Year Described	Date Added	Species	Family	Country Distribution	Reference
2018	2018-12-05	Siren reticulata	Sirenidae	United States	Graham SP, Kline R, Steen DA, and Kelehear C. 2018. Description of an extant salamander from Gulf Coastal Plain of North America: the reticulated siren, Siren reticulata. PLoS ONE 13: e0207460.
2018	2018-12-05	Pristimantis gralarias	Strabomantidae	Ecuador	Guayasamin JM, Arteaga A, and Hutter CR. 2018. A new (singleton) rainfrog of the Pristimantis myersi Group (Amphibia: Craugastoridae) from the northern Andes of Ecuador. Zootaxa 4527: 323-334.
2018	2018-12-04	Brasilotyphlus dubium	Siphonopidae	Brazil	Correia LL, Nunes PMS, Gamble T, Maciel AO, Marques-Souza S, Fouquet A, Rodrigues MT, and Mott T. 2018. A new species of Brasilotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) and a contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between Microcaecilia and Brasilotyphlus. Zootaxa 4527: 186-196.
2018	2018-12-04	Scinax strussmannae	Hylidae	Brazil	Ferrão M, Moravec J, Kaefer IL, de Fraga R, and Lima AP. 2018. New species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) with red-striped eyes from Brazilian Amazonia. Journal of Herpetology 52: 473-486.
1864	2018-11-27	Xenophrys monticola	Megophryidae		Günther, A. C. L. G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London: Ray Society by R. Hardwicke. Recognized as a species by Mahony S, Kamei RG, Teeling EC, and Biju SD. 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: 1–96.
1930	2018-11-16	Arthroleptis wageri	Arthroleptidae	South Africa	FitzSimons, V. 1930. Descriptions of new South African Reptilia and Batrachia, with distribution records of allied species in the Transvaal Museum collection. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 14: 20–48. Removed from synonymy of Arthroleptis wahlbergii by: Tolley, K.A., W. Conradie, J. Harvey, J. Measey, and D.C. Blackburn. 2018. Molecular phylogenetics reveals a complex history underlying cryptic diversity in the Bush Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis wahlbergii) in southern Africa. African Zoology 53: in press.
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.
2017	2018-11-14	Minervarya muangkanensis	Dicroglossidae	Thailand	Suwannapoom C, Yuan Z-Y, Jian K, Yan F, Gao W, Che J 2017 A new species of rain-pool frog (Dicroglossidae: Fejervarya) from western Thailand. Zoological Research 38: 243-250. Placed in Minervarya following Sanchez,E. Biju SD, Islam MM, Hasan MK, Ohler A, Vences, M, Kurabayashi. 2018. Phylogeny and classification of fejervaryan frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Salamandra 54: 109–116.
2017	2018-11-13	Chiasmocleis veracruz	Microhylidae	Brazil	Forlani MC, Tonini JFR, Cruz CAG, Zaher H, de Sa RO 2017 Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3005; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3005
2017	2018-11-13	Chiasmocleis migueli	Microhylidae	Brazil	Forlani MC, Tonini JFR, Cruz CAG, Zaher H, de Sa RO 2017 Molecular and morphological data reveal three new cryptic species of Chiasmocleis (Mehely1904) (Anura, Microhylidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. PeerJ 5:e3005; DOI 10.7717/peerj.3005
1920	2018-11-13	Chiasmocleis bicegoi	Microhylidae	Brazil	Miranda-Ribeiro A de 1920 Os engystomatideos do Museu Paulista (com um genero e tres especies novos). Revista do Museu Paulista. São Paulo 12: 281–288. Validated by de Sá RO, Tonini JFR, van Huss H, Long A, Cuddy T, Forlani MC, Peloso PLV, Zaher H, Haddad CFB. 2018 "2019". Multiple connections between Amazonia and Atlantic Forest shaped the phylogenetic and morphological diversity of Chiasmocleis Mehely, 1904 (Anura: Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130: 198–210.
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
2018	2018-11-04	Megophrys hoanglienensis	Megophryidae	Viet Nam	Tapley B, Cutajar T, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Dau VQ, Luong AM, Le DT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TQ, Portway C, Luong HV, and Rowley JJL. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina's highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508: 301-333.
2018	2018-11-04	Megophrys fansipanensis	Megophryidae	Viet Nam	Tapley B, Cutajar T, Mahony S, Nguyen CT, Dau VQ, Luong AM, Le DT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TQ, Portway C, Luong HV, and Rowley JJL. 2018. Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina's highest mountains. Zootaxa 4508: 301-333.
2018	2018-10-31	Limnonectes kiziriani	Dicroglossidae	Viet Nam	Pham CT, Le MD, Ngo HT, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ. 2018. A new species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4508: 115–130.
2018	2018-10-24	Buergeria otai	Rhacophoridae	Taiwan	Wang Y-H, Hsiao Y-W, Lee K-H, Tseng HY, Lin Y-P, Komaki S, et al. (2018) Correction: Acoustic differentiation and behavioral response reveals cryptic species within Buergeria treefrogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Taiwan. PLoS ONE 13(2): e0193040. Original publication:Wang Y-H, Hsiao Y-W, Lee K-H, Tseng H-Y, Lin Y-P, Komaki S, et al. (2017) Acoustic differentiation and behavioral response reveals cryptic species within Buergeria treefrogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Taiwan. PLoS ONE 12(9): e0184005.
2018	2018-10-18	Microhyla beilunensis	Microhylidae		Zhang M, Fei L, Ye C, Wang Y, Wang B, Jiang J. 2018. A new species of genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Zhejiang Province, China. Asian Herpetological Research 9: 135-148.
2018	2018-10-12	Hyla perrini	Hylidae	Italy; Switzerland	Dufresnes C, Mazepa G, Rodrigues N, Brelsford A, Litvinchuk SN, Sermier R, Lavanchy G, Betto-Colliard C, Blaser O, Borzée A, Cavoto E, Fabre G, Ghali K, Grossen C, Horn A, Leuenberger J, Phillips BC, Saunders PA, Savary R, Maddalena T, Stöck M, Dubey S, Canestrelli D, Jeffries DL. 2018. Genomic evidence for cryptic speciation in tree frogs from the Apennine Peninsula, with description of Hyla perrini sp. nov. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6: 144.
2018	2018-10-09	Odorrana kweichowensis	Ranidae	China	Li S, Xu N, Lv J, Jiang J, Wei G, and Wang B. 2018. A new species of the odorous frog genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern China. PeerJ 6:e5695.
2018	2018-10-07	Micryletta nigromaculata	Microhylidae	Viet Nam	Poyarkov NA, Nguyen TV, Duong TV, Gorin VA, and Yang J-H. 2018. A new limestone-dwelling species of Micryletta (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Vietnam. PeerJ 6:e5771.
2018	2018-10-05	Brachycephalus mirissimus	Brachycephalidae	Brazil	Pie M, Ribeiro LF, Confetti AE, Nadaline MJ, and Bornschein MR. 2018. A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from southern Brazil. PeerJ 6:e5683.
2018	2018-10-01	Mantidactylus schulzi	Mantellidae	Madagascar	Vences M, Hildenbrand A, Warmuth KM, Andreone F, and Glaw F. 2018. A new riparian Mantidactylus (Brygoomantis) frog from the Tsaratanana and Manongarivo Massifs in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4486: 575-588.
2018	2018-09-28	Scinax tsachila	Hylidae	Ecuador	Ron SR, Duellman WE, Caminer MA, Pazmino D 2018 Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. PLoSOne:13(9): e0203169.
2018	2018-09-21	Adelophryne michelin	Eleutherodactylidae	Brazil	Lourenco-de-Moraes R, Dias IR, Mira-Mendes CV, Oliveria RMde, Barth A, Ruas DS, Vences M, Sole M, Bastos RP 2018 Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. PLoS One: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201781
2018	2018-09-05	Leptobrachium tenasserimense	Megophryidae	Thailand	Pawangkhanant P, Poyarkov NA, Van Duong T, Naiduangchan M, Suwannapoom C. 2018 A new species of Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) from western Thailand. PeerJ 6:e5584
2018	2018-09-01	Proceratophrys ararype	Odontophrynidae	Brazil	Mangia S, Koroiva R, Sales Nunes PM, Roberto IJ, Avila RW, Sant'Anna AC, Santana DJ, Garda AA 2018 A new species of Proceratorphrys (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Arapipe Plateau, Ceara State, Northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 74: 255-268.
2018	2018-09-01	Boana caiapo	Hylidae	Brazil	Pinheiro PDP, Cintra CED, Valdujo PH, Silva HLR, Martins IA, Silva NJ Jr, Garcia PCA. 2018. A new species of the Boana albopunctata group (Anura: Hylidae) from the cerrado of Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 13: 170–182.
2018	2018-08-31	Pristimantis tiktik	Strabomantidae	Ecuador	Székely P, Eguiguren JS, Székely D, Ordóñez-Delgado L, Armijos-Ojeda D, Riofrío-Guamán ML, Cogălniceanu D 2018 A new minute Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador. PLoSOne 13(8): e0202332.
2018	2018-08-30	Leptobrachella fusca	Megophryidae	Indonesia	Eto K, Matsui M, Hamidy A, Munir M, Iskandar D 2018 Two new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 37: 95-105.
2018	2018-08-30	Leptobrachella bondangensis	Megophryidae	Indonesia	Eto K, Matsui M, Hamidy A, Munir M, Iskandar D 2018 Two new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 37: 95-105.