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Year Described | Date Added | Species | Family | Country Distribution | Reference |
1949 | 2018-04-11 | Plethodon dixi | Plethodontidae | United States |
Pope CH, Fowler JA 1949 A new species of salamander
(Plethodon) from southwestern Virginia. Natural History Miscellanea Chicago Academy of Sciences, 47: 1–4. Revalidation by Kuchta SR, Brown AD, Highton R 2018 Disintegrating over space and time: paraphylyand species delimitation in the Wehrle's salamander complex. Zoologic Scripta DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12281 |
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. |
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. |
1954 | 2018-04-07 | Kaloula ghoshi | Microhylidae | India | Cherchi MA 1954 Una nuova sottospecies di Kaloula baleata delle isole Andamane. Doriana, Genova 1(47): 1-4. Elevated to full species status by Chandramouli SR, Prasad KVD 2018 Taxonomic status of the endemic Andaman Bullfrog Kaloula baleata ghoshi Cherchi, 1954 (Anura: Microhylidae) with notes on distribution and natural history. Tropical Natural History. Chulalaongkorn University, Thailand 18: 40–53. |
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. |
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 | 2018-04-03 | 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. |
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. |
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. |
2009 | 2018-03-22 | Pristimantis lucidosignatus | Strabomantidae | Ecuador | Roedder, D., and A. Schmitz. 2009. Two new Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) belonging to the myersi group from the Andean slopes of Ecuador. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 275–288. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
2018 | 2018-02-28 | Leptolalax 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |