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Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2025 2025-06-08  Breviceps batrachophiliorum Brevicipitidae South Africa LH du Preez, EC Netherlands & LR Minter. 2025: A new Rain Frog (Anura: Brevicipitidae; Breviceps) from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-05-12  Nidirana cangshanensis Ranidae China Liu S, Hou M, Rao D. 2025 A new species of the genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Ecologica Montenegrina 83: 175–190. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-30  Ranitomeya aquamarina Dendrobatidae Brazil Mônico AT, Koch ED, Dayrell JS, Moravec J, Lima AP. 2025. An Amazonian hidden gem: a new metallic-colored species of Ranitomeya (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from Juruá River basin forests, Amazonas state, Brazil. ZooKeys 1236: 51–8. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
1908 2025-04-11  Sclerophrys chevalieri Bufonidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone Mocquard, F. 1908. Descriptions de quelques reptiles et d’un batracien nouveaux de la collection du Museum. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 14: 259–262. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-08  Raorchestes mindat Rhacophoridae Myanmar Köhler, G., Dost, O., Than, N. L., Ohler, A., Thammachoti Charunrochana, P., Chuaynkern, Y., Chuaynkern, C., Geiß, K. (2025). A taxonomic revision of the genus Raorchestes in Myanmar and Thailand with the description of two new species from Myanmar (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae). Zootaxa 5613(1): 047-081. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-08  Raorchestes leiktho Rhacophoridae Myanmar Köhler, G., Dost, O., Than, N. L., Ohler, A., Thammachoti Charunrochana, P., Chuaynkern, Y., Chuaynkern, C., Geiß, K. (2025). A taxonomic revision of the genus Raorchestes in Myanmar and Thailand with the description of two new species from Myanmar (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae). Zootaxa 5613(1): 047-081. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-08  Amolops spicalinea Ranidae Viet Nam Nguyen, L. T., Tapley, B., La, T. V., and Rowley, J. J. L. (2025). A new species of Amolops monticola group (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Hoang Lien Range, northwest Vietnam. Zootaxa 5594(3): 485-508. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-08  Anilany karsticola Microhylidae Madagascar Petzold, A., Glaw, F., Mullin, K. E., Rakotoarison, A., Raselimanana, A. P., Crottini, A., Orozco-terWengel, P., Köhler, J., Prötzel, D., Vences, M., Hofreiter, M., and Scherz, M. D. (2025). A preliminary assessment of the diversity in the frog genus Anilany (Microhylidae: Cophylinae) with description of a new species from western Madagascar. SALAMANDRA - German Journal of Herpetology 61(1): 70–94. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-07  Litoria pyrina Hylidae Australia Purser, W. A., Doughty, P., Rowley, J. J. L., Böhme, W., Donnellan, S. C., Anstis, M., Mitchell, N., Shea, G. M., Amey, A. P., Mitchell, B., and Catullo, R. A. (2025). Systematics of the Little Red Tree Frog, Litoria rubella (Anura: Pelodryadidae), with the description of two new species from eastern Australia and arid Western Australia. Zootaxa 5594(2): 269-315. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-07  Litoria larisonans Hylidae Australia Purser, W. A., Doughty, P., Rowley, J. J. L., Böhme, W., Donnellan, S. C., Anstis, M., Mitchell, N., Shea, G. M., Amey, A. P., Mitchell, B., and Catullo, R. A. (2025). Systematics of the Little Red Tree Frog, Litoria rubella (Anura: Pelodryadidae), with the description of two new species from eastern Australia and arid Western Australia. Zootaxa 5594(2): 269-315. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-04  Rhacophorus medogensis Rhacophoridae China Weng, S., Liu, X., Li, J., Yu, G., and Huang, J. (2025). A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Xizang, China, with a revision of the distribution of R. bipunctatus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(2), 437-447. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-04  Gracixalus weii Rhacophoridae China Liu, J., Peng, C.-C., Wang, B., Feng, C.-B., Shen, T., Li, S.-Z., Chen, J.-J., Su, H.-J., and Tang, X.-J. (2025). A new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guizhou Province, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(1), 405-417. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-04  Gracixalus huaping Rhacophoridae China Luo, J., Zhang, B., Pan, Y., and Yu, G. (2025). A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi, China, with comments on the taxonomy of Orixalus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(1), 369-388. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-02  Hyloscirtus maycu Hylidae Ecuador Varela-Jaramillo A, Streicher JW, Venegas PJ, Ron SR. 2025. Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus. ZooKeys 1231: 233–292. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.124926 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-02  Hyloscirtus elbakyanae Hylidae Ecuador Varela-Jaramillo A, Streicher JW, Venegas PJ, Ron SR. 2025. Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus. ZooKeys 1231: 233–292. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.124926 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-04-01  Hyloscirtus dispersus Hylidae Ecuador Varela-Jaramillo A, Streicher JW, Venegas PJ, Ron SR. 2025. Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus. ZooKeys 1231: 233–292. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.124926 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-25  Oreophryne purari Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, Nagombi E, Richards SJ. 2025. Two new species of microhylid frogs (Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from the Purari River Basin, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 5604: 234–254. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-25  Cophixalus flavopunctatus Microhylidae Papua New Guinea Günther R, Nagombi E, Richards SJ. 2025. Two new species of microhylid frogs (Cophixalus, Oreophryne) from the Purari River Basin, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 5604: 234–254. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-25  Rupirana kaatinga Leptodactylidae Brazil Mângia S, do Amaral G, Müller M, Santana DJ. 2025. New species of Rupirana (Heyer, 1999) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Serra do Assuruá, center-north of Bahia state, Brazil. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 74: 24121 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-21  Urkuphryne merinoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Ortega, J. A., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Camper, J. D., Romero-Carvajal, A., Negrete, L., Ron, S.R. (2025). Systematics of minute strabomantid frogs allocated to the genus Noblella (Amphibia: Anura) with description of a new genus, seven new species, and insights into historical biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203, (zlae162). (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-21  Limnonectes splendissimus Dicroglossidae Viet Nam Le, M. D., Nguyen, L. T., Murphy, R. W., Tran, T-d. T., Nguyen, S., and Che, J. (2025). A new fanged frog of the genus Limnonectes Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5570(1), 057- 080. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-21  Atelopus histrionicus Bufonidae Peru Lötters, S., Böning, P., Bailon, S., Boistel, R., Catenazzi, A., Chaparro, J. C., Chávez, G., Chujutalli, A., Coen, L., Coloma, L. A., Crawford, A. J., Culebras, J., Cusi, J. C., De La Riva, I., Ellwein, D. J., Ernst, R., Flechas, S. V., Fouquet, A., Guayasamin, J. M., Heine, C. H., Jorge, R. F., Jung, A., Jungfer, K.-h., Kaffenberger, N., Krehenwinkel, H., La Marca,E., Lampo, M., Medina-Rangel, G. F., Orsen, L., Paluh, D. J., Perrin, J., Quezada, A., Roca-Rey Ross, B., Reyes Puig, J. P., Rößler, D. C., Salazar-Valenzuela, D., Rueda-Solano, L. A., Sowinski, M., Terán-Valdez, A., Tovar, A., Veith, M., Venegas, P. J., Von May, R., Weitkamp, T., and Plewnia, A. (2025). A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius. Zootaxa 5571(1), 001-076. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-21  Atelopus harlequin Bufonidae Ecuador Lötters, S., Böning, P., Bailon, S., Boistel, R., Catenazzi, A., Chaparro, J. C., Chávez, G., Chujutalli, A., Coen, L., Coloma, L. A., Crawford, A. J., Culebras, J., Cusi, J. C., De La Riva, I., Ellwein, D. J., Ernst, R., Flechas, S. V., Fouquet, A., Guayasamin, J. M., Heine, C. H., Jorge, R. F., Jung, A., Jungfer, K.-h., Kaffenberger, N., Krehenwinkel, H., La Marca,E., Lampo, M., Medina-Rangel, G. F., Orsen, L., Paluh, D. J., Perrin, J., Quezada, A., Roca-Rey Ross, B., Reyes Puig, J. P., Rößler, D. C., Salazar-Valenzuela, D., Rueda-Solano, L. A., Sowinski, M., Terán-Valdez, A., Tovar, A., Veith, M., Venegas, P. J., Von May, R., Weitkamp, T., and Plewnia, A. (2025). A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius. Zootaxa 5571(1), 001-076. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-15  Pristimantis satheri Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Urgiles-Merchán MA, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2025. High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia. PeerJ 13: e18680. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18680 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-15  Pristimantis robayoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Urgiles-Merchán MA, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2025. High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia. PeerJ 13: e18680. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18680 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-15  Pristimantis praemortuus Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Urgiles-Merchán MA, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2025. High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia. PeerJ 13: e18680. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18680
(10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-15  Pristimantis broaddus Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Reyes-Puig JP, Reyes-Puig C, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Urgiles-Merchán MA, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2025. High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia. PeerJ 13: e18680. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18680 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-15  Dendropsophus cannatellai Hylidae Ecuador Aguirre PD, Apunte K, Ron SR (2025) Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species group (Anura, Hylidae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador, with description of a new species. Evolutionary Systematics 9: 7–31. https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.9.135431 (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-13  Minervarya ghatiborealis Dicroglossidae India Yadav O, Bhosale AR, Patil P, Khandekar A, Dinesh KP. 2025. Discovery and description of a deeply divergent frog lineage of the genus Minervarya Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the basaltic plateau of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa 5594: 136–154. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)
2025 2025-03-12  Nidirana shyhhuangi Ranidae Taiwan Lin C-F, Chang C, Matsui M, Shen C-C, Tominaga A, Lin S-M. 2025. Description of a new music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) critically endangered in Taiwan. ZooKeys 1229: 245–273. (10.1080/21564574.2025.2478896)