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Year Described Date Added Species Family Country Distribution Reference
2026 2026-05-21  Arcovomer ubatuba Microhylidae Brazil Andrade FS de, Lyra ML, Baêta D, Toledo LF. 2026. Unveiling cryptic diversity in the genus Arcovomer (Anura: Microhylidae): description of two new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Salamandra 62: 77–96. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-21  Arcovomer moqueca Microhylidae Brazil Andrade FS de, Lyra ML, Baêta D, Toledo LF. 2026. Unveiling cryptic diversity in the genus Arcovomer (Anura: Microhylidae): description of two new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Salamandra 62: 77–96. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-18  Pseudoeurycea parraoleae Plethodontidae Mexico Aguilar-Herrera EA, Sanabria-Urbán S, Flores-Martínez DL, Gómez-Tapia JD, Seba-Chacha M, Vázquez-Reyes LD, Rivera-Ortíz FA, Ramírez-Bastida P, Cortés-Ortiz B, Calzada-Arciniega RA, Avila-Ortega EU, Víquez-Vega DI, Hernández-Ordoñez O, Blair C, Jiménez-Arcos VH. 2026. Hidden in the mist: Three new species of salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Vertebrate Zoology 76:275–299. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-18  Pseudoeurycea natsii Plethodontidae Mexico Aguilar-Herrera EA, Sanabria-Urbán S, Flores-Martínez DL, Gómez-Tapia JD, Seba-Chacha M, Vázquez-Reyes LD, Rivera-Ortíz FA, Ramírez-Bastida P, Cortés-Ortiz B, Calzada-Arciniega RA, Avila-Ortega EU, Víquez-Vega DI, Hernández-Ordoñez O, Blair C, Jiménez-Arcos VH. 2026. Hidden in the mist: Three new species of salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Vertebrate Zoology 76:275–299. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-18  Pseudoeurycea euguii Plethodontidae Mexico Aguilar-Herrera EA, Sanabria-Urbán S, Flores-Martínez DL, Gómez-Tapia JD, Seba-Chacha M, Vázquez-Reyes LD, Rivera-Ortíz FA, Ramírez-Bastida P, Cortés-Ortiz B, Calzada-Arciniega RA, Avila-Ortega EU, Víquez-Vega DI, Hernández-Ordoñez O, Blair C, Jiménez-Arcos VH. 2026. Hidden in the mist: Three new species of salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Vertebrate Zoology 76:275–299. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-18  Bolitoglossa chrysothyma Plethodontidae Peru Glaw F, Köhler J, Castillo-Urbina E, Siu-Ting K, Santa Cruz R, Aguilar-Puntriano C, von May R, Vences M. 2026. Translating phylogeny into taxonomy: a new plethodontid salamander species, genus Bolitoglossa, from Amazonian Peru. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment: 1–19. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
1943 2026-05-15  Eleutherodactylus nebulosus Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Taylor EH. 1943. Herpetological novelties from Mexico. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29: 343–361. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
1970 2026-05-15  Eleutherodactylus dennisi Eleutherodactylidae Mexico Lynch JD. 1970. A taxonomic revision of the leptodactylid frog genus Syrrhophus Cope. University of Kansas Publications. Museum of Natural History 20:1–45. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
1867 2026-05-13  Limnodynastes superciliaris Myobatrachidae Australia Keferstein, W. M. (1867). Über einige neue oder seltene Batrachier aus Australien und dem tropischen Amerika. Nachrichten von der Georg-Augusts-Universität und der Königl. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 18: 342–361. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
1867 2026-05-13  Limnodynastes grayi Myobatrachidae Australia Steindachner, F. 1867. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Pt. 9, Bd. 1, Abt. 4, Zoologischer Theil. Amphibien. Wien: K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-12  Pristimantis regadatore Strabomantidae Colombia Cuellar-Valencia OM, Bolaños-Molina BE, Bolívar-García W. 2026. Two new rain frogs of the Pristimantis leptolophus species group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the high elevations of the Cordillera Occidental, Southwestern Colombia. Zootaxa 5807(2): 305–338. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-12  Pristimantis cantorcaelestis Strabomantidae Colombia Cuellar-Valencia OM, Bolaños-Molina BE, Bolívar-García W. 2026. Two new rain frogs of the Pristimantis leptolophus species group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the high elevations of the Cordillera Occidental, Southwestern Colombia. Zootaxa 5807(2): 305–338. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-08  Andrias yaoluopingensis Cryptobranchidae China Jiang Z, Huang R, Yang J, Zhao K, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Zhang Y, Chu J, Chen J, Huang S. A new species of the Giant Salamander genus Andrias (Amphibia, Urodela, Cryptobranchidae) from Yuexi, Anhui, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 2026 Apr 7;102(2):649-58. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-07  Pristimantis dinardoi Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Vega-Yánez MA, Reyes-Puig JP, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Nicolalde-Tapia K, Urgilés-Merchán M, Carrión-Olmedo JC, Reyes-Puig C. 2026. Update of species limits in the Pristimantis myersiclade (Anura: Craugastoridae), with the description of two new species from the western Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 14: e21075. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21075 (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-07  Pristimantis cayapas Strabomantidae Ecuador Yánez-Muñoz MH, Vega-Yánez MA, Reyes-Puig JP, Lagla-Chimba G, Paucar-Veintimilla C, Nicolalde-Tapia K, Urgilés-Merchán M, Carrión-Olmedo JC, Reyes-Puig C. 2026. Update of species limits in the Pristimantis myersiclade (Anura: Craugastoridae), with the description of two new species from the western Andes of Ecuador. PeerJ 14: e21075. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21075 (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-07  Niceforonia quilloturo Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Urgilés-Merchán M, Libke Z, Ron SR, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2026. Two new terrestrial narrow-toed frogs (Niceforonia: Strabomantidae, Anura) from remote unexplored mountains in the Ecuadorian Andes. PeerJ 14: e21182. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21182 (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-07  Niceforonia dracula Strabomantidae Ecuador Reyes-Puig JP, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Urgilés-Merchán M, Libke Z, Ron SR, Carrión-Olmedo JC. 2026. Two new terrestrial narrow-toed frogs (Niceforonia: Strabomantidae, Anura) from remote unexplored mountains in the Ecuadorian Andes. PeerJ 14: e21182. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21182 (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Gegeneophis bavali Grandisoniidae India Kotharambath R, Vengot R, Gower DJ. 2026. A new species of Gegeneophis Peters, 1879 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Grandisoniidae) from the Western Ghats of northern Kerala, India. Zootaxa5782:571-80. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Tylototriton guilinensis Salamandridae China Xiao W, Chen X, Wu X, Pan Y, Chen J, Yu G, Huang H. 2026. A new species of genus Tylototriton (Caudata, Salamandridae) from northeastern Guangxi, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 671–686. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Odorrana yangi Ranidae China Liu S, Bu C, Feng Y, Hou M, Rao D, Li S. 2026. A new species of the genus Odorrana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990 (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1275:43-61. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Ptychadena silvamare Ptychadenidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia Rödel MO, Schmitz A, Penner J, Griesbaum F, Leache AD, Ofori-Boateng C, Portik D, Doumbia J, Kouamé NG, Kpan TF, Gonwouo NL. 2026. Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae). Zootaxa 5779:1-66. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Ptychadena saskiae Ptychadenidae Cote d'Ivoire; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone Rödel MO, Schmitz A, Penner J, Griesbaum F, Leache AD, Ofori-Boateng C, Portik D, Doumbia J, Kouamé NG, Kpan TF, Gonwouo NL. 2026. Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae). Zootaxa 5779:1-66. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Ptychadena dahomeyensis Ptychadenidae Benin; Ghana Rödel MO, Schmitz A, Penner J, Griesbaum F, Leache AD, Ofori-Boateng C, Portik D, Doumbia J, Kouamé NG, Kpan TF, Gonwouo NL. 2026. Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae). Zootaxa 5779:1-66. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Ptychadena atewae Ptychadenidae Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana Rödel MO, Schmitz A, Penner J, Griesbaum F, Leache AD, Ofori-Boateng C, Portik D, Doumbia J, Kouamé NG, Kpan TF, Gonwouo NL. 2026. Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae). Zootaxa 5779:1-66. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Nyctibatrachus kali Nyctibatrachidae India Aravind CK, Ramesh B, Naik CR, Gururaja KV, Priti H. 2026. Hiding in plain sight: description of a new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae) from the central Western Ghats, India. PeerJ 14:e20895. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Vietnamophryne abscondita Microhylidae Viet Nam Poyarkov NA, Gorin VA, Le SX, Trofimets AV, Duong TV, Nguyen DT, Pawangkhanant P, Suwannapoom C, Nguyen TV. 2026. A new microendemic species of Vietnamophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from limestone karst of Quang Tri Province, Central Vietnam. Herpetozoa 39: 145–160. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Leptobrachium widianai Megophryidae Indonesia Fauzan MF, Smith EN, Amarasinghe AAT, Farajallah A, Racho A, Matsui M, Hamidy A. 2026. A new species of Leptobrachium Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Megophryidae) from Bali and East Java, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 74: 62–86. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Phyllodytes gravata Hylidae Brazil dos Santos LS, Rodrigues MT, Dias IR. 2026. Another piece in the puzzle: A new species of Phyllodytes Wagler, 1830 (Anura, Hylidae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, northeastern Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048:62-83. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Occidozyga nishikawai Dicroglossidae Viet Nam Ninh HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen HH, Pham CT, Hoang CV, Nguyen VHT, Do DT, Nguyen TQ, Orlov N, Ziegler T. 2026. A new species of Occidozyga (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) and new records of O. lingnanica from Central Vietnam. ZooKeys 1278: 111–133. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)
2026 2026-05-06  Nanorana zhaotongensis Dicroglossidae China Liu S, Bu C, Hou M, Chen J, Feng Y, Ma L, Wang J, Rao D-Q. 2026. Two new species of Nanorana Günther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1276: 139–170. (10.5281/zenodo.20267179)