Limnonectes pseudodoriae Dicroglossidae Thailand Yodthong, S, Rujirawan, A, Stuart, BL, Aowphol, A. 2021. A New Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southern Thailand. Animals. 11: 566 (10.3390/ani11020566)
2021 2021-03-09  Elachistocleis nigrogularis Microhylidae Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela Jowers MJ, Othman SN, Borzee A, Rivas GA, Sanchez-Ramirez S, Auguste RJ, Downie JR, Read M, Murphy JC 2021 Unraveling unique island colonization events in Elachistocleis frogs: phylogeography, cryptic divergence, and taxonomical implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y (10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y)
2021 2021-03-09  Phrynoglossus myanhessei Dicroglossidae Myanmar Köhler, Vargas,Than & Thammachoti in Köhler G, Vargas J, Than NL, Schell T, Janke A, Pauls SU, Thammachoti P (2021) A taxonomic revision of the genus Phrynoglossus in Indochina with the description of a new species and comments on the classification within Occidozyginae (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 1–26 (10.3897/vz.71.e60312)
2021 2021-03-06  Hynobius perplicatus Hynobiidae Korea, Republic of Borzée A and Min M.-S. 2021. Disentangling the Impacts of speciation, sympatry and the island effect on the morphology of seven Hynobius sp. Salamanders. Animals 11: 187. (10.3390/ani11010187)
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2021 2021-03-06  Hynobius geojeensis Hynobiidae Korea, Republic of Borzée A and Min M.-S. 2021. Disentangling the Impacts of speciation, sympatry and the island effect on the morphology of seven Hynobius sp. Salamanders. Animals 11: 187. (10.3390/ani11010187)
2021 2021-03-06  Raorchestes vellikkannan Rhacophoridae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das S, Bee MA, Biju SD. 2021. An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 9:e10791 (10.7717/peerj.10791)
2021 2021-03-06  Raorchestes sanjappai Rhacophoridae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das S, Bee MA, Biju SD. 2021. An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 9:e10791 (10.7717/peerj.10791)
2021 2021-03-06  Raorchestes keirasabinae Rhacophoridae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das S, Bee MA, Biju SD. 2021. An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 9:e10791 (10.7717/peerj.10791)
2021 2021-03-06  Raorchestes kakkayamensis Rhacophoridae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das S, Bee MA, Biju SD. 2021. An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 9:e10791 (10.7717/peerj.10791)
2021 2021-03-06  Raorchestes drutaahu Rhacophoridae India Garg S, Suyesh R, Das S, Bee MA, Biju SD. 2021. An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 9:e10791 (10.7717/peerj.10791)
2021 2021-02-23  Pristimantis astralos Strabomantidae Peru Lehr E, S Lyu, and A Catenazzi. 2021. A new, critically endangered species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from a mining area in the Cordillera Occidental of northern Peru (Región Cajamarca). Salamandra 57: 15-26.
2021 2021-02-22  Eleutherodactylus sentinelus Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, J Reyes-Velasco, H Franz-Chávez, KI Morales-Flores, IT Ahumada-Carrillo, CM Rodriguez, and JM Jones. 2021. Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Southern Mexico, with comments on the taxonomy of related species and their advertisement calls. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15: 1–35 (e272).
2021 2021-02-22  Eleutherodactylus maculabialis Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, J Reyes-Velasco, H Franz-Chávez, KI Morales-Flores, IT Ahumada-Carrillo, CM Rodriguez, and JM Jones. 2021. Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Southern Mexico, with comments on the taxonomy of related species and their advertisement calls. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15: 1–35 (e272).
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2021 2021-02-10  Occidozyga berbeza Dicroglossidae Malaysia Matsui M, K Nishikawa, K Eto, A Hamidy, Y Hossman, and I Fukuyama. 2021. A new Occidozyga from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 4926: 535–546. (10.11646/zootaxa.4926.4.4)
2021 2021-01-15  Odorrana dulongensis Ranidae China Liu X, Y He, Y Wang, W Beukema, S Hou, Y Li, J Che, and Z Yuan. 2021. A new frog species of the genus Odorrana (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 4908: 263–275. (10.11646/zootaxa.4908.2.7)
2021 2021-01-06  Scinax tropicalia Hylidae Brazil Novaes-e-Fagundes G, K Araujo-Vieira, OM Entiauspe-Neto, IJ Roberto, VGD Orrico, M Solé, CFB Haddad, and D Loebmann. 2021. A new species of Scinax Wagler (Hylidae: Scinaxini) from the tropical forests of Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4903: 1-41. (10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.1)
2021 2021-01-06  Litoria lubisi Hylidae Indonesia Oliver P, R Günther, B Tjaturadi, and SJ Richards. 2021. A new species of large green treefrog (Litoria, Pelodryadidae) from Papua, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4903: 117-126. (10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.7)
2021 2021-01-05  Amazops amazops Rhinatrematidae Ecuador Wilkinson M, Reynolds RP, Jacobs JF. 2021. A new genus and species of rhinatrematid caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Ecuador. Herpetological Journal 31:27-34. (10.33256/hj31.1.2734)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2020 2024-06-28  Leptobrachella bashaensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Jing-Cai, Liang-Liang Dai, Ping-Fan Wei, Yan-Hong He, Zhi-Yong Yuan, Wen-Li Shi, Sheng-lun Zhou, Si-yu Ran, Zhong-Fan Kuang, Xuan Guo, Gang Wei & Guo Yuan. 2020 A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China. ZooKeys 1008: 139158. (10.3897/zookeys.1008.56412 )
2020 2024-01-22  Jingophrys zhoui Megophryidae China Shi S, M Zhang, F Xie, J.-p. Jiang, W Liu, L Ding, L Luan, and B Wang. 2020. Multiple data revealed two new species of the Asian horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the eastern corner of the Himalayas. ZooKeys 977: 101–161. (10.3897/zookeys.977.55693)
2020 2024-01-22  Jingophrys yeae Megophryidae China Shi S, M Zhang, F Xie, J.-p. Jiang, W Liu, L Ding, L Luan, and B Wang. 2020. Multiple data revealed two new species of the Asian horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the eastern corner of the Himalayas. ZooKeys 977: 101–161. (10.3897/zookeys.977.55693)
2020 2023-04-29  Tylototriton maolanensis Salamandridae China Li S, Wei G, Cheng Y-L, Zhang B, and Wang B. 2020. Description of a new species of the Asian newt genus Tylototriton sensu lato (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae) from southwest China. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 282–296 (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200026)
2020 2023-04-29  Allobates carajas Aromobatidae Brazil Simões PI, Rojas D, and Lima AP. 2019. A name for the nurse-frog (Allobates, Aromobatidae) of Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Eastern Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 4550(1): 71–100. (10.11646/zootaxa.4550.1.3)
2020 2023-04-29  Allobates caldwellae Aromobatidae Brazil Lima AP, Ferrão M, and DH da Silva. 2020. Not as widespread as thought: Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in the Amazonian nurse frog Allobates tinae Melo-Sampaio, Oliveira and Prates, 2018 and description of a new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 1173–1194 (10.1111/jzs.12406)
2020 2021-08-17  Litoria mira Hylidae Papua New Guinea Oliver PM, EN Rittmeyer, J Torkkola, SC Donnellan, C Dahl, and SJ Richards. 2020. Multiple trans-Torres Strait colonisations by tree frogs in the Litoria caerulea group, with the description of a new species from New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 68: 25–39. (10.1071/ZO20071)
2020 2021-04-29  Boana ventrimaculata Hylidae Ecuador Caminer MA, Ron S. 2020. Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190:149–180. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa002)
2020 2021-02-02  Odorrana ichangensis Ranidae China Shen H, Y Zhu, Z Li, Z Chen, and X Chen. 2020. Reevaluation of the holotype of Odorrana schmackeri Boettger, 1892 (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) and characterization of one cryptic species in O. schmackeri sensu lato through integrative approaches. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 297–311. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200097)
2020 2021-01-25  Raorchestes huanglianshan Rhacophoridae China Jiang K, J Ren, J Wang, J Guo, Z Wang, Y Liu, D Jiang, and J Li. 2020. Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 263–281. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200018)
2020 2021-01-25  Raorchestes hillisi Rhacophoridae China Jiang K, J Ren, J Wang, J Guo, Z Wang, Y Liu, D Jiang, and J Li. 2020. Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 263–281. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.200018)
2020 2021-01-06  Mantidactylus radaka Mantellidae Madagascar Rancihac L, Bruy T, Scherz MD, Pereira EA, Preick M, Straube N, Lyra ML, Ohler A, Streicher JW, Andreone F, Crottini A, Hutter CR, Randrianantlandro JC, Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Hofreiter M, Vences M 2020 Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus). Journal of Natural History 54:87-118. (10.1080/00222933.2020.1748243)
2020 2021-01-01  Rhinella exostosica Bufonidae Bolivia; Brazil; Peru Ferrão M, AP Lima, S Ron, S Paloma dos Santos, and J Hanken. 2020. New Species of Leaf-litter Toad of the Rhinella margaritifera Species Group (Anura: Bufonidae) from Amazonia. Copeia 108: 967-986. (10.1643/CH2020043)
2020 2020-12-28  Pulchrana sundabarat Ranidae Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand Chan KO, RK Abraham, LL Grismer, and RM Brown. 2020. A systematic review of the Pulchrana picturata complex, with the description of a new species from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and southern Thailand. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68: 880-890. (10.26107/RBZ-2020-0096)
2020 2020-12-23  Adenomera glauciae Leptodactylidae Brazil de Carvalho, TR, PI Simões, G Gagliardi-Urrutia, FJM Rojas-Runjaic, CFB Haddad, and S Castroviejo-Fisher. 2020. A new forest-dwelling frog species of the genus Adenomera (Leptodactylidae) from northwestern Brazilian Amazonia. Copeia 108: 924–937. (10.1643/CH-19-329 P)
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2020 2020-12-22  Leucostethus bilsa Dendrobatidae Ecuador Vigle GO, LA Coloma, JC Santos, S Hernandez-Nieto, HM Ortega-Andrade, DJ Paluh, and M Read. 2020. A new species of Leucostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Cordillera Mache-Chindul in northwestern Ecuador, with comments on similar Colostethus and Hyloxalus. Zootaxa 4896: 342-372. (10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.2)
2020 2020-12-18  Oreobates chiquitanus Strabomantidae Bolivia Pansonato A, AP Motta, P Cacciali, CFB Haddad, C Strüssmann, and M Jansen. 2020. On the identity of species of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) from central South America, with the description of a new species from Bolivia. Journal of Herpetology 54:393-412. (10.1670/20-001)
2020 2020-12-11  Eurycea arenicola Plethodontidae United States Stuart BL, Beamer DA, Farrington HL, Beane JC, Chek DL, Pusser LT, Som HE, Stephan DL, Sever DM, Braswell AL 2020 A new Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata Complex) from the sandhills of North Carolina. Herpetologica 76: 423-444
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2020 2020-12-09  Limnonectes phuyenensis Dicroglossidae Viet Nam Pham CT, DT Do, MD LE, HT Ngo, LT Nguyen, T Ziegler, and TQ Nguyen. 2020. A new species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4894: 387–402. (10.11646/zootaxa.4894.3.5)
2020 2020-12-09  Limnonectes fastigatus Dicroglossidae Cambodia Stuart BL, Schoen SN, Nelson EEM, Mayer Hl, Neang T, Rowley JJL, McLeod DS. 2020. A new fanged frog in the Limnonectes kuhlii complex (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from northeastern Cambodia. Zootaxa 4894: 451-473. (10.11646/zootaxa.4894.3.11)
2020 2020-12-07  Raorchestes kollimalai Rhacophoridae India Gowande GG, SR Ganesh, and ZA Mirza. 2020. A new cryptic species of bush frog (Amphibia: Anura: Raorchestes) from the southern eastern Ghats, India. Taprobanica 9: 164–173. (10.47605/tapro.v9i2.229)
2020 2020-12-07  Pseudacris collinsorum Hylidae United States Ospina OE, L Tieu, JJ Apodaca, and E Moriarty Lemmon. 2020. Hidden diversity in the Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona) and the diagnosis of a new species of chorus frog in the southeastern United States. Copiea 108: 778–795. (10.1643/CH2020009)
2020 2020-12-04  Boulenophrys anlongensis Megophryidae China Li S-Z, Lu N-N, Liu J, Wang B 2020 Description of a new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura,Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 986: 101–126 (10.3897/zookeys.986.57119)
2020 2020-12-01  Amolops putaoensis Ranidae China; Myanmar Gan Y-L, T Qin, YH Lwin, G-G Li, R-C Quan, S Liu, and G-h Yu. 2020. A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from northern Myanmar. Zoological Research (Kunming) 41: 733-739 (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.125)
2020 2020-12-01  Microhyla neglecta Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov, NA, Jr, TV Nguyen, AV Trofimets, and VA Gorin. 2020. A new cryptic species of the genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae) from Langbian Plateau, Vietnam. Taprobanica 9: 136-163. (10.47605/tapro.v9i2.228)
2020 2020-12-01  Litoria aplini Hylidae Papua New Guinea Richards, SJ, and SC Donnellan. 2020. Litoria aplini sp. nov., a new species of treefrog (Pelodryadidae) from Papua New Guinea. In J. Louys, S. O'Connor, and K. M. Helgen (eds.), Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin. Records of the Australian Museum, 5 72:325-337. (10.3853/j.2201-4349.72.2020.1729)
2020 2020-12-01  Atlantihyla melissa Hylidae Honduras Townsend JH, Herrera-B LA, Hofmann, EP, Luque-Montess IR, Ross AN, Dudek Jr., Krygeris C, Duchamp JE, Wilson DL. 2020. A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras. Vertebrate Zoology, 70(4): 731-756. (10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12)
2020 2020-12-01  Sphaerotheca bengaluru Dicroglossidae India Deepak P, KP Dinesh, A Ohler, K Shanker, BH Channakeshavamurthy, and JS Ashadevi. 2020. A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the
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2020 2020-11-30  Adelophryne amapaensis Eleutherodactylidae Brazil Taucce, PPG, CE Costa-Campos, CFB Haddad, and TR de Carvalho. 2020. A new Amazonian species of the diminutive frog genus Adelophryne (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Eleutherodactylidae) from the state of Amapá, northern Brazil. Copeia 108: 746-757. (10.1643/CH-19-254)
2020 2020-11-23  Pristimantis sinschi Strabomantidae Peru Moravec J, E Lehr, and K Kodejš. 2020. A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Pui Pui Protected Forest (central Peru), with comments on Pristimantis albertus Duellman & Hedges, 2007. ZooKeys 994: 125–148. (10.3897/zookeys.994.56277)
2020 2020-11-23  Pristimantis romeroae Strabomantidae Ecuador Ron SR, J Carrión, MA Caminer, Y Sagredo, MJ Navarrete, JA Ortega, A Varela-Jaramillo, GA Maldonado-Castro, and C Terán. 2020. Three new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with a redefinition of the P. lacrimosus species group. ZooKeys 993: 121–155. (10.3897/zookeys.993.53559)
2020 2020-11-23  Pristimantis nankints Strabomantidae Ecuador Ron SR, J Carrión, MA Caminer, Y Sagredo, MJ Navarrete, JA Ortega, A Varela-Jaramillo, GA Maldonado-Castro, and C Terán. 2020. Three new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with a redefinition of the P. lacrimosus species group. ZooKeys 993: 121–155. (10.3897/zookeys.993.53559)
2020 2020-11-23  Pristimantis amaguanae Strabomantidae Ecuador Ron SR, J Carrión, MA Caminer, Y Sagredo, MJ Navarrete, JA Ortega, A Varela-Jaramillo, GA Maldonado-Castro, and C Terán. 2020. Three new species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with a redefinition of the P. lacrimosus species group. ZooKeys 993: 121–155. (10.3897/zookeys.993.53559)
2020 2020-11-23  Leptobrachella dorsospina Megophryidae China Wang J, Z-T Lyu, S Qi, Z-C Zeng, W-X Zhang, L-S Lu, and Y-Y Wang. 2020. Two new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China. ZooKeys 995: 97–125. (10.3897/zookeys.955.55939)
2020 2020-11-23  Leptobrachella aspera Megophryidae China Wang J, Z-T Lyu, S Qi, Z-C Zeng, W-X Zhang, L-S Lu, and Y-Y Wang. 2020. Two new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China. ZooKeys 995: 97–125. (10.3897/zookeys.955.55939)
2020 2020-11-23  Blommersia nataliae Mantellidae Comoros Vieites DR, S Nieto-Román, MP Fernández, and JH Santos-Santos. 2020. Hidden in plain sight: a new frog species of the genus Blommersia from the oceanic island of Mayotte, Comoros archipelago. ZooKeys 994: 149–166. (10.3897/zookeys.944.57012)
2020 2020-11-21  Microhyla tetrix Microhylidae Thailand Poyarkov NA, Pawangkhanant P, Gorin VA, Juthong W, Suwannapoom C. 2020 A new species of miniaturised narrow-mouth frog of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Tenasserim, Thailand, Journal of Natural History, 54:23-24, 1525-1558 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1804005)
2020 2020-11-20  Amolops wangyufani Ranidae China Jiang K in Jiang K, Li P, Zoi D,Yan L, Chi J in Che J, Jiang K, Yan F, Zhang Y 2020. Amphibians and Reptiles in Tibet––Diversity and Evolution. Science Press, Beijing, China. 803 pp.
2020 2020-11-20  Amolops deng Ranidae China Jiang K, Wang Y, Che J in Jiang K, Li P, Zoi D,Yan L, Chi J in Che J, Jiang K, Yan F, Zhang Y. 2020. Amphibians and Reptiles in Tibet––Diversity and Evolution. Science Press, Beijing, China. 803 pp.
2020 2020-11-20  Amolops beibengensis Ranidae China Jiang K, Li P, Zoi D,Yan L, Chi J in Che J, Jiang K, Yan F, Zhang Y. 2020. Amphibians and Reptiles in Tibet––Diversity and Evolution. Science Press, Beijing, China. 803 pp.
2020 2020-11-14  Pithecopus gonzagai Hylidae Brazil Andrade FS, Haga IA, Ferreira JS, Recco-Pimentel S., Toledo LF, Bruschi DP 2020. A new crypticspecies of Pithecopus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae) in north-eastern Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy 723:108–134 (10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1147)
2020 2020-11-12  Scinax feioi Hylidae Brazil Lourenço ACC, JVA Lacerda, CAG Cruz, LB Nascimento, and JP Pombal Jr. 2020. A new species of the Scinax catharinae species group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic rainforest of northeastern Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4878:305-321. (10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.5)
2020 2020-11-10  Mantidactylus ambony Mantellidae Madagascar Scherz MD, SM Rasolonjatovo, J Köhler, L Rancilhac, A Rakotoarison, AP Raselimanana, A Ohler, M Preick, M Hofreiter, F Glaw, and M Vences. 2020. ‘Barcode fishing’ for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species. Scientific Reports 10: 19109. (10.1038/s41598-020-75431-9)
2020 2020-11-05  Allobates velocicantus Aromobatidae Brazil Souza JRD, Ferrão M, Hanken J, Lima AP. 2020. A new nurse frog (Anura: Allobates) from Brazilian Amazonia with a remarkably fast multi-noted advertisement call. PeerJ 8:e9979 (10.7717/peerj.9979)
2020 2020-10-28  Rhinella parecis Bufonidae Brazil Ávila RW, DH Morais, R Perez, A Pansonato, VT de Carvalho, RR Rojas, M Gordo, and IP Farais. 2020. A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti 1768) species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from southern Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 4868: 368-388. (10.11646/zootaxa.4868.3.3)
2020 2020-10-27  Psychrophrynella vilcabambensis Strabomantidae Peru Condori FP, AA Acevedo, L Mamani, JA Delgado, and JC Chaparro. 2020. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog of the genus Psychrophrynella (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peru. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14: 127-137.
2020 2020-10-27  Boulenophrys qianbeiensis Megophryidae China Su H, S Shi, Y Wu, G Li, X Yao, B Wang, and S Li. 2020. Description of a new horned toad of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China. ZooKeys 974: 131-159. (10.3897/zookeys.974.56070)
2020 2020-10-27  Breviceps ombelanonga Brevicipitidae Angola Nielsen, S.V., W. Conradie, L.M.P. Ceríaco, A.M. Bauer, M.P. Heinicke, E.L. Stanley, and D.C. Blackburn. 2020. A new species of Rain Frog (Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) endemic to Angola. ZooKeys 979: 133–160. (10.3897/zookeys.979.56863)
2020 2020-10-15  Nidirana occidentalis Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Y Chen, J-H Yang, Z-C Zeng, J Wang, J Zhao, H Wan, H Pang, and Y-Y Wang. 2020. A new species of Nidirana from the N. pleuraden group (Anura, Ranidae) from western Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 4861: 43-62. (10.11646/zootaxa.4861.1.3)
2020 2020-10-13  Batrachuperus daochengensis Hynobiidae China Xiong J-L, Luo W, Zeng X-M. 2020. A new species of the genus Batrachuperus (Urodela: Hynobiidae) from Southwestern China. Zoological Research 41:589-594. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.129)
2020 2020-10-06  Microhyla hongiaoensis Microhylidae Viet Nam Hoang VC, MA Luong, QT Nguyen, NL Orlov, Y Chen, B Wang, and J Jiang. 2020. A new species of Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Langbian Plateau, central Vietnam. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 161-182. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190060)
2020 2020-10-02  Oedipina villamizariorum Plethodontidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig C, Wake DB, Kotharambath R, Streicher JW, Koch C, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ron S. 2020. Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genus Oedipina (Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador. PeerJ
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2020 2020-09-29  Litoria watsoni Hylidae Australia Mahony M, B Moses, SV Mahony, FL Lemckert, and S Donnellan. 2020. A new species of frog in the Litoria ewingii species group (Anura: Pelodryadidae) from south-eastern Australia. Zootaxa 4858: 201-230. (10.11646/zootaxa.4858.2.3)
2020 2020-09-23  Atelopus moropukaqumir Bufonidae Peru Herrera-Alva V, V Díaz, E Castillo, C Rodolfo, and A Catenazzi. 2020. A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 4853: 404-420. (10.11646/zootaxa.4853.3.4)
2020 2020-09-21  Adenomera guarayo Leptodactylidae Brazil; Peru de Carvalho TR, A Angulo, DA Barrera, C Aguilar-Puntriano, and CFB Haddad. 2020. Hiding in plain sight: a fourth new cryptic species of the Adenomera andreae Clade (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from southwestern Amazonia. Herpetologica 76: 304-314. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-19-00068.1)
2020 2020-09-21  Amazophrynella gardai Bufonidae Brazil Mângia S, R Koroiva, and DJ Santana. 2020. A new tiny toad species of Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from east of the Guiana Shield in Amazonia, Brazil. PeerJ 8: e9887.
2020 2020-09-14  Pristimantis samaniegoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Szekely P, Eguiguren JS, Ordoñez-Delgado L, Armijos-Ojeda D, Szekely D (2020) Fifty years after: A taxonomic revision of the amphibian species from the Ecuadorian biodiversity hotspot Abra de Zamora, with description of two new Pristimantis species. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0238306. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238306 (10.1371/journal.pone.0238306)
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2020 2020-09-14  Boana nigra Hylidae Ecuador Caminer MA, Ron S. 2020. Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190:149–180. (10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa002)
2020 2020-08-29  Buergeria choui Rhacophoridae Japan; Taiwan Matsui M,Tominaga A 2020 A new species of Buergeria from the southern Ryukyus and northwestern Taiwan (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae). Current Herpetology 39:160-172. (10.5358/hsj.39.160)
2020 2020-08-29  Microhyla kuramotoi Microhylidae Japan Matsui M, Tominaga A 2020 Distinct species status of a Microhyla from the Yaeyama group of the southern Ryukyus, Japan (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Current Herpetology 39: 120–136. (10.5358/hsj.39.120)
2020 2020-08-25  Pristimantis zorro Strabomantidae Colombia Rivera-Correa M, and JM Daza. 2020. Out of the blue: A new rain frog species of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern Cordillera Central in Colombia. Zootaxa 4838: 83-101. (10.11646/zootaxa.4838.1.4)
2020 2020-08-22  Noblella worleyae Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig C, Maynard RJ,Trageser SJ, Vieira J, Hamilton PS, Lynch R, Culebras J, Kohn S, Brito J, Guayasamin JM 2020 A new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Río Manduriacu Reserve on the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, Neotropical Biodiversity, 6:1, 162-171, DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2020.1809287
2020 2020-08-21  Leptobrachella neangi Megophryidae Cambodia Stuart BL & JJL Rowley. 2020. A new Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia. Zootaxa 4834: 556-572.
2020 2020-08-20  Bolitoglossa awajun Plethodontidae Peru Cusi JC, Gagliardi-Urrutia G, Brcko IC, Wake DB, Von May R. 2020. Taxonomic status of the Neotropical salamanders Bolitoglossa altamazonica and Bolitoglossa peruviana (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae), with the description of a new species from Northern Peru. Zootaxa 4834:365-406. (10.11646/zootaxa.4834.3.3)
2020 2020-08-18  Xenorhina waigeo Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards SJ, Tjaturadi B, Krey K. 2020. Two new microhylid frog species of the genus Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 70:333-347 (10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-06)
2020 2020-08-18  Xenorhina salawati Microhylidae Indonesia Guenther R, Richards SJ, Tjaturadi B, Krey K. 2020. Two new microhylid frog species of the genus Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 70:333-347. (10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-06)
2020 2020-08-17  Micryletta dissimulans Microhylidae Thailand Suwannopoom C, TV Nguyen, P Pawangkhanant, VA Gorin, S Chomdej, J Che, and NA Poyarkov. 2020. A new species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Microhylidae) from southern Thailand. Zoological Research 41: 1-8. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.139)
2020 2020-08-17  Platymantis navjoti Ceratobatrachidae Philippines Diesmos AC, BR Scheffers, NAD Mallari, CD Siler, RM Brown. 2020. A new forest frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratbatrachidae: subgenus Tirahanulap) from Leyte and Samar islands, eastern Philippines. Zootaxa 4830: 573-591. (10.11646/zootaxa.4830.3.6)
2020 2020-08-17  Atelopus manauensis Bufonidae Brazil Jorge RF, M Ferrão, and AP Lima. 2020. Out of Bound: A New Threatened Harlequin Toad (Bufonidae, Atelopus) from the Outer Borders of the Guiana Shield in Central Amazonia Described through Integrative Taxonomy. Diversity 12: 310.
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2020 2020-08-03  Zhangixalus franki Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Ninh HT, Nguyen TT, Orlov N, Nguyen T, Ziegler T 2020 A New Species of the Genus Zhangixalus (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 688: 1–18. (10.5852/ejt.2020.688)
2020 2020-07-28  Gephyromantis kintana Mantellidae Madagascar Cocca W, F Andreone, F Belluardo, GM Rosa, JE Randrianirina, F Glaw, and A Crottini. 2020. Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. corvus, and description of Gephyromantis kintana sp. nov. from the Isalo Massif, western Madagascar. ZooKeys (10.3897/zookeys.951.51129)
2020 2020-07-27  Anomaloglossus vacheri Aromobatidae Suriname Fouquet A, R Jairam, P Ouboter, and PJR Kok. 2020. Two new species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) of the stepheni group from Suriname. Zootaxa 4820: 147-164. (10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.7)
2020 2020-07-27  Anomaloglossus saramaka Aromobatidae Suriname Fouquet A, R Jairam, P Ouboter, and PJR Kok. 2020. Two new species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) of the stepheni group from Suriname. Zootaxa 4820: 147-164. (10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.7)
2020 2020-07-22  Pristimantis cisnerosi Strabomantidae Colombia; Ecuador Reyes-Puig C, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ortega JA, Ron SR. 2020 Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyon (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91 (2020): e913013. (10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3013)
2020 2020-07-22  Pristimantis chocoensis Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig C, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ortega JA, Ron SR. 2020 Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyon (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91 (2020): e913013. (10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3013)
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2020 2020-07-21  Pseudoeurycea granitum Plethodontidae Mexico García-Bañuelos P, JL Aguilar-López, A Kelly-Hernández, V Vásquez-Cruz, E Pineda, and SM Rovito. 2020. A new species of Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Caudata) from the mountains of central Veracruz, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 54: 258-267.
2020 2020-07-21  Leptobrachella wulingensis Megophryidae China Qian T-Y, X Xia, Y Cao, N-W Xiao, and D-D Yang. 2020. A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) Smith, 1925 from Wuling Mountains in Hunan Province, China. Zootaxa 4816: 491-526. (10.11646/zootaxa.4816.4.4)
2020 2020-07-03  Pseudopaludicola coracoralinae Leptodactylidae Brazil de Andrade FS, IA Haga, ML Lyra, TR de Carvalho, CFB Haddad, AA Giaretta, and LF Toledo. 2020. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Pseudopaludicola parnaiba (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae), with the description of a new cryptic species from the Brazilian Cerrado. European Journal of Taxonomy 679: 1-36. (10.5852/ejt.2020.679)
2020 2020-07-03  Rentapia flavomaculata Bufonidae Malaysia; Thailand Chan, K.O., Abraham, R.K., Badli-Sham, B.H. (2020). "A revision of the Asian tree toad complex Rentapia hosii (Anura: Bufonidae) with the description of a new species from Peninsular Malaysia." Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68, 595-607 (10.26107/RBZ-2020-0075)
2020 2020-07-02  Tylototriton phukhaensis Salamandridae Thailand Pomchote, Khonsue, Thammachoti, Hernandez, Suwannapoom & Nishikawa in Pomchote P, Khonsue W, Thammachoti P, Hernandez A, Peerachidacho P, Suwannapoom C, Onishi Y, Nishikawa K. 2020. A new species of Tylototriton (Urodela: Salamandridae) from Nan Province, northern Thailand. Tropical Natural History 20: 144-161.
2020 2020-07-02  Tylototriton panwaensis Salamandridae Myanmar Grismer LL, Wood PL, Quah ESH, Thura MK, Espinoza RE, Murdoch ML 2019 A new species of crocodile newt Tylototriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from northern Myanmar (Burma), Journal of Natural History, 53:7-8, 475-495, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1587534 (10.1080/00222933.2019.1587534)
2020 2020-06-30  Megophrys numhbumaeng Megophryidae India Mahony S, Kamei RG, Teeling EC, Biju SD. 2020. Taxonomic review of the Asian Horned Frogs (Amphibia: Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt) of Northeast India and Bangladesh previously misidentified as M. parva (Boulenger), with descriptions of three new species, Journal of Natural History, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679)
2020 2020-06-30  Megophrys dzukou Megophryidae India Mahony S, Kamei RG, Teeling EC, Biju SD 2020 Taxonomic review of the Asian Horned Frogs (Amphibia: Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt) of Northeast India and Bangladesh previously misidentified as M.￿parva (Boulenger), with descriptions of three new species, Journal of Natural History, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679)
2020 2020-06-30  Megophrys awuh Megophryidae India; Myanmar Mahony S, Kamei RG, Teeling EC, Biju SD. 2020. Taxonomic review of the Asian Horned Frogs (Amphibia: Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt) of Northeast India and Bangladesh previously misidentified as M. parva (Boulenger), with descriptions of three new species, Journal of Natural History, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679)
2020 2020-06-30  Dryophytes flaviventris Hylidae Korea, Republic of Borzée A, and Min M-S in Borzée A, Messenger KR, Chae S, Andersen D, Groffen J, Kim YI, An J, Othman SN, Ri K, Nam TY, Bae Y, Ren J-L, Li J-T, Chuang M-F, Yi Y, Shin Y, Kwon T, Jang Y, Min M-S. 2020 Yellow sea mediated segregation between North East Asian Dryophytes species. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0234299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234299. Named as Dryophytes flaviventris (10.1371/journal.pone.0234299)
2020 2020-06-29  Phrynopus remotum Strabomantidae Peru Chávez G, LAG Ayachi, and A Catenazzi. 2020. A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands. PeerJ 8: e9433. (10.7717/peerj.9433)
2020 2020-06-29  Zhangixalus jodiae Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TT, HT Ninh, N Orlov, TQ Nguyen, and T Ziegler. 2020. A new species of the genus Zhangixalus (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Journal of Natural History https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1754484 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1754484)
2020 2020-06-29  Amolops mahabharatensis Ranidae Nepal Khatiwada JR, G Shu, B Wang, T Zhao, F Xie, and J Jiang. 2020. Description of a new species of Amolops Cope, 1865 (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Nepal and nomenclatural validation of Amolops nepalicus Yang, 1991. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 71-94.
2020 2020-06-29  Leptobrachella chishuiensis Megophryidae China Li S-Z, J Liu, G Wei, and B Wang. 2020. A new species of Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China. ZooKeys 943: 91-118. (10.3897/zookeys.943.51572)
2020 2020-06-29  Boulenophrys jiangi Megophryidae China Liu J, S Li, G Wei, N Xu, Y Cheng, B Wang, and J Wu. 2020. A new species of the Asian toad genus Megophrys sensu lato (Anura: Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 11: 1-18. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190041)
2020 2020-06-29  Boulenophrys chishuiensis Megophryidae China Xu N, S-Z Li, J Liu, G Wei, and B Wang. 2020. A new species of the horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China. ZooKeys 943: 119–144. (10.3897/zookeys.943.50343)
2020 2020-06-29  Phyllodytes magnus Hylidae Brazil Dias IR, G Novaes-e-Fagundes, AM Neto, J Zina, C Garcia, RS Recoder, F Dal Vechio, MT Rodrigues, and M Solé. 2020. A new large canopy-dwelling species of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1930 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. PeerJ 8: e8642. (10.7717/peerj.8642)
2020 2020-06-20  Rhombophryne ellae Microhylidae Madagascar Scherz MD 2020 Diamond frogs forever: a new species of Rhombophryne Boettger, 1880 (Microhylidae, Cophylinae) from Montagne d’Ambre National Park, northern Madagascar. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96: 313–323 (DOI 10.3897/zse.96.51372).
2020 2020-06-20  Boulenophrys yangmingensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Zeng & Wang in Lyu Z-T, Li Y-q, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Liu Z-y, Guo G-x, Wang Y-y 2020 Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China. ZooKeys 942: 105–140 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.942.47983). Described as Megophrys (Panophrys) (10.3897/zookeys.942.47983)
2020 2020-06-20  Boulenophrys xiangnanensis Megophryidae China Lyu, Zeng & Wang in Lyu Z-T, Li Y-q, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Liu Z-y, Guo G-x, Wang Y-y 2020 Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China. ZooKeys 942: 105–140 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.942.47983). Described as Megophrys (Panophrys) (10.3897/zookeys.942.47983)
2020 2020-06-20  Boulenophrys shimentaina Megophryidae China Lyu, Liu & Wang in Lyu Z-T, Li Y-q, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Liu Z-y, Guo G-x, Wang Y-y 2020 Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China. ZooKeys 942: 105–140 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.942.47983). (10.3897/zookeys.942.47983)
2020 2020-06-20  Boulenophrys mirabilis Megophryidae China Lyu, Wang & Zhao in Lyu Z-T, Li Y-q, Zeng Z-C, Zhao J, Liu Z-y, Guo G-x, Wang Y-y 2020 Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China. ZooKeys 942: 105–140 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.942.47983). (10.3897/zookeys.942.47983)
2020 2020-06-19  Rana jiulingensis Ranidae China Wan H, Z-T Lyu, S Qi, J Zhao, P-P Li, Y-Y Wang. 2020. A new species of the Rana japonica group (Anura, Ranidae, Rana) from China, with a taxonomic proposal for the R. johnsi group. ZooKeys 942: 141-152. (10.3897/zookeys.942.46928)
2020 2020-06-19  Dendropsophus bilobatus Hylidae Brazil Ferráo M, J Moravec, J Hanken, and AP Lima. 2020. A new species of Dendropsophus (Anura, Hylidae) from southwestern Amazonia with a green bilobate vocal sac. ZooKeys 942: 77-104. ( 10.3897/zookeys.942.51864)
2020 2020-06-13  Nymphargus lindae Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin in Guayasamin JM, Cisneros-Heredia DF, McDiarmid RW, Pena P, Hutter CR 2020 Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, Evolution, and Conservation. Diversity 2020, 12, 22 (10.3390/d12060222)
2020 2020-06-13  Nymphargus humboldti Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, McDiarmid & Hutter in Guayasamin JM, Cisneros-Heredia DF, McDiarmid RW, Pena P, Hutter CR 2020 Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, Evolution, and Conservation. Diversity 2020, 12, 22 (10.3390/d12060222)
2020 2020-06-13  Nymphargus colomai Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin and Hutter in Guayasamin JM, Cisneros-Heredia DF, McDiarmid RW, Pena P, Hutter CR 2020 Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, Evolution, and Conservation. Diversity 2020, 12, 22 (10.3390/d12060222)
2020 2020-06-09  Phrynobatrachus ambanguluensis Phrynobatrachidae Tanzania, United Republic of Greenwood L, SP Loader, L Lawson, E Greenbaum, and BM Zimkus. 2020. A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Northern Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Natural History. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1757171 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1757171)
2020 2020-06-09  Platypelis laetus Microhylidae Madagascar Rakotoarison A, MD Scherz, J Köhler, FM Ratsoavina, O Hawlitschek, S Megson, M Vences, and F Glaw. 2020. Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96: 263-274. (10.3897/zse.96.47088)
2020 2020-06-04  Micryletta sumatrana Microhylidae Indonesia Munir M, A Hamidy, M Matsui, MD Kusrini, and K Nishikawa. 2020. A new species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Anura) from Sumatra, Indonesia. Zoological Science 37: 1-7. (10.2108/zs200006)
2020 2020-05-26  Chiropterotriton totonacus Plethodontidae Mexico Parra Olea G, Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Maisano JA, Hanken J, Wake DB. 2020. Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa. PeerJ 8:e8800 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8800 (10.7717/peerj.8800)
2020 2020-05-26  Chiropterotriton perotensis Plethodontidae Mexico Parra Olea G, Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Maisano JA, Hanken J, Wake DB. 2020. Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa. PeerJ 8:e8800 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8800 (10.7717/peerj.8800)
2020 2020-05-26  Chiropterotriton melipona Plethodontidae Mexico Parra Olea G, Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Maisano JA, Hanken J, Wake DB. 2020. Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa. PeerJ 8:e8800 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8800 (10.7717/peerj.8800)
2020 2020-05-26  Chiropterotriton ceronorum Plethodontidae Mexico Parra Olea G, Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Maisano JA, Hanken J, Wake DB. 2020. Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa. PeerJ 8:e8800 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8800 (10.7717/peerj.8800)
2020 2020-05-26  Chiropterotriton casasi Plethodontidae Mexico Parra Olea G, Garcia-Castillo MG, Rovito SM, Maisano JA, Hanken J, Wake DB. 2020. Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa. PeerJ 8:e8800 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8800 (10.7717/peerj.8800)
2020 2020-05-25  Tylototriton sparreboomi Salamandridae Viet Nam Bernardes, Le, Nguyen TQ, Pham CT, Pham AV, Nguyen TT & Ziegler in Bernardes M, Le MD, Nguyen TQ, Pham CT, Pham AV, Nguyen TT, Rödder D, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2020) Integrative taxonomy reveals three new taxa within the Tylototriton asperrimus complex (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Vietnam. ZooKeys 935: 121–164. (https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.935.37138) (10.3897/zookeys.935.37138)
2020 2020-05-25  Tylototriton pasmansi Salamandridae Viet Nam Bernardes, Le, Nguyen TQ, Pham CT, Pham AV, Nguyen TT & Ziegler in Bernardes M, Le MD, Nguyen TQ, Pham CT, Pham AV, Nguyen TT, Rödder D, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2020) Integrative taxonomy reveals three new taxa within the Tylototriton asperrimus complex (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Vietnam. ZooKeys 935: 121–164. (10.3897/zookeys.935.37138)
2020 2020-05-25  Pristimantis rupicola Strabomantidae Brazil Taucce PPG, JS Nascimento, CC Trevisan, FSF Leite, DJ Santana, CFB Haddad, and MF Napoli. 2020. A New Rupicolous Species of the Pristimantis conspicillatus Group (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae) from Central Bahia, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 54: 245-257. (10.1670/19-114)
2020 2020-05-20  Gracixalus trieng Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Rowley JJL, DTT Le, HD Hoang, TT Cao, and VQ Dau. 2020. A new species of phytotelm breeding frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Zootaxa 4779: 341-354. (10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.3)
2020 2020-05-20  Stumpffia froschaueri Microhylidae Madagascar Crottini A, GM Rosa, SG Penny, W Cocca, MW Holderied, LMS Rakotozafy, and F Andreone. 2020. A new stump-toed frog from the transitional forests of NW Madagascar (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae, Stumpffia). ZooKeys 933: 139-164. (10.3897/zookeys.933.47619)
2020 2020-05-20  Elachistocleis araios Microhylidae Ecuador Sánchez-Nivicela JC, PLV Peloso, VL Urgiles, MH Yánez-Muñoz, Y Sagredo, N Páez, and S. Ron. 2020. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new trans-Andean species of Elachistocleis Parker 1927 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zootaxa 4779: 323-340. (10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.2)
2020 2020-05-20  Leptobrachium lunatum Megophryidae Cambodia; Viet Nam Stuart BL, Som HE, Neang T, Hoang DH, Duong TTL, Dau VQ, Potter K, Rowley JJL. 2020. Integrative Taxonomic Analysis Reveals a New Species of Leptobrachium (Anura: Megophryidae) from North-eastern Cambodia and Central Vietnam. Journal of Natural History. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1756498 (10.1080/00222933.2020.1756498)
2020 2020-05-20  Leptodactylus watu Leptodactylidae Brazil Da Silva LA, FM Magalhães, H Thomassen, FSF Leite, AA Garda, RA Brandão, CFB Haddad, AA Giaretta, and TR de Carvalho. 2020. Unraveling the species diversity and relationships in the Leptodactylus mystaceus complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of three new Brazilian species. Zootaxa 4779: 151-189. (10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.1)
2020 2020-05-20  Leptodactylus kilombo Leptodactylidae Brazil Da Silva LA, FM Magalhães, H Thomassen, FSF Leite, AA Garda, RA Brandão, CFB Haddad, AA Giaretta, and TR de Carvalho. 2020. Unraveling the species diversity and relationships in the Leptodactylus mystaceus complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of three new Brazilian species. Zootaxa 4779: 151-189.
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2020 2020-05-20  Leptodactylus barrioi Leptodactylidae Brazil Da Silva LA, FM Magalhães, H Thomassen, FSF Leite, AA Garda, RA Brandão, CFB Haddad, AA Giaretta, and TR de Carvalho. 2020. Unraveling the species diversity and relationships in the Leptodactylus mystaceus complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of three new Brazilian species. Zootaxa 4779: 151-189. (10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.1)
2020 2020-05-17  Bolitoglossa coaxtlahuacana Plethodontidae Mexico Palacios-Aguilar R, Cisneros-Bernal AY, Arias-Montiel JD, Parra-Olea G. 2020. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from the central highlands of Guerrero, Mexico. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98: 359–365 (dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0244). (10.1139/cjz-2019-0244)
2020 2020-04-29  Necturus mounti Proteidae United States Guyer C, Murray C, Bart HL, Crother BI, Chabarria RE, Bailey MA, Dunn K 2020 Colour and size reveal hidden diversity of Necturus (Caudata: Proteidae) from the Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States, Journal of Natural History, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736677
2020 2020-04-29  Necturus moleri Proteidae United States Guyer C, Murray C, Bart HL, Crother BI, Chabarria RE, Bailey MA, Dunn K 2020 Colour and size reveal hidden diversity of Necturus (Caudata: Proteidae) from the Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States, Journal of Natural History, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736677
2020 2020-04-28  Platypelis ranjomena Microhylidae Madagascar Glaw F, Scherz MD, Rakotoarison A, Crottini A, Raselimanana AP, Andreone F, Köhler J, and Vences M. 2020. Genetic variability and partial integrative revision of Platypelis frogs (Microhylidae) with red flash marks from eastern Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg) 70: 141-156. (10.26049/VZ70-2-2020-04)
2020 2020-04-27  Oreolalax longmenmontis Megophryidae China Hou Y, Shi S, Hu D, Deng Y, Jiang J, Xie F, and Wang B. 2020. A new species of the toothed toad Oreolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from Sichuan Province, China. ZooKeys 929: 93-115. (10.3897/zookeys.929.49748)
2020 2020-04-27  Physalaemus claptoni Leptodactylidae Brazil Leal F, Leite FSF, Da Costa WP, Nascimento LB, Lourenço LB, and Garcia PCA. 2020. Amphibians from Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil. VI: A new species of the Physalemus deimaticus group (Anura, Leptodactylidae). Zootaxa 4766: 306-330. (10.11646/zootaxa.4766.2.3)
2020 2020-04-24  Leptobrachella niveimontis Megophryidae China Chen, Poyarkov, Yuan & Che in Chen J-M, Xu K, Poyarkov NA, Wang K, Yuan Z-Y, Hou M, Suwannapoom C, Wang J, Che J 2020 How little is known about “the little brown frogs”: description of three new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research 41:1-22. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.036)
2020 2020-04-24  Leptobrachella flaviglandulosa Megophryidae China Chen, Wang and Che in Chen J-M, Xu K, Poyarkov NA, Wang K, Yuan Z-Y, Hou M, Suwannapoom C, Wang J, Che J 2020 How little is known about “the little brown frogs”: description of three new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research 41:1-22. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.036)
2020 2020-04-24  Leptobrachella feii Megophryidae China Chen, Yuan and Che in Chen J-M, Xu K, Poyarkov NA, Wang K, Yuan Z-Y, Hou M, Suwannapoom C, Wang J, Che J 2020 How little is known about “the little brown frogs”: description of three new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research 41:1-22. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.036)
2020 2020-04-20  Raorchestes rezakhani Rhacophoridae Bangladesh Al-Razi H, Maria M, Muzaffar SB (2020) A new species of cryptic Bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes) from northeastern Bangladesh. ZooKeys 927: 127–151. (10.3897/zookeys.927.48733)
2020 2020-04-14  Allobates pacaas Aromobatidae Brazil Melo-Sampaio PR, Prates I, Pelosos PLV, Recoder R, Dal Vechio F, Marques-Souza S, Rodrigues MT 2020 A new nurse frog from Southwestern Amazonian highlands, with notes on the phylogenetic affinities of Allobates alessandroi (Aromobatidae). Journal of Natural History 53: 1-20. (10.1080/00222933.2020.1727972)
2020 2020-04-13  Nidirana xiangica Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Dai K-Y, Li Y, Wan H, Liu Z-Y, Qi S, Lin S-M, Wang J, Li Y-L, Zeng Y-J, Li P-P, Pang H, Wang Y-Y. 2020. Comprehensive approaches reveal three cryptic species of genus Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from China. ZooKeys 914: 127-159. (10.3897/zookeys.914.36604)
2020 2020-04-13  Nidirana mangveni Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Dai K-Y, Li Y, Wan H, Liu Z-Y, Qi S, Lin S-M, Wang J, Li Y-L, Zeng Y-J, Li P-P, Pang H, Wang Y-Y. 2020. Comprehensive approaches reveal three cryptic species of genus Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from China. ZooKeys 914: 127-159.
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2020 2020-04-13  Nidirana guangdongensis Ranidae China Lyu Z-T, Dai K-Y, Li Y, Wan H, Liu Z-Y, Qi S, Lin S-M, Wang J, Li Y-L, Zeng Y-J, Li P-P, Pang H, Wang Y-Y. 2020. Comprehensive approaches reveal three cryptic species of genus Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from China. ZooKeys 914: 127-159. (10.3897/zookeys.914.36604)
2020 2020-04-04  Leptobrachella suiyangensis Megophryidae China Luo T, Xiao N, Gao K, Zhou J 2020 A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 923:115-140. (10.3897/zookeys.923.47172)
2020 2020-03-28  Anaxyrus nevadensis Bufonidae United States Gordon MR, Simandle ET, Sandmeier FC, Tracy CR 2020 Two new cryptic endemic toads of Bufo discovered in central Nevada, western United States (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo [Anaxyrus]). Copeia 108:166-183. (10.1643/CH-18-086)
2020 2020-03-28  Anaxyrus monfontanus Bufonidae United States Gordon MR, Simandle ET, Sandmeier FC, Tracy CR. 2020. Two new cryptic endemic toads of Bufo discovered in central Nevada, western United States (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo [Anaxyrus]). Copeia 108:166-183. (10.1643/CH-18-086)
2020 2020-03-27  Hyloxalus arliensis Dendrobatidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis AR, M Vargas-Ramírez, M Anganoy-Criollo, OA Ibarra, and S. Gonzáles. 2020. Description of a new diminutive Hyloxalus (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Hyloxalinae) from the Magdalena Valley of Colombia. Zootaxa 4758: 83-102. (10.11646/zootaxa.4758.1.3)
2020 2020-03-24  Pristimantis pluvian Strabomantidae Brazil de Oliveira EA, LA da Silva, EAP Silva, KLA Guimarães, M Penhacek, JG Martínez, LRR Rodrigues, DJ Santana, EJ Hernández-Ruz. 2020. Four new species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Craugastoridae) in the eastern Amazon. PLoS One 15: e0229971. (10.1371/journal.pone.0229971)
2020 2020-03-24  Pristimantis pictus Strabomantidae Brazil de Oliveira EA, LA da Silva, EAP Silva, KLA Guimarães, M Penhacek, JG Martínez, LRR Rodrigues, DJ Santana, EJ Hernández-Ruz. 2020. Four new species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Craugastoridae) in the eastern Amazon. PLoS One 15: e0229971. (10.1371/journal.pone.0229971)
2020 2020-03-24  Pristimantis moa Strabomantidae Brazil de Oliveira EA, LA da Silva, EAP Silva, KLA Guimarães, M Penhacek, JG Martínez, LRR Rodrigues, DJ Santana, EJ Hernández-Ruz. 2020. Four new species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Craugastoridae) in the eastern Amazon. PLoS One 15: e0229971. (10.1371/journal.pone.0229971)
2020 2020-03-24  Pristimantis giorgii Strabomantidae Brazil de Oliveira EA, LA da Silva, EAP Silva, KLA Guimarães, M Penhacek, JG Martínez, LRR Rodrigues, DJ Santana, EJ Hernández-Ruz. 2020. Four new species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 (Anura: Craugastoridae) in the eastern Amazon. PLoS One 15: e0229971. (10.1371/journal.pone.0229971)
2020 2020-03-22  Copiula mosbyae Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards S 2020 Two new frog species of the genus Copiula Mehely, 1901 (Anura, Microhylidae, Asterophryinae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Russian Journal of Herpetology 27:41-53. (10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-1-41-53)
2020 2020-03-22  Copiula bisyllaba Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards S 2020 Two new frog species of the genus Copiula Mehely, 1901 (Anura, Microhylidae, Asterophryinae) from southern Papua New Guinea. Russian Journal of Herpetology 27:41-53. (10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-1-41-53)
2020 2020-03-20  Brachytarsophrys orientalis Megophryidae China Li Y, Zhang D-D, Lyu Z-T, Wang J, Li Y-L, Liu Z-Y, Chen H-H, Rao D-Q, Z-F Jin, Zhang C-Y, Wang Y-Y. 2020. Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China. Zoological Research 41:105−122. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033)
2020 2020-03-13  Bolitoglossa copinhorum Plethodontidae Honduras Itgen MW, Sessions SK, Wilson LD, Townsend JH 2020 (2019) Integrative systematic revision of Bolitoglossa celaque (Caudata: Plethodontidae), with a new species from the Lenca Highlands of Honduras. Herpetological Monographs 33:48-70.
2020 2020-03-12  Pristimantis bowara Strabomantidae Colombia Acevedo AA, O Armesto, and RE Palma. 2020. Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) with notes on the distribution of the genus in northeastern Colombia. Zootaxa 4750: 499-523. (10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.3)
2020 2020-03-12  Pristimantis ardilae Strabomantidae Colombia Acevedo AA, O Armesto, and RE Palma. 2020. Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) with notes on the distribution of the genus in northeastern Colombia. Zootaxa 4750: 499-523. (10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.3)
2020 2020-03-10  Amolops tuanjieensis Ranidae China Gan Y-L, G-H Yu, and Z-J Wu. 2020. A new species of the genus Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan, China. Zoological Research 41: 1-6. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.018)
2020 2020-03-10  Eleutherodactylus erythrochomus Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Palacios-Aguilar R, and R Santos-Bibiano. 2020. A new species of direct-developing frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from the Pacific lowlands of Guerrero, Mexico. Zootaxa 4750: 250-260. (10.11646/zootaxa.4750.2.8)
2020 2020-03-04  Pristimantis terrapacis Strabomantidae Colombia Ospina-Sarria JJ, Angarita-Sierra T. 2020 A New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Eastern Slope of the Cordillera Oriental, Arauca, Colombia, Herpetologica 76: 83-92.
2020 2020-03-04  Phrynobatrachus mbabo Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon Gvoždík V, Nečas T, Dolinay M, Zimkus BM, Schmitz A, Fokam EB. 2020. Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line. PeerJ 8:e8393 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8393 (10.7717/peerj.8393)
2020 2020-03-04  Phrynobatrachus arcanus Phrynobatrachidae Cameroon; Nigeria Gvoždík V, Nečas T, Dolinay M, Zimkus BM, Schmitz A, Fokam EB. 2020. Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line. PeerJ 8:e8393 DOI 10.7717/peerj.8393 (10.7717/peerj.8393)
2020 2020-03-02  Kurixalus gracilloides Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Nguyen TV, TV Duong, KT Luu, and NA Poyarkov. 2020. A new species of Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam with comments on the biogeography of the genus. Journal of Natural History DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1728411. (10.1080/00222933.2020.1728411)
2020 2020-03-01  Osteocephalus sangay Hylidae Ecuador Chasiluisa VD, Caminer MA, Varela-Jaramillo A & SR Ron. 2020. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of treefrog of the Osteocephalus buckleyi species group (Anura: Hylidae), Neotropical Biodiversity, 6:1, 21-36, DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2020.1729306 (10.1080/23766808.2020.1729306)
2020 2020-02-26  Sarcohyla floresi Hylidae Mexico Kaplan M, P Heimes, and R Aguilar. 2020. A new species of Sarcohyla (Anura: Hylidae: Hylini) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Estado de México, México. Zootaxa 4743: 382-390. (10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.5)
2020 2020-01-28  Sallywalkerana muduga Ranixalidae India Dinesh KP, SP Vijayakumar, V Ramesh, A Jayarajan, SR Chandramouli, and K Shanker. 2020. A deeply divergent lineage of Walkerana (Anura: Ranixalidae) from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Zootaxa 4729: 266-276. (10.11646/zootaxa.4729.2.7)
2020 2020-01-28  Ansonia kelabitensis Bufonidae Indonesia Matsui M, K Nishikawa, K Eto, and MY Hossman. 2020. Two New Ansonia from Mountains of Borneo (Anura, Bufonidae). Zoological Science 37: 1-11. (10.2108/zs190078)
2020 2020-01-28  Ansonia kanak Bufonidae Indonesia Matsui M, K Nishikawa, K Eto, and MY Hossman. 2020. Two New Ansonia from Mountains of Borneo (Anura, Bufonidae). Zoological Science 37: 1-11. (10.2108/zs190078)
2020 2020-01-22  Nidirana yeae Ranidae China Wei G, S-Z Li, J Liu, Y-L Cheng, N Xu, and B Wang. 2020. A new species of the Music frog Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China. ZooKeys 904: 63-87. (10.3897/zookeys.904.39161)
2020 2020-01-22  Boulenophrys xianjuensis Megophryidae China Wang B, Y-Q Wu, J-W Peng, S-C Shi, N-N Lu, and J Wu. 2020. A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China. ZooKeys 904: 35-62. (10.3897/zookeys.904.47354)
2020 2020-01-21  Liurana minuta Ceratobatrachidae India Saikia B and B Sinha. 2020. On the Liurana (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) of India with the description of three new species from Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119: 303-315. (10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/141629)
2020 2020-01-21  Liurana indica Ceratobatrachidae India Saikia B and B Sinha. 2020. On the Liurana (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) of India with the description of three new species from Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119: 303-315. (10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/141629)
2020 2020-01-21  Liurana himalayana Ceratobatrachidae India Saikia B and B Sinha. 2020. On the Liurana (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) of India with the description of three new species from Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119: 303-315. (10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/141629)
2020 2020-01-16  Boulenophrys caobangensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Nguyen TQ, CT Pham, TT Nguyen, AM Luong, and T Ziegler. 2020. A new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4722: 401-422. (10.11646/zootaxa.4722.5.1)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2019 2023-04-24  Adenomera phonotriccus Leptodactylidae Brazil Carvalho TR de, Giaretta AA, Angulo A, Haddad CFB, and Peloso PLV. 2019. A new Amazonian species of Adenomera (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Brazilian state of Pará: a tody-tyrant voice in a frog. American Museum Novitates 3919: 1–21 (10.1206/3919.1)
2019 2021-05-02  Gastrotheca dissimilis Hemiphractidae Peru Rodríguez D, D’Elía G, Ortega H, and Aguilar C. 2019. Revisión taxonómica de la rana marsupial Gastrotheca peruana (Amphibia: Hemiphractidae) en base al gen mitocondrial 16S. Revista Peruana de Biología 26: 461–468. (10.15381/rpb.v26i4.16238)
2019 2021-04-29  Pseudopaludicola jazmynmcdonaldae Leptodactylidae Brazil Andrade F. S. de, Alves da Silva L, Koroiva R, Fadel RM, and Santana DJ. 2019. A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) from an Amazonia-Cerrado transitional zone, state of Tocantins, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 53: 68–80. (10.1670/18-125)
2019 2020-06-25  Pristimantis quintanai Strabomantidae Ecuador Urgiles VL, P Székely, D Székely, N Christodoulides, JC Sanchez-Nivicela, and AE Savage. 2019. Genetic delimitation of Pristimantis orestes (Lynch, 1979) and P. saturninoi Brito et al., 2017 and description of two new terrestrial frogs from the Pristimantis orestes species group (Anura, Strabomantidae). ZooKeys 864: 111-146. (10.3897/zookeys.864.35102)
2019 2020-06-25  Pristimantis cajanuma Strabomantidae Ecuador Urgiles VL, P Székely, D Székely, N Christodoulides, JC Sanchez-Nivicela, and AE Savage. 2019. Genetic delimitation of Pristimantis orestes (Lynch, 1979) and P. saturninoi Brito et al., 2017 and description of two new terrestrial frogs from the Pristimantis orestes species group (Anura, Strabomantidae). ZooKeys 864: 111-146. (10.3897/zookeys.864.35102)
2019 2020-04-06  Hyla carthaginiensis Hylidae Algeria; Tunisia Dufresnes C, M Beddek, DV Skorinov, L Fumagalli, N Perrin, P-A Crochet, and SN Litvinchuk. 2019. Diversification and speciation in tree frogs from the Maghreb (Hyla meridionalis sensu lato), with description of a new African endemic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 134: 291-299. (10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.009)
2019 2020-03-28  Austrochaperina fulva Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards S 2019 Three new species of Austrochaperina from southern Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 69: 327-344. (10.26049/VZ69-3-2019-05)
2019 2020-03-28  Austrochaperina brachypus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R, Richards S 2019 Three new species of Austrochaperina from southern Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 69: 327-344. (10.26049/VZ69-3-2019-05)
2019 2020-03-28  Austrochaperina beehleri Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Guenther R and S Richards. 2019. Three new species of Austrochaperina from southern Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 69: 327-344. (10.26049/VZ69-3-2019-05)
2019 2020-01-04  Kurixalus absconditus Rhacophoridae Indonesia Mediyansyah, A Hamidy, M Munir, and M Matsui. 2019. A new tree frog of the genus Kurixalus Ye, Fei & Dubois, 1999 (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Treubia 46: 51-72. (10.14203/treubia.v46i0.3790)
2019 2020-01-02  Amolops pallasitatus Ranidae China Qi, S, Z Zhou, Z Lyu, Y Lu, H Wan, M Hou, K Guo, and P Li. 2019. Description of a new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Tibet, China. Asian Herpetological Research 10: 219–229. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.190016)
2019 2019-12-22  Zhangixalus pachyproctus Rhacophoridae China Yu G, H Hui, M Hou, Z Wu, D Rao, and J Yang. 2019. A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), previously confused with Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852). Zootaxa 4711: 275-292. (10.11646/zootaxa.4711.2.3)
2019 2019-12-22  Osteocephalus omega Hylidae Colombia Duellman WE. 2019. The last one: a new species of Osteocephalus (Anura: Hylidae) from Colombia, with comments on the morphological and behavioral diversity within the genus. Phyllomedusa 18: 141-157. (10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i2p141-157)
2019 2019-12-20  Sarcohyla toyota Hylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, H Franz-Chávez, KI Morales-Flores, IT Ahumada-Carrillo, and JM Jones. 2019. A rare new treefrog of the genus Sarcohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Guerrero, Mexico. Zootaxa 4712: 345-364. (10.11646/zootaxa.4712.3.2)
2019 2019-12-19  Ameerega panguana Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, K Siu-Ting, R Von May, E Twomey, WX Guillory, MS Deutsch, and G Chávez. 2019. Systematics of the Ameerega rubriventris complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with descriptions of two new cryptic species from the East-Andean versant of Peru. Zootaxa 4712: 211-235. (10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.3)
2019 2019-12-19  Ameerega imasmari Dendrobatidae Peru Brown JL, K Siu-Ting, R Von May, E Twomey, WX Guillory, MS Deutsch, and G Chávez. 2019. Systematics of the Ameerega rubriventris complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae) with descriptions of two new cryptic species from the East-Andean versant of Peru. Zootaxa 4712: 211-235. (10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.3)
2019 2019-12-15  Rhacophorus vanbanicus Rhacophoridae Viet Nam Kropachev II, Orlov NL, Ninh HT, and Nguyen TT. 2019. A new species of Rhacophorus genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Van Ban District, Lao Cai Province, northern Viernam. Russian J Herpetology 26:325-334. (10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-6-325-334)
2019 2019-12-12  Ischnocnema bocaina Brachycephalidae Brazil Taucce PPG, BF Zaidan, H Zaher, and PCA Garcia. 2019. A new species of Ischnocnema Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 (Anura: Brachycephalidae) of the I. lactea species series from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4706: 531-545. (10.11646/zootaxa.4706.4.3)
2019 2019-12-07  Aneides caryaensis Plethodontidae United States Patton A, Apodaca JJ, Corser JD, Wilson CR, Williams LA, Cameron AD, Wake DB. 2019. A new green salamander in the southern Appalachians: Evolutionary history of Aneides aeneus and implications for management and conservation with the description of a cryptic microendemic species. Copeia 107: 748-763. (10.1643/CH-18-052)
2019 2019-11-26  Leptobrachella namdongensis Megophryidae Viet Nam Chung HV, NT Tao, LQ Vinh, NQ Truong, and J Jianping. 2019. A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura: Megophryidae) from Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 67: 536-556. (10.26107/RBZ-2019-0042)
2019 2019-11-16  Boulenophrys shunhuangensis Megophryidae China Wang L, Dang X, Liu Y, Wu Q, and Liu Z. 2019. A new species of the genus Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Hunan, China. Zootaxa 4695: 301-330. (10.11646/zootaxa.4695.4.1)
2019 2019-11-12  Hyalinobatrachium adespinosai Centrolenidae Ecuador Guayasamin JM, J Vieira, RE Glor, and CR Hutter. 2019. A new glassfrog (Centrolenidae: Hyalinobatrachium) from the Topo River Basin, Amazonian slopes of the Andes of Ecuador. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13: 133–144 (e194).
2019 2019-11-01  Caecilia pulchraserrana Caeciliidae Colombia Acosta-Galvis A, M Torres, and P Pulido-Santacruz. 2019. A new species of Caecilia (Gymnophiona, Caeciliidae) from the Magdalena valley region of Colombia. ZooKeys 884: 135-157. (10.3897/zookeys.884.35776)
2019 2019-10-30  Bufotes perrini Bufonidae Afghanistan; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan Dufresnes C, G Mazepa, D Jablonski, RC Oliveira, T Wenseleers, DA Shabanov, M Auer, R Ernst, C Koch, HE Ramírez-Chaves, KP Mulder, E Simonov, A Tiutenko, D Kryvokhyzha, PL Wennekes, OI Zinenko, OV Korshunov, AM Al-Johany, EA Peregonstev, R Masroor, C Betto-Colliard, M Denoël, LJ Borkin, DV Skorinov, RA Pasynkova, LF Mazanaeva, JM Rosanov, S Dubey, and S Litvinchuk. 2019. Fifteen shades of green: the evolution of Bufotes toads revisited. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 141: 106615. (10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106615)
2019 2019-10-30  Bufotes cypriensis Bufonidae Cyprus Dufresnes C, G Mazepa, D Jablonski, RC Oliveira, T Wenseleers, DA Shabanov, M Auer, R Ernst, C Koch, HE Ramírez-Chaves, KP Mulder, E Simonov, A Tiutenko, D Kryvokhyzha, PL Wennekes, OI Zinenko, OV Korshunov, AM Al-Johany, EA Peregonstev, R Masroor, C Betto-Colliard, M Denoël, LJ Borkin, DV Skorinov, RA Pasynkova, LF Mazanaeva, JM Rosanov, S Dubey, and S Litvinchuk. 2019. Fifteen shades of green: the evolution of Bufotes toads revisited. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 141: 106615. (10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106615)
2019 2019-10-20  Raorchestes cangyuanensis Rhacophoridae China Wu Y-H, C Suwannapoom, K Xu, J-M Chen, J-Q Jin, H-M Chen, RW Murphy, and J Che. 2019. A new species of the genus Raorchestes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research 40: 558-563. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.066)
2019 2019-10-20  Boulenophrys angka Megophryidae Thailand Wu Y-H, C Suwannapoom, NA Poyarkov Jr, P Pawangkhanant, K Xu, J-Q Jin, RW Murphy, and J Che. 2019. A new species of the genus Xenophrys (Anura: Megophryidae) from northern Thailand. Zoological Research 40: 564-574. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.032)
2019 2019-10-17  Leptodactylus apepyta Leptodactylidae Argentina; Bolivia; Paraguay Schneider RG, Cardozo DE, Brusquetti F, Kolenc F, Borteiro C, Haddad C, Basso NG, Baldo D. 2019. A new frog of the Leptodactylus fuscus species group (Anura: Leptodactylidae), endemic from the South American Gran Chaco. PeerJ 7:e7869
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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. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.180076)
2019 2019-10-03  Pelobatrachus 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4679.1.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4679.2.9)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4679.2.9 )
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4679.2.9)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0222131)
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. (10.1655/D-18-00049)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.5)
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. (10.26049/VZ69-3-2019-01)
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)
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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 (10.26107/RBZ-2019-0027 )
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys 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 (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys nanlingensis Megophryidae China 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. (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys 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. (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys 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 (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys 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. (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
2019 2019-09-02  Boulenophrys dongguanensis Megophryidae China 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. (10.3897/zookeys.851.29107)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.128)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4658.3.4)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00001.1)
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 (10.1371/journal.pone.0219437)
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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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4656.3.11)
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. (10.7717/peerj.7405)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4656.1.6)
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. (10.26515/rzsi/v119/i3/2019/132173)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.1)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.3.8)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.868.26766)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4651.2.4)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.3.4)
2019 2019-08-06  Allobates nunciatus Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.2)
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.
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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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.2)
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. (10.1016/j.jcz.2019.07.001)
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 (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. (10.3897/evolsyst.3.33417)
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,
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2019 2019-07-05  Microhyla fanjingshanensis Microhylidae China Li S, Zhang M, Xu N, Lv J, Jiang J-p, Liu J,
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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. (10.26049/VZ69-2-2019-05)
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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 (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. (10.3897/zookeys.852.24557)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4612.1.1)
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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. (10.1670/18-172)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.4)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.4)
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.
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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. (10.3897/zookeys.848.29181)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.848.29181)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4609.2.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4609.2.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4604.2.6)
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.
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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.
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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 ( 10.3897/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 (10.1371/journal.pone.0215349)
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 (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.043)
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 (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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4577.3.8)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.5)
2019 2019-04-04  Anomaloglossus mitaraka Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4576.3.2)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.832.30874)
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. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.025)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0213314)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0213314)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0213314)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0213314)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0213314)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.1)
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. (10.3897/ zookeys.824.31570)
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. (10.1655/D-18-00013)
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. (10.1655/D-18-00013)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.5358/hsj.38.32)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4563.1.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4562.1.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4562.1.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4562.1.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4562.1.1)
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 (10.7717/peerj.6400)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4550.4.3)
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. ( 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.4.3)
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  Boulenophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.9)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.3)
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 (10.1643/CH-17-661)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4544.2.6)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4543.4.4)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.812.29956)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.812.29956)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2018 2021-05-05  Eleutherodactylus orarius Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Franz-Chávez H, Morales-Flores KI, Ahumada-Carrillo 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 2021-04-29  Scinax goya Hylidae Brazil Andrade S.P. de, Santos D. L., Rocha C. F., Pombal, Jr. J. P., and Vaz-Silva W. 2018. A new species of the Ololygon catharinae species group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cerrado biome, State of Goiás, Central Brazil. Zootaxa 4425: 283–303. (10.11646/zootaxa.4425.2.5)
2018 2021-04-29  Oophaga solanensis Dendrobatidae Colombia Posso-Terranova A, and Andrés J. 2018. Multivariate species boundaries and conservation of harlequin poison frogs. Molecular Ecology 27: 3432–3451. (10.1111/mec.14803)
2018 2021-04-29  Oophaga andresi Dendrobatidae Colombia Posso-Terranova A, and Andrés J. 2018. Multivariate species boundaries and conservation of harlequin poison frogs. Molecular Ecology 27: 3432–3451. (0.1111/mec.14803)
2018 2021-04-29  Oophaga anchicayensis Dendrobatidae Colombia Posso-Terranova A, and Andrés J. 2018. Multivariate species boundaries and conservation of harlequin poison frogs. Molecular Ecology 27: 3432–3451. (10.1111/mec.14803)
2018 2019-11-16  Megophrys lancip Megophryidae Indonesia Munir M, Hamidy A, Farajallah A, and Smith EN. 2018. A new Megophrys Kuhl and Van Hasselt (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4442: 389-412. (10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.3)
2018 2019-11-16  Boulenophrys leishanensis Megophryidae China Li S, Xu N, Liu J, Jiang J, Wei G, and Wang B. 2018. A new species of the Asian toad genus Megophrys sensu lato (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 9: 224-239. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.180072)
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. (10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i2p211-232)
2018 2019-02-18  Leptobrachella 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4444.3.2)
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. (10.1655/0018-0831.329)
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. (10.26049/VZ69-1-2019-01)
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. (10.5852/ejt.2018.480)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.809.25207)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00054.1)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00054.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4532.2.2)
2018 2018-12-17  Xenophrys 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 (10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1)
2018 2018-12-17  Xenophrys 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 (10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1)
2018 2018-12-17  Xenophrys 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 (10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1)
2018 2018-12-17  Xenophrys 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 (10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0207460)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4527.3.2)
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. (10.1670/17-165)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.5)
2018 2018-11-04  Boulenophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1)
2018 2018-11-04  Boulenophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4508.1.7)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0184005)
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. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.180032)
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. (10.3389/fevo.2018.00144)
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. (10.7717/peerj.5695)
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. (10.7717/peerj.5771)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.10)
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. (10.1371/ journal.pone.0203169)
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 (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 (10.7717/peerj.5546)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00040.1)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0202332)
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. (10.5358/hsj.37.95)
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. (10.5358/hsj.37.95)
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. (10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.042)
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. (10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.042)
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.
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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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4461.3.3)
2018 2018-08-22  Mannophryne molinai Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4461.4.1)
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. (10.21068/c2018.v19s1a11)
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. (10.21068/c2018.v19s1a12)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.780.25859)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3)
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. (10.5852/ejt.2018.451)
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. (10.5852/ejt.2018.451)
2018 2018-07-27  Hypogeophis montanus Grandisoniidae 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 (10.11646/zootaxa.4450.3.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4450.4.2)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00037.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4446.4.5)
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. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.170085)
2018 2018-07-17  Allobates tinae Aromobatidae 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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00098.1)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.770.23526)
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 (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 (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 (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 (10.7717/peerj.4941)
2018 2018-07-09  Oreobates antrum Strabomantidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4441.1.5)
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, and Tjaturadi B. 2018. Two new frog species from the Foja Mountains in northwestern New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 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 (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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4433.1.4)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4429.3.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4429.3.3)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00014.1)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00014.1)
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. (10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/121436)
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. (10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/121436)
2018 2018-05-30  Phasmahyla lisbella Hylidae Brazil 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 (10.7717/peerj.4900)
2018 2018-05-26  Anomaloglossus meansi Aromobatidae 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. (10.3897/zookeys.759.24742)
2018 2018-05-24  Sarcohyla 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).] (10.11646/zootaxa.4422.3.3)
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. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00002.1)
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. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00023.1)
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. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00023.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.7)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.1)
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. (10.7717/peerj.4766)
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. (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.018)
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". (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.009)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4418.6.4)
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. (10.1643/CH-17-655)
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. (10.18272/aci.v1i1.841)
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. ( 10.31017/CdH.2018.(2017-08))
2018 2018-05-01  Amolops wenshanensis Ranidae China; Viet Nam 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4415.3.5)
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 (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.019)
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 (10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.019)
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). (10.7717/peerj.4586)
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). (10.7717/peerj.4586)
2018 2018-04-23  Jingophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.5)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.751.20541)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4407.4.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.6)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.6)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0192766)
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.
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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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0192766)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0192766)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0192766)
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. (10.3897/zse.94.21037)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4394.2.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4394.2.2)
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. (10.3897/zse.94.22120)
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. (10.3897/zse.94.22120)
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. (10.2988/17-00027)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.5)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4388.1.1)
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. (10.7717/peerj.4444)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4387.3.10)
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 Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.5)
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 (10.1080/21564574.2017.1376714)
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 (10.1080/21564574.2017.1376714)
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 (10.1080/21564574.2017.1376714)
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.
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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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4384.1.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.4)
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. (10.7717/peerj.4321)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4379.2.2)
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. (10.2108/zs170120)
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. (10.2108/zs170120)
2018 2018-02-12  Anomaloglossus dewynteri Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4379.1.1)
2018 2018-02-12  Anomaloglossus blanci Aromobatidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4379.1.1)
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. (10.1655/Herpetologica-D-16-00035)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4374.4.6)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.726.13864)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.726.13864)
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 (10.1080/14772000.2017.1415232)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4369.4.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4370.1.2)

Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2017 2022-03-04  Choerophryne multisyllaba Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R and S Richards. 2017. Three new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(2): 265-279. (10.3897/zse.93.11576)
2017 2022-03-04  Choerophryne crucifer Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R and S Richards. 2017. Three new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(2): 265-279. (10.3897/zse.93.11576)
2017 2022-03-04  Choerophryne bisyllaba Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R and S Richards. 2017. Three new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(2): 265-279. (10.3897/zse.93.11576)
2017 2022-03-04  Austrochaperina rudolfarndti Microhylidae Indonesia Günther R. 2017. A redescription, a revalidation, and a new description within the microhylid genus Austrochaperina (Anura: Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology, Senckenberg. 67 (2): 207-222.
2017 2022-02-28  Pelodytes hespericus Pelodytidae Spain Díaz-Rodríguez J, Gehara MC, Márquez R, Vences M, Gonçalves H, Sequeira F, Martínez-Solano I, and Tejedo M. 2017. Integration of molecular, bioacoustical and morphological data reveals two new cryptic species of Pelodytes (Anura, Pelodytidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 4243: 1–41. (10.11646/zootaxa.4243.1.1)
2017 2020-03-28  Ptychohyla zoque Hylidae Mexico Canseco-Márquez L, Aguilar-López JL, Luría-Manzano R, Pineda-Arredondo E, Caviedes-Solis IW 2017. A new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla (Anura: Hylidae) from southern Mexico . Zootaxa 4317: 279–290. (10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.5)
2017 2019-11-16  Ophryophryne elfina Megophryidae Viet Nam Poyarkov Jr NA, Duong TV, Orlov NL, Gogoleva SS, Vassilieva AB, Nguyen LT, Nguyen VDH, Nguyen SN, Che J, and Mahony S. 2017. Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species. ZooKeys 672: 49-120. (10.3897/zookeys.672.10624)
2017 2019-11-16  Boulenophrys lishuiensis Megophryidae China Wang Y-F, Liu B-Q, Jiang K, Jin W, Xu J-N, and Wu C-H. 2017. A new species of the horn toad of the genus Xenophrys from Zhejiang, China (Amphibia: Megophryidae) [In Chinese with English abstract]. Chinese Journal of Zoology, Nanking 52: 19-29 (10.13859/j.cjz.201701003)
2017 2019-02-18  Zhangixalus 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 found in Zhejiang, China (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Chinese Journal of Zoology 52: 361-372. (10.13859/j.cjz.201703001)
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. (10.1163/15685381-00003130)
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 (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 (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 (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. (10.11609/jott.2877.9.6.10286-10296)
2017 2018-05-08  Nanorana arunachalensis Dicroglossidae 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. (10.26515/rzsi/v117/i4/2017/121293)
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. (10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.10)
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. (10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.15)
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. (10.1098/rsos.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. (10.1098/rsos.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. (10.1098/rsos.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. (10.1098/rsos.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. (10.1098/rsos.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. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.170046)
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. (10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p143-154)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.724.19383)
2017 2017-12-28  Qosqophryne 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. (10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p129-141)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00007)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00007)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00007)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00007)
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. (10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00009.1)
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. (10.11609/jot.2413.9.12.10985-1099)
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. (10.1670/17-002)
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. (10.3897/zse.93.14906)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4299.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4299.3.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4299.3.1)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.713.20776)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.2)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.3)
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. (10.1080/23766808.2017.1299529)
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. (10.1080/23766808.2017.1299529)
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. (10.1080/23766808.2017.1299529)
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. (10.1080/23766808.2017.1299529)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4350.1.9)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4347.3.9)
2017 2017-11-07  Boulenophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4344.3.3)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4337.4.9)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.706.14691)
2017 2017-10-07  Hypogeophis pti Grandisoniidae 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4329.4.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4329.4.2)
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  Boulenophrys 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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.8)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0184631)
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  Boulenophrys 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. (10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.160041)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00017.1)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00017.1)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4318.3.5)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.694.12785)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.12)
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. (10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.6)
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 (org/10.3897/zookeys.694.12513)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00041.1)
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. (10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00026.1)
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. (10.5358/hsj.36.116)
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. (10.5358/hsj.36.75)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.687.13221)
2017 2017-08-08  Leptobrachella maoershanensis Megophryidae China Yuan, Sun, Chen, Rowley & Che in Yuan Z, Sun R, Chen J, Rowley JJL, Wu Z, Hou S, Wang S, Che J . 2017. A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Guanxi, China. Zootaxa 4300: 551-570. (10.11646/zootaxa.4300.4.5)
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. (10.2108/zs170008)
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 L.R., Netherlands E.C., Du Preez L.J. 2017 Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 4300: 195-216. (10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.3)
2017 2017-08-02  Breviceps carruthersi Brevicipitidae South Africa Minter L.R., Netherlands E.C., Du Preez L.J. 2017 Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 4300: 195-216. (10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.3)
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. (10.5852/ejt.2017.325)
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. (10.3897/zookeys.685.12152)
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. (10.1371/journal.pone.0171678)
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 (10.7717/peerj.3603)
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 (10.7717/peerj.3603)
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 Kenya and the "rediscovery" of Boulengerula denhardti. Zootaxa 4286: 525-534. (10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.5)
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 2017-07-08  Ansonia khaochangensis Bufonidae Thailand Grismer LL, Wood Jr PL, Aowphol A, Cota M, Grismer MS, Murdoch ML, Aguilar C, Grismer JL (2017) 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/
2017 2017-07-07  Zhangixalus zhoukaiyae Rhacophoridae China Pan T, Zhang Yannan, Wang H, Wu J, Kang X, Qian L, Li K, Zhang Yu, Chen J, Rao D, Jiang J, and 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 semiarboreal toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru. ZooKeys 673:21-47.
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 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 2024-06-28  Leptobrachella itiokai Megophryidae Malaysia Eto, K., M. Matsui, and K. Nishikawa. 2016. A new highland species of dwarf litter frog genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Sarawak. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Singapore 64: 194–203
2016 2020-05-03  Telmatobius mantaro Telmatobiidae Peru Ttito A, Landauro CZ, Venegas PJ, De la Riva I, Chaparro JC. 2016. A new species of Telmatobius Wiegmann, 1834, from the eastern Cordillera Central of the Andes, Peru (Anura: Telmatobiidae), with description of its tadpole and range extension of T. mendelsoni de la Riva, 2012. Annals of the Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh 83: 255–268.
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  Zhangixalus 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 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 and 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  Asterophrys foja Microhylidae Indonesia Günther, R., Richards, S., Tjaturadi, B. (2016). "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 ONE (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  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 2016-02-25  Allobates bacurau Aromobatidae 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 2016-01-29  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 Gonzalez-Duran 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 2024-06-28  Leptobrachella isos Megophryidae Cambodia; Viet Nam Rowley JJ, Stuart BL, Neang T, et al. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam and Cambodia. Zootaxa. 2015 Nov;4039(3):401-417. (10.11646/zootaxa.4039.3.1)
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 (10.11646/zootaxa.3994.1.4)
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 SachanLlanganatis, 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; Viet Nam 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 Myanmar; 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 Grandisoniidae 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  Leptomantis 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 2015-09-29  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 2015-09-22  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  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
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
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 Aromobatidae 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  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 Aromobatidae 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 Aromobatidae 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 2015-02-02  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 2021-05-05  Pithecopus rusticus Hylidae Brazil Bruschi DP, Lucas EM, de A. Garcia PC, and Recco-Pimentel S M. (2014) Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new species in the Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis group (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) from the Atlantic Forest of the highlands of southern Brazil. PLoS One 9 (8: e105608): 1–13. (10.1371/journal.pone.0105608)
2014 2020-03-24  Limnonectes deinodon Dicroglossidae Malaysia Dehling J M. 2014. Eine neue Fangzahnfroschart der Gattung Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) vom Gunung Lawit, Malaiische Halbinsel. Sauria. Berlin 36: 17–30.
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; Myanmar 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 Aromobatidae 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 Herpetology 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  Brachytarsophrys 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. (2014). 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  Sphenophryne 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  Boulenophrys 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  Boulenophrys 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  Boulenophrys 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  Boulenophrys 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 descri