Species Most Recently Added to AmphibiaWeb |
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| Year Described | Date Added | Species | Family | Country Distribution | Reference |
| 2026 | 2026-04-23 | Charadrahyla viruela | Hylidae | Mexico | Canseco-Márquez L, Grünwald CI, Reyes-Velasco J, Montaño-Ruvalcaba C, Campbell JA. 2026. A new treefrog of the genus Charadrahyla (Anura, Hylidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico, with comments on the conservation status and distribution of related species. Herpetozoa 39: 49–79. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-23 | Gastrotheca mittaliiti | Hemiphractidae | Peru | Venegas PJ, Echevarría L, García-Ayachi LA, Wong I, Chávez G, García-Bravo A, Catenazzi A, Castroviejo-Fisher S. 2026. A new species of marsupial frog (Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of northern Peru and first country record of Gastrotheca turnerorum. Zootaxa 5777(3): 431–452. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-20 | Pristimantis verrucosus | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Székely, P., Hualpa-Vega, S., Hualpa-Vega, D., and Székely, D. (2026). Three new Pristimantis species in the subgenus Huicundomantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado, southern Ecuador. PeerJ 14: e20930. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-20 | Pristimantis plateado | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Székely, P., Hualpa-Vega, S., Hualpa-Vega, D., and Székely, D. (2026). Three new Pristimantis species in the subgenus Huicundomantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado, southern Ecuador. PeerJ 14: e20930. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-20 | Pristimantis melanops | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Székely, P., Hualpa-Vega, S., Hualpa-Vega, D., and Székely, D. (2026). Three new Pristimantis species in the subgenus Huicundomantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado, southern Ecuador. PeerJ 14: e20930. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-08 | Tylototriton vietnamirabilis | Salamandridae | Viet Nam | Ong AV, Phan TQ, Hoang CV, Nguyen MHT, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ, Pham CT. 2026. A new species of Tylototriton (Amphibia, Salamandridae) from Phu Xai Lai Leng Mountain, Nghe An Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1276: 285–305. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-05 | Boophis samuelsabini | Mantellidae | Madagascar | Basham EW, MD Masotti, BO Jimenez, D Razafitsimialona, GM Andrianatenaina, A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, PC Wright and M Vences. 2026. New Species of Treefrog of the Boophis goudotii group from the isolated Ivohiboro Protected Area in south-eastern Madagascar. Salamandra. 62(1); 42–52. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-04-05 | Ischnocnema rubridactyla | Brachycephalidae | Brazil | Silva-Soares, Thiago, Natália S. Campos, Erlan Pirovani-Silva, Leonora P. Costa & Marina Monjardim. 2026. A new species of Ischnocnema lactea series (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the highlands of Serra do Caparaó, Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5768(4): 503-524. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-27 | Nyctixalus crypticus | Rhacophoridae | Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand | Dever JA, Mcguire JA, Iskandar DT, Hamidy A, Grismer LL. 2026. Cryptic diversity within Nyctixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae): a new species, a resurrection, and a redescription. Zootaxa 5777(2): 283–306. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-27 | Limnonectes corvus | Dicroglossidae | Malaysia | Zou B, Anuar MS, Low TJ, Hong Z, Chau E, Grismer LL, Quah ESH. 2026. A systematic review of the Limnonectes hascheanus-limborgi complex (Anura: Dicroglossidae), with the description of a new species from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 5785(1): 67–102. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-25 | Ameerega kuriinti | Dendrobatidae | Peru | Geralds B, Twomey EM, Deutsch MS, Chávez G, Brown JL. 2026. Further complicated histories: A revision of the Ameerega bassleri species group (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and a new species from the Cordillera Escalera of Peru. Zootaxa 5759: 295–320. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-22 | Philautus candrageni | Rhacophoridae | Indonesia | Herlambang AEN, Gonggoli AD, Rhaco A, Asti HA, Cahyadi G, Atmaja VY, Fauzi MA, Rury Eprilurahman & A Hamidy. 2026 Revisiting the Taxonomy of Javan Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with the Description of a New Species. Zootaxa 5768(1): 029-056. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-15 | Amolops minhlei | Ranidae | Viet Nam | Pham,AV, Hoang CV, Nguyen TQ, Nguyen van TH, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen KD, Thai TC, Hoang NV and Pham CT. 2026. A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Vu Quang National Park—an ASEAN Heritage Park of Vietnam. Zootaxa, 5760 (2), 225–247. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-15 | Ololygon paracatu | Hylidae | Brazil | Carvalho D, Valencia-Zuleta A, Araujo-Vieira K, Faivovich J, Maciel NM & Brandão, RA. 2026. A new species of the Ololygon catharinae group from the Brazilian Cerrado (Anura, Hylidae, Scinaxini). Zootaxa, 5757 (6), 522–542. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 1913 | 2026-03-07 | Austrochaperina punctata | Microhylidae | Indonesia | Originally Van Kampen PN. 1913. Amphibian, gesammelt von der Niederländischen Süd Neu-Guinea-Expedition von 1909–10. Nova Guinea. Leiden 9: 453–465; removed from synonymy (Loveridge, 1948, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool.) by Günther R. 2017. A redescription, a revalidation, and a new description within the microhylid genus Austrochaperina (Anura: Microhylidae). Vertebrate Zoology. Senckenberg 67: 207–222. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-07 | Jingophrys zhaoermii | Megophryidae | China | Yuan X, Chen J, Ai R, Lu W-Z, Liu X, Zhou W, Huang J & Z Yuan. 2026. A new Asian horned toad of the genus Jingophrys (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5763(4): 551-567. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-02 | Phrynobatrachus moroedeli | Phrynobatrachidae | Cote d'Ivoire | Kouamé NG and Petzold A. 2026. A new polymorphic species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from southern Ivory Coast, a West African biodiversity hotspot. Zootaxa 5759(5): 501-525. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-03-01 | Brachytarsophrys wui | Megophryidae | China | Lyu J-C, Zhou S-L, Zhang T-B, Fang Y, Ran S-Y, Dai L-L, Jiang X-K, Long H-W & G Yuan. 2026. Morphological and molecular data reveal one new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys Tian & Hu, 1983 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 71-85. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | Pristimantis mecada | Strabomantidae | Colombia | Garzón-Franco, Esteban, Juan-P Durango, Jhon J. Ospina-Sarria & Juan C. Arredondo. 2026. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the western slopes of the Serranía del Baudó, Chocó, Colombia. Zootaxa 5757(4): 301-323. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | Pristimantis fergusoni | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Reyes Puig JP, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Ron SR, Venegas PJ, Ortega J, Carrión-Olmedo JC & Reyes-Puig C. 2026. A new spiny frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae), from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. ZooKeys 1269: 83-105. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | Leptobrachella xinshaoensis | Megophryidae | China | Jiang L, Liu J, Huang Y, Zhang H & Wang B. 2026. Morphological and molecular evidence support a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from central China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 253-269. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | Leptobrachella deocaensis | Megophryidae | Viet Nam | Do DT, Nguyen TQ, Hoang CV, Ziegler T, Pham CT. 2026. A new species of Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the coastal forest of Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1267:15–30. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | Leptobrachella cathaya | Megophryidae | China | Huang Z, Zeng Z, Wang H-T, Lyu Z-T, Huang H-H, Liu H, Wang J & Mo Y-M. 2026. A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guangxi Huaping National Nature Reserve, South China. Zootaxa 5752(4): 474-496. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-14 | Tylototriton wufengensis | Salamandridae | China | Li S, Shi S, Liu J, Luo Z, Wang J, Liao L, Wang Y, Gong R, Wu J, and Wang B. 2026. Description of a new species of the Asian newt genus Tylototriton Anderson, 1871 (Urodela, Salamandridae) from central China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 181-197. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-14 | Amolops guangzhouensis | Ranidae | China | Song H-M, Wang F-X, Qi S, Wang H-T, Lyu Z-T, Cai Y-Y, Zhu Y-S, Zhong Q-F, Liu Y & Wang Y-Y. 2026. A new species of Amolops Cope, 1865 (Anura, Ranidae) from central Guangdong, China. Zootaxa 5750(2): 267-293. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-02-14 | Boulenophrys youran | Megophryidae | China | Xiao B, Zhu L, Wang L, Li H, Maimaiti A, Li S, Zhang G, Liu W, Fei D, Liao C, Tang X, Shi S and Mo X. 2026. A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Nanshan National Park, Hunan Province, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 53-70. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2025 | 2026-02-09 | Sarcohyla gretae | Hylidae | Mexico | Kaplan M, Heimes P, McCormack J, Torres Pérez-Coeto J. 2025. A new species of Sarcohyla Duellman et al. 2016 (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae) from the Transvolcanic Belt of Mexico. South American Journal of Herpetology 37: 30–40. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-01-20 | Leptobrachium somani | Megophryidae | India | Sarmah ANDA, Garg S, Tajo T, Radhakrishna UK, Hanken J, Biju SD. 2026. Abundance in secret: A review of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) in India, with descriptions of two new species. PeerJ 14: e20397. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-01-20 | Leptobrachium mechuka | Megophryidae | India | Sarmah ANDA, Garg S, Tajo T, Radhakrishna UK, Hanken J, Biju SD. 2026. Abundance in secret: A review of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) in India, with descriptions of two new species. PeerJ 14: e20397. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |
| 2026 | 2026-01-15 | Pristimantis translucidus | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Székely P, Armijos-Ojeda D, Ordóñez-Delgado L, Székely D. 2026. Three new bamboo-specialist frogs of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Ecuador reveal patterns of parallel evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 206: 1–43. (10.11646/zootaxa.5777.3.2) |